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System and method of integrating time-aware data from multiple sources

US9881047B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Mary Ann Roth · San Jose, US
Wang-Chiew Tan · Mountain View, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 2016
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/83
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A time-aware union operator is disclosed for consistent integration of time-aware data, wherein the time-aware union produces a time-aware consistent integrated view of underlying sources according to specified key constraints and policies. The implementation of time-aware union is idempotent, commutative, and associative, thus making it suitable for data integration, and it produces the same integrated outcome, modulo representation of time, regardless of the order in which sources are integrated.

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