System and methods for processing large datasets
US7395497B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a storage area network (SAN) management application, large data sets tend to produce unwieldy results upon display attempts. A mechanism for gathering and organizing a large data set into an ordered set of output display entries which does not require main memory storage for the entire large data set, generates a displayable portion without excessive memory consumption. Configurations employ a multiple pass gathering and organization operation. An output criteria specifies a key field and identifies a range of entries by specifying a particular screen for display from among the full range of screens. A parser retrieves and identifies the entries, during a first pass, using only the key field and an index for each of the entries in the large data set, to avoid loading all fields of each entry in entirety. A second pass fetches entries only for the identified entries corresponding to the output criteria.
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