Data storage using vectors of vectors
US11853325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/248
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The systems and methods described here can reduce the storage space required (memory and/or disk) to store certain types of data, provide efficient (fast) creation, modification and retrieval of such data, and support such data within the framework of a multi-version database. In some embodiments, the systems and methods can store each field of a set of records as a vector of values, e.g., a data vector. A set of records can be represented using a vector id vector, or “vid” vector, wherein each element of the vid vector contains a reference to the memory location of a data vector. A header table can store associations between labels and “vid” vectors that pertain to those labels. Identical data vectors can be re-used between different record sets or vid vectors needing that vector, thus saving space.
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