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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7917495 | System and method for processing query requests in a database system In certain embodiments, a database system for processing a query request comprises at least one master node operable to store a precompiled query that is capable of resolving a query request received by the database system. The at least on master node is further ope... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7873650 | System and method for distributing data in a parallel processing system A parallel-processing system that is capable of dynamically creating a distributed tree for distributing data. The system includes a plurality of first nodes. Each of the plurality of first nodes is capable of establishing a connection with at least one of the plura... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7801911 | System and method for using activity identifications in a database system A database system that is capable of using an activity ID for processing a query. The database system includes at least one master node that is operable to communicate a request to perform a remote action associated with a pre-compiled query. The request comprises a... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797333 | System and method for returning results of a query from one or more slave nodes to one or more master nodes of a database system A database system for processing a query request comprises a master node that communicates a request to perform one or more activities associated with a precompiled query over at least one communication channel. A plurality of slave nodes are coupled to the master n... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7783658 | Multi-entity ontology weighting systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for multi-entity ontology weighting. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided for identifying one or more target entities. The method receives an input data set. The input data set includes a plurality of toke... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778997 | System and method for managing throughput in the processing of query requests in a database system In certain embodiments, a database system for processing a query request comprises a first master node operable to receive a plurality of requests from a plurality of clients coupled to the database system. The first master node is capable of processing a first pred... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7739287 | System and method for dynamically creating keys in a database system A database system capable of dynamically creating one or more keys associated with one or more pre-compiled queries includes a plurality of slave nodes that are operable to execute one or more pre-compiled queries. Each of the plurality of slave nodes operates to st... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7693826 | System and method for pre-compiling a query and pre-keying a database system A parallel database system capable of deploying a pre-compiled query and pre-keying data associated with the pre-compiled query includes at least one master node. The at least one master node is operable to store and execute a pre-compiled query that is capable of r... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7657540 | Method and system for linking and delinking data records Exemplary systems and methods for linking entity references to entities and identifying associations between entities are presented. In particular, a method for delinking one or more entity references linked to a same entity is provided, where the one or more entity... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7406461 | System and method for processing a request to perform an activity associated with a precompiled query In certain embodiments, a database system for processing a query request comprises at least one master node operable to communicate a request over a communication channel, the request comprising a request to perform an activity associated with a precompiled query. T... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403942 | Method and system for processing data records Disclosed herein are various exemplary systems and methods for linking entity references to entities and identifying associations between entities. In particular, a method for identifying an entity from a plurality of entity references, each entity reference being l... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7293024 | Method for sorting and distributing data among a plurality of nodes A method for distributing and sorting data among a plurality of nodes is described herein. After receiving a portion of a data set (e.g., a database), each node sorts its portion and estimates a partitioning of the sorted dataset among the nodes based in part on its... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7240059 | System and method for configuring a parallel-processing database system A system and method for configuring a plurality of processing nodes into a parallel-processing database system are described herein. Each of a plurality of processing nodes connected by a network receive software and one or more configuration files related to the in... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7185003 | Query scheduling in a parallel-processing database system A system and method for scheduling database operations to one or more databases in a parallel-processing database system are described herein. After a query server generates a dynamic-link library (DLL) or other executable representative of one or more database oper... | 02/27/2007 |
