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Method and system for unordered relational database retrieval returning distinct values

  • US 20030014390A1
  • Filed: 07/02/2002
  • Published: 01/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a consumer process with a set of relational data, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a) retrieving from a database table a tuple in a sequence of tuples, the tuple satisfying the defined criteria, b) determining whether the tuple is unique in comparison to previously retrieved tuples in the sequence, c) providing the consumer process with the tuple where the tuple is unique and discarding the tuple where the tuple is not unique, and d) repeating the above steps until all tuples matching a defined criteria have been retrieved from the relational table.

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