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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2006
Myung M. Bae, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Jeffrey S. Lucash, Hurley, NY (US);
Michael A. Schmidt, Stone Ridge, NY (US);
Myung M. Bae, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Jeffrey S. Lucash, Hurley, NY (US);
Michael A. Schmidt, Stone Ridge, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A three-dimensional data structure for storing data is defined and maintained. The three-dimensional data structure includes at least one column of data having a depth greater than zero indicating that multiple data values are provided for multiple domains represented by the structure. The data structure also includes zero or more columns of data having a depth of zero indicating that the data value of a zero depth column is invariable for a plurality of domains represented by the structure. The structure is maintained by employing various operations including, create, write and read operations.