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Versioning of items in a data structure

US12222922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 2022
Grant dateFeb 11, 2025
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/2246
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system comprising: memory storing a data structure comprising a plurality of items, each item comprising a key-value pair; a writer arranged to perform a plurality of write operations each to write a respective item, either a new item being added to the data structure or an existing item being modified in the data structure; and a reader configured to perform a group-read operation to read from the data structure any items having keys in a specified range. The writer is configured to maintain a global write version and the reader is configured to maintain a global read version.

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