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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2014
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Hanai, Tokyo, JP;
Kazutomo Ushijima, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Tomoda, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An index tree search method, by a computer, for searching an index tree included in a database provided by the computer which includes processors executing a plurality of threads and a memory, the index tree search method comprising: a first step of allocating, by the computer, search ranges in the index tree to the plurality of threads; a second step of receiving, by the computer, a search key; a third step of selecting, by the computer, a thread corresponding to the received search key; and a fourth step of searching, by the computer, the index tree with the selected thread using the received search key.