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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Grant E Hicks, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
707205 ; 707-1 ; 707102 ; 707503 ;
Abstract
In a multi-dimensional database, a composite data construct is created to accommodate sparse dimensions. When the database is defined, sparse dimensions are identified and composites of those sparse dimensions are created. The composites are stored in a linearized array. The amount of storage space allocated is chosen by the database administrator to satisfy reasonable expected growth of the sparse data.