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Database system providing methodology for property enforcement

US6801905B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2002
Grant dateOct 5, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99934
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A database system providing methods for eager and opportunistic property enforcement is described. Plan fragments are generated for obtaining data requested by a query. Plan fragments are grouped together in classes based upon tables of the database covered by each plan fragment. For each class, a particular plan fragment having the lowest execution costs for obtaining the data requested by the query is determined. If grouping is not required at a given class, an operator enforcing ordering is added to this particular sub-plan. However, if grouping is required at the given class, an operator enforcing both grouping and ordering is added to this sub-plan.

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