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Parallel processing database tree structure

US9594803B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

27Claims

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Assignee

EMC IP Holding Company LLC · US

Inventors

Caleb E. Welton · Foster City, US
Hitoshi Harada · Foster City, US
Jeffrey Ira Cohen · Sunnyvale, US
Lei Chang · Beijing, CN
Radhika Reddy · Foster City, US
Tao Ma · Daguantang, CN
Zhanwei Wang · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2015
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 10, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/43
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Database system comprising nodes configured in a tree structure is disclosed. The system includes a shared metadata store on the root node. Child nodes may request metadata from their ancestors. Parents will forward the request upward until the metadata is found or the root node is reached.

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