Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
3773 => 3 7 7 3
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
3 to 7 => 4
7 to 7 => 0
7 to 3 => 4
3 to 3 => 0
Step 3: Convert distances to codes (0=E[qual],
1 & 9 = C[onsecutive], 2-8 = N[one]):
4 => N
0 => E
4 => N
0 => E
Step 4: Combine the filters to a string:
N E N E = NENE