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US7917596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 2009
Grant dateMar 29, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/2343
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described herein are techniques for using super masters to coordinate accesses by nodes in a database server cluster to data stored in a database. In many cases, the number of inter-nodal messages is reduced, thereby saving the overheads attendant to coordinating accesses in such a system.

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