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Method and apparatus for parallel profile matching in a large scale webcasting system

  • US 6,169,989 B1
  • Filed: 05/21/1998
  • Issued: 01/02/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for parallel matching a user profile with desired data, the method comprising:

  • partitioning a profile database into sub-partitions having data subsets, the subsets comprising predicates, the predicates used to assert selected properties to information items;

    mapping each sub-partition onto one or more processors yielding greatest processing efficiency;

    communicating an information item to each processor; and

    matching the information item with a corresponding predicate.

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