Technique for creating a unique quasi-random row identifier
US6363389B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99939
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for generating a row identification number within a computer. In accordance with the present invention, the row identification number is associated with a row in a database. The database is stored on a data storage device connected to a computer. A unique row identification number is created by using a computer-dependent timestamp. The unique row identification number is manipulated so that the row identification number is quasi-random.
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