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Aggregating database queries

  • US 7,958,158 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2008
  • Issued: 06/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • receiving a database query;

    determining at least one data element required for executing the database query;

    identifying, from a plurality of storage devices, a storage device storing the determined at least one data element;

    adding the received database query to a first queue of a plurality of queues each having a plurality of queued queries, each of the queues having a predefined association with a respective storage device of the plurality of storage devices, wherein the predefined association of the first queue is a first predefined association with the identified storage device storing the determined at least one data element, wherein each of the queued queries of a given of one of the queues requires one or more data elements stored in the respective storage device in order to be executed, wherein each queued query is received during a specified time period, and wherein the specified time period is selected according to an energy consumption objective; and

    after the specified time period;

    dispatching the plurality of queued queries from the first queue;

    retrieving, from the respective storage device, data elements required for executing the dispatched queries; and

    executing the dispatched queries, using the retrieved data elements as inputs.

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