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Storing unstructured data in a structured framework

US12242498B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Debra J. Benjamin-Deckert · San Jose, US
Neal E. Bohling · Tucson, US
Elaine Lai · San Jose, US
Lawrence L. Law · Saratoga, US
Brian Lee · Sunnyvale, US
Terri A. Menendez · Richmond, US
Gary Pizl · San Jose, US
Roity Prieto Perez · San Jose, US
Tony Xu · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/86
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an unstructured data record and parsing the unstructured data record to determine a characterization of the unstructured data record. The characterization includes determination of: a number of fields, a length for the fields, and an order of the fields as stored in the unstructured data record. The method also includes obtaining a first key pair that includes a primary key-name associated with a first key-value and hashing at least the first key-value to obtain a hash value. In addition, the method includes updating the unstructured data record to include the hash value as an indexing key thereby creating a modified data record. Also, the method includes storing the modified data record in a structured database. Moreover, the method includes updating an index of the structured database to include an entry for the modified data record, the entry including the hash value.

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