Minimizing result set size when converting from asymmetric to symmetric requests

US9524318B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9524318-B2
Application numberUS-201414498571-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 26, 2014
Priority dateMar 15, 2013
Publication dateDec 20, 2016
Grant dateDec 20, 2016

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A method, system, and a computer program product for converting asymmetric requests into symmetric requests are disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises a computer partitioning a query into a set of partitions along a dimension of a multi-dimensional data source, wherein each partition of the set of partitions comprises more than one member and the query has a query result count. The method includes the computer creating a candidate query for each partition of the set of partitions, wherein each candidate query has a candidate query result count. Responsive to a determination that the query result count is greater than a sum of the candidate query result counts, the method includes the computer substituting the query with the candidate queries.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for minimizing query result counts, the method comprising: a computer partitioning a query into a set of partitions along a dimension of a multi-dimensional data source, wherein each partition of the set of partitions comprises more than one member and the query has a query result count; the computer creating a candidate query for each partition of the set of partitions, wherein each candidate query has a candidate query result count; and respon…

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What does patent US9524318B2 cover?
A method, system, and a computer program product for converting asymmetric requests into symmetric requests are disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises a computer partitioning a query into a set of partitions along a dimension of a multi-dimensional data source, wherein each partition of the set of partitions comprises more than one member and the query has a query result count. The …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F17/30498. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 20 2016 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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