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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Knut Magne Risvik, Mo I Rana, NO;
Michael Hopcroft, Kirkland, WA (US);
Karthik Kalyanaraman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Trishul Chilimbi, Seattle, WA (US);
Henry Setiawan, Bothell, WA (US);
Christopher W. Anderson, Redmond, WA (US);
Knut Magne Risvik, Mo I Rana, NO;
Michael Hopcroft, Kirkland, WA (US);
Karthik Kalyanaraman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Trishul Chilimbi, Seattle, WA (US);
Henry Setiawan, Bothell, WA (US);
Christopher W. Anderson, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A preliminary segment root and a final segment root are selected for each segment. Each time a search query is received, a set of nodes in each segment that will be used to resolve the search query is identified. A preliminary segment root is selected from the set of nodes. Based on statistical data from each node in the set of nodes indicating each node's capability to act as a final segment root that assembles query-execution data, the preliminary segment root algorithmically selects the final segment root. The other nodes in the set of nodes are notified regarding the identity of the final segment root.