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Database query system and method

  • US 20030074352A1
  • Filed: 04/26/2002
  • Published: 04/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A distributed database management query method for processing a query, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a query, the query including a designation of a plurality of databases to be queried, each of the databases holding data in the form of statements that represent relationships between nodes in a directed graph data structure;

    splitting the query into subqueries;

    providing each subquery to one of the plurality of databases;

    at each database, processing the subquery to produce an intermediate result that satisfies the subquery; and

    combining the set of intermediate results to produce a result for the query.

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