Accessing data held in large databases
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1. A method of retrieving and analysing data held in a database, comprising:
- addressing a query to a database to generate a sequential stream of initial result records; and
sampling said sequential stream of initial result records to produce a sampled result which is substantially smaller than the initial result, the initial result being the result of a query to a database.
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Abstract
By sampling the initial result of a query to the database, thereby producing a sampled result which is substantially smaller than the initial result, the sampled result is easier to analyse statistically and is easier to transmit across a communications medium such as a network.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of retrieving and analysing data held in a database, comprising:
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addressing a query to a database to generate a sequential stream of initial result records; and sampling said sequential stream of initial result records to produce a sampled result which is substantially smaller than the initial result, the initial result being the result of a query to a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of process management comprising:
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addressing a query to a database to generate a sequential stream of initial result records; and sampling said sequential stream of initial result records to produce a sampled result which is substantially smaller than the initial result.
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