Optimized data structure, and method of generating same, for efficient storage of data in, and retrieval from, a computer memory

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for generating a compact in memory key-value data structure/database which may or may not be hierarchical, i.e., include nested key-value data structures, which can be utilized for other applications. The key-value data to be encoded and stored in the generated database may be extracted from another database, such as a relational database, or other source. It will be appreciated that the disclosed embodiments may be used to encode and store any data, not just key-value data sets, which would benefit from the compact long-aligned form generated thereby. The resultant compact data structure may be efficiently accessed to directly retrieve particular data or search for particular data and such access may be enabled using a defined notation/syntax and/or one or more intermediary processes or programs.