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Dynamic query optimization using partial information

US5335345A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1990
Grant dateAug 2, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99935
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for executing a query comprising a sequence of operations to be performed on one or more relational databases comprises statistically sampling the relational databases at the times the operations are to be executed and then dynamically optimizing the performance of the operations based on the statistical samples obtained as a result of the sampling step.

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