Recent U.S. patents related to Very Large Databases:
6,363,403: Garbage collection in object oriented databases using transactional cyclic reference counting
6,349,309: System and method for detecting clusters of information with application to e-commerce
6,341,285: Serial protocol for transaction execution in main-memory database systems
6,330,552: Database query cost model optimizer
6,327,587: Caching optimization with disk and/or memory cache management
6,308,172: Method and apparatus for partitioning a database upon a timestamp, support values for phrases and generating a history of frequently occurring phrases
6,307,965: System and method for detecting clusters of information
6,304,867: System and method for enhanced performance of a relational database management system through the use of application-specific memory-resident data
6,301,575: Using object relational extensions for mining association rules
6,295,533: System and method for accessing heterogeneous databases
6,295,526: Method and system for processing a memory map to provide listing information representing data within a database
6,292,795: Indexed file system and a method and a mechanism for accessing data records from such a system
6,289,354: System and method for similarity searching in high-dimensional data space
6,282,607: Efficient scheduling of reading data from multiple storage mediums to satisfy multiple requests
6,278,989: Histogram construction using adaptive random sampling with cross-validation for database systems
6,275,818: Cost based optimization of decision support queries using transient views
6,263,345: Histogram synthesis modeler for a database query optimizer
6,263,334: Density-based indexing method for efficient execution of high dimensional nearest-neighbor queries on large databases
6,260,038: Clustering mixed attribute patterns
6,260,036: Scalable parallel algorithm for self-organizing maps with applications to sparse data mining problems
6,256,740: Name service for multinode system segmented into I/O and compute nodes, generating guid at I/O node and exporting guid to compute nodes via interconnect fabric
6,256,621: Database management system and query operation therefor, including processing plural database operation requests based on key range of hash code
6,247,077: Highly-scalable parallel processing computer system architecture
6,246,975: Computer architecture and process of patient generation, evolution, and simulation for computer based testing system
6,236,985: System and method for searching databases with applications such as peer groups, collaborative filtering, and e-commerce
6,236,978: System and method for dynamic profiling of users in one-to-one applications
6,233,571: Method and apparatus for indexing, searching and displaying data
6,230,153: Association rule ranker for web site emulation
6,226,629: Method and apparatus determining and using hash functions and hash values
6,223,186: System and method for a precompiled database for biomolecular sequence information
6,223,182: Dynamic data organization
6,223,171: What-if index analysis utility for database systems
6,216,125: Coarse indexes for a data warehouse
6,212,523: System and method for altering time frame of date dependent information featuring a main database for storing information exclusively in local time
6,208,997: Rapid production of optimal-quality reduced-resolution representations of very large databases
6,192,370: Method and system for rapid memory-resident processing of transactional data
6,185,559: Method and apparatus for dynamically counting large itemsets
6,173,280: Method and apparatus for generating weighted association rules
6,169,983: Index merging for database systems
6,167,427: Replication service system and method for directing the replication of information servers based on selected plurality of servers load
6,154,746: High-dimensional index structure
6,148,349: Dynamic and consistent naming of fabric attached storage by a file system on a compute node storing information mapping API system I/O calls for data objects with a globally unique identification
6,138,115: Method and system for generating a decision-tree classifier in parallel in a multi-processor system
6,122,645: System and method for physically versioning data in a main memory database
6,115,708: Method for refining the initial conditions for clustering with applications to small and large database clustering
6,111,582: System and method of image generation and encoding using primitive reprojection
6,108,647: Method, apparatus and programmed medium for approximating the data cube and obtaining approximate answers to queries in relational databases
6,105,122: I/O protocol for highly configurable multi-node processing system
6,094,651: Discovery-driven exploration of OLAP data cubes
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