Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
4774 => 4 7 7 4
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
4 to 7 => 3
7 to 7 => 0
7 to 4 => 3
4 to 4 => 0
Step 3: Convert distances to codes (0=E[qual],
1 & 9 = C[onsecutive], 2-8 = N[one]):
3 => N
0 => E
3 => N
0 => E
Step 4: Combine the filters to a string:
N E N E = NENE