Unified structured and semi-structured data types in database systems
US12321361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/835
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The subject technology receives a query, the query referencing a unified representation for structured type data and semi-structured type data, the unified representation being provided in storage and in memory during query processing, the unified representation comprising a set of structured type fields that include a set of semi-structured typed fields that enables type safety and enforcement for the set of structured type fields, and flexibility for the set of semi-structured typed fields in a same column, the unified representation in storage including type information for the semi-structured type data as part of the semi-structured type data, the unified representation being utilized for structured type data and semi-structured type data. The subject technology processes the query using the unified representation stored in the memory, the unified representation providing performance parity between structured type data and semi-structured type data.
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