Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
4944 => 4 9 4 4
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
4 to 9 = 5
9 to 4 = 5
4 to 4 = 0
4 to 4 = 0
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
5 5 0 0 = 5500