Versioning of items in a data structure
US12222922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2042 |
Classification
- 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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