Accessing data held in large databases
US5675786A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99944
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
By sampling the initial result of a query to the database, thereby producing a sampled result which is substantially smaller than the initial result, the sampled result is easier to analyse statistically and is easier to transmit across a communications medium such as a network.
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