US Patent No: 6,775,661

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Querying databases using database pools

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Abstract

Querying databases includes receiving a query for information, the query including a common identifier for a plurality of collections of data and indicating whether a result of the query may include a null result, searching each of the collections of data for the information, and considering a speed of each of the collections of data in performing the searching.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
LYCOS, INC.WALTHAM, MA23

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Redner, Jordan Lev Los Gatos, CA 1 7

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