Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving multi-dimensional data in computer memory
CA 2136300 C · Owner: Hyperion Solutions Corporation · Inventors: Earle, Robert J.
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A method and apparatus for storing and retrieving multi-dimensional data in which a multi-level data structure is defined wherein one level contains those dimensions chosen by the user to result in dense data and the other level contains the remaining sparse data combinations. The dense dimensions specified in any given case are used to determine the basic block size used to store information. The remaining sparse dimensions are used to create the upper level structure which is used to point to the block which contains the desired information. Depending upon the sparseness of the data, different types of upper level structure may be used. Both the variable data block size and the …
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- Filed March 30, 1993 and granted May 21, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 30, 2013.
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