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System and method for processing a hierarchical data tree

  • US 7,272,607 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2003
  • Issued: 09/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for performing an operation on a hierarchical data tree, comprising:

  • visiting an anchor node in the tree;

    retrieving data from the anchor node and a plurality of neighboring nodes each potentially affected by the operation;

    querying a cache for a key representing the anchor node and the plurality of neighboring nodes in a pre-operation condition based on the retrieved data, wherein the cache stores pre-operation/post-operation data pairs;

    if the query finds a match, replacing the pre-operation retrieved data with cached post-operation data; and

    if the query does not find a match, performing the operation on the pre-operation retrieved data to generate post-operation data, replacing the pre-operation retrieved data with the post-operation data and storing the post-operation data in the cache with the associated pre-operation retrieved data.

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