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Cost-based subquery correlation and decorrelation

US7376646B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas A. Beavin · Milpitas, US
Mengchu Cai · San Jose, US
Yao-Ching Chen · Saratoga, US
Hsiuying Cheng · Fremont, US
Fen-Ling Lin · San Jose, US
Irene Ching-Hua Liu · San Jose, US
Jerry Mukai · San Jose, US
Demai Ni · Davis, US
Yoichi Tsuji · Sagamihara, JP
Li Xia · Qingdao, CN
Ying Zeng · Fuzhou, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 17, 2005
Grant date	May 20, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 4, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99943
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are provided that determine that a query includes at least one subquery that may be correlated or decorrelated. An internal representation of the query that represents the subquery in both correlated and decorrelated form is generated, wherein the internal representation includes at least one virtual table.

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