CLUSTER PROCESSING OF AN AGGREGATED DATASET

• US 20110137924A1
• Filed: 02/15/2011
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Information Resources Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Information Resources Incorporated
• Inventors: Mason, Trevor, Liu, Ting, Johnson, Arvid C., Bergeon, Cheryl G., Hudson, Gregory David Neil, Basilico, Andrea, Gibbs, Marshall Ashby, Chapa, Craig Joseph, Yusko, Jay Alan, Griglione, Bradley Michael, Hunt, Herbert Dennis, Agostinelli, Alberto, West, John Randall
• Granted Patent: US 9,466,063 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/757
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2453 Query optimisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24556 Aggregation; Duplicate elimination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Using a computer, a database comprising a field is identified. A query relating to the field is identified. Prior to processing the query, the field is dynamically altered to conform to a desired bit size. The query is processed. The results of the query are returned.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

using a computer, identifying a database comprising a field;

identifying a query relating to the field;

prior to processing the query, dynamically altering the field to conform to a desired bit size;

processing the query; and

returning results of the query.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

after dynamically altering the field, removing from the database a header indicating how data in field is to be read or processed.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording the desired bit size in a record of the database.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the query includes reading data in the field in groups of a size equal to the desired bit size.