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Unified management of queries in a multi-platform distributed environment

  • US 20040153440A1
  • Filed: 01/30/2003
  • Published: 08/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for a unified management of queries in a distributed environment that includes plurality of nodes interconnected through a communication network, each node is associated with a database that stores information on subjects;

  • the method comprising;

    i) in a query initiating node, placing a query in respect of at least one subject;

    ii) applying load balancing for determining at least one query processing node, and in the case that a query processing node being different node than the query initiating node, transmitting the query to the query processing node;

    iii) determining in the query processing node at least one remote node in the network, if any, such that the database of each one of said remote nodes stores information on at least one of said subjects, and transmitting the query, through said communication network, to said remote nodes;

    iv) each one of the remote nodes processing the query, giving rise to respective query results and transmitting the query results to said query processing node;

    v) the query processing node merging the query results received from said remote nodes into a complete merged query result; and

    vi) displaying at least part of said complete query result.

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