Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
7196 => 7 1 9 6
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
7 to 1 => 6
1 to 9 => 8
9 to 6 => 3
6 to 7 => 1
Step 3: Convert distances to codes (0=E[qual],
1 & 9 = C[onsecutive], 2-8 = N[one]):
6 => N
8 => N
3 => N
1 => C
Step 4: Combine the filters to a string:
N N N C = NNNC