Directed graph for distribution of time-constrained data
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- translating grouping values into nodes of a directed graph, wherein the grouping values are associated with periods of timelines, the timelines comprising data records, and wherein a grouping value associated with a period of a first one of the timelines being the same as a grouping value associated with a concurrently occurring period of a second one of the timelines indicates that specified data of a data record for the period of the first one of the timelines is to be synchronized with the specified data of a data record for the period of the second one of the timelines;
distributing data through the nodes to obtain a modified subset of the data records;
re-distributing the data recursively along the nodes to obtain a modified directed graph;
translating the modified directed graph into a modified plurality of timelines that include the modified subset of data records; and
storing the modified plurality of timelines in a storage medium.
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Abstract
In synchronizing data across a database, time-dependent and time-constrained data may be synchronized, using grouping value(s) that may themselves be time-dependent. When a time constraint prohibits data timelines from exhibiting time gaps, data included in the timeline may be mapped to a directed graph. In this way, any time gaps may be filled by extending data records that precede the gap(s), and this operation may be reflected in a coloring of the directed graph. Then, recursive processing may be performed using the directed graph, so as to account for any unanticipated effects of the extended data records.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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translating grouping values into nodes of a directed graph, wherein the grouping values are associated with periods of timelines, the timelines comprising data records, and wherein a grouping value associated with a period of a first one of the timelines being the same as a grouping value associated with a concurrently occurring period of a second one of the timelines indicates that specified data of a data record for the period of the first one of the timelines is to be synchronized with the specified data of a data record for the period of the second one of the timelines; distributing data through the nodes to obtain a modified subset of the data records; re-distributing the data recursively along the nodes to obtain a modified directed graph; translating the modified directed graph into a modified plurality of timelines that include the modified subset of data records; and storing the modified plurality of timelines in a storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising a storage medium having machine-executable instructions stored thereon, the instructions including:
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a first code segment, stored on the storage medium, for selecting a first grouping value sequence associated with a first timeline, the first timeline including first data records; a second code segment, stored on the storage medium, for selecting a second grouping value sequence associated with a second timeline, the second timeline including second data records, wherein the first data records and second data records are subject to a time constraint such that no gap is allowed between any two of the first data records and between any two of the second data records, and further wherein a grouping value associated with a period of the first timeline being the same as a grouping value associated with a concurrently occurring period of the second timeline indicates that specified data of a data record for the period of the first timeline is to be synchronized with the specified data of a data record for the period of the second timeline; a third code segment, stored on the storage medium, for mapping the first grouping value sequence and the second grouping value sequence into nodes of a directed graph; a fourth code segment, stored on the storage medium, for representing data associated with a first grouping value in the directed graph by providing a first designation to a first node associated with the first grouping value; and a fifth code segment, stored on the storage medium, for recursively distributing data through the directed graph in response to a modification of one of the first data records, beginning with a high date of the first timeline and the second timeline, to ensure that all of the first and second data records are in accordance with the time constraint. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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means for associating, in an electronic database, nodes of a directed graph with grouping periods and grouping values associated with timelines, wherein a grouping value associated with a period of a first one of the timelines being the same as a grouping value associated with a concurrently occurring period of a second one of the timelines indicates that specified data of a data record for the period of the first one of the timelines is to be synchronized with the specified data of a data record for the period of the second one of the timelines; means for associating, in an electronic database, an edge of the directed graph between succeeding grouping periods; means for distributing data through the nodes to obtain a modified subset of the data records, re-distributing the data recursively along the nodes to obtain a modified directed graph, and translating the modified directed graph into a modified plurality of timelines that include the modified subset of data records; and means for storing the modified plurality of timelines in a storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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