Method and apparatus for querying relational databases

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20060074858A1
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10509525

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The invention provides a method of evaluating a query involving one or more relational databases, each comprising a relational database management system (RDBMS), said query relating to at least two tables of said relational database, said method comprising determining a set of tables, including the tables referred to in the query, wherein each of the tables in said set is linked to at least one other table, such that, in a graphical representation of the database wherein the tables are represented as nodes and links between the tables are represented as lines between the nodes, they form a connected graph connecting nodes corresponding to the tables referred to in the query, performing a query on said set equivalent to the initial query, wherein said step of performing said query on said set comprises performing consecutive partial queries, wherein a result of a previous query is used as input for a later query, combining the results of said partial queries to obtain a result to the initial query. The invention further provides a related data processing system and program.

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LION BIOSCIENCE AGHEIDELBERG

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Etzold, Thure Cambridge, GB 3 62
Klein, Carole Cambridge, GB 2 61
Luo, Jie Cambridge, GB 108 397
Seers, John Norwich, GB 2 61

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