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Maintaining stable record identifiers in the presence of updated data records

US10503696B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 2017
Grant dateDec 10, 2019
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 28, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F17/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to optimizing one or more database tables that may include one or more redundant records. Records are clustered and assigned stable identifiers. In this manner, the underlying records within a cluster are not removed or deleted. As updates to the database are made, new clustering analyses are performed using the underlying records and any updates made. Newly identified clusters are reassigned stable identifiers.

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