System for processing complex queries

US8977640B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8977640-B2
Application numberUS-201113036591-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 28, 2011
Priority dateFeb 28, 2011
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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A method of processing a supply query is described. The method includes receiving a first supply query comprising a first set of attributes. A size of the first set of attributes is compared to a threshold value. A second supply query comprising a second set of attributes is generated when the comparison indicates that the size of the first set of attributes is greater than the threshold value.

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We claim: 1. A method of processing a supply query using parallel processing to load-balance data server requests, comprising: determining a maximum processing time for executing supply queries, wherein the maximum processing time is based on an available amount of system resources; determining a maximum number of advertising targeting attributes capable of being processed in a single supply query to a data server within the maximum processing time; receiving a first supply qu…

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What does patent US8977640B2 cover?
A method of processing a supply query is described. The method includes receiving a first supply query comprising a first set of attributes. A size of the first set of attributes is compared to a threshold value. A second supply query comprising a second set of attributes is generated when the comparison indicates that the size of the first set of attributes is greater than the threshold value.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yerneni Ramana, Sodani Saurabh, Anandaram Jayanth, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F17/30867. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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