diff --git a/src/main/cpp/src/parse_uri.cu b/src/main/cpp/src/parse_uri.cu
index 2618599caf..54e79ab022 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/src/parse_uri.cu
+++ b/src/main/cpp/src/parse_uri.cu
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ __global__ void parse_uri_to_protocol(column_device_view const in_strings,
 
 }  // namespace
 
-std::unique_ptr<column> parse_uri_to_protocol(strings_column_view const& strings,
+std::unique_ptr<column> parse_uri_to_protocol(strings_column_view const& input,
                                               rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                               rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
 {
-  size_type strings_count = strings.size();
+  size_type strings_count = input.size();
   if (strings_count == 0) return make_empty_column(type_id::STRING);
 
   constexpr size_type num_warps_per_threadblock = 4;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<column> parse_uri_to_protocol(strings_column_view const& strings
     std::min(65536, cudf::util::div_rounding_up_unsafe(strings_count, num_warps_per_threadblock));
 
   auto offset_count    = strings_count + 1;
-  auto const d_strings = column_device_view::create(strings.parent(), stream);
+  auto const d_strings = column_device_view::create(input.parent(), stream);
 
   // build offsets column
   auto offsets_column = make_numeric_column(
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<column> parse_uri_to_protocol(strings_column_view const& strings
 
   // copy null mask
   rmm::device_buffer null_mask =
-    strings.parent().nullable()
-      ? cudf::detail::copy_bitmask(strings.parent(), stream, mr)
-      : cudf::detail::create_null_mask(strings.size(), mask_state::ALL_VALID, stream, mr);
+    input.parent().nullable()
+      ? cudf::detail::copy_bitmask(input.parent(), stream, mr)
+      : cudf::detail::create_null_mask(input.size(), mask_state::ALL_VALID, stream, mr);
 
   // count number of bytes in each string after parsing and store it in offsets_column
   auto offsets_view         = offsets_column->view();
@@ -357,12 +357,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<column> parse_uri_to_protocol(strings_column_view const& strings
 
 // external API
 
-std::unique_ptr<column> parse_uri_to_protocol(strings_column_view const& strings,
+std::unique_ptr<column> parse_uri_to_protocol(strings_column_view const& input,
                                               rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                               rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
 {
   CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
-  return detail::parse_uri_to_protocol(strings, stream, mr);
+  return detail::parse_uri_to_protocol(input, stream, mr);
 }
 
 }  // namespace spark_rapids_jni
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diff --git a/src/main/cpp/src/parse_uri.hpp b/src/main/cpp/src/parse_uri.hpp
index be1bc5cfde..3237e347ab 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/src/parse_uri.hpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/src/parse_uri.hpp
@@ -26,19 +26,15 @@
 namespace spark_rapids_jni {
 
 /**
- * @brief Convert a string column into an integer column.
+ * @brief Parse protocol and copy from the input string column to the output char buffer.
  *
- * @param dtype Type of column to return.
- * @param string_col Incoming string column to convert to integers.
- * @param ansi_mode If true, strict conversion and throws on erorr.
- *                  If false, null invalid entries.
- * @param strip if true leading and trailing white space is ignored.
+ * @param input Input string column of URIs to parse
  * @param stream Stream on which to operate.
  * @param mr Memory resource for returned column
- * @return std::unique_ptr<column> Integer column that was created from string_col.
+ * @return std::unique_ptr<column> String column of protocols parsed.
  */
 std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> parse_uri_to_protocol(
-  cudf::strings_column_view const& string_col,
+  cudf::strings_column_view const& input,
   rmm::cuda_stream_view stream        = rmm::cuda_stream_default,
   rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr = rmm::mr::get_current_device_resource());