Patent ID: 9361342
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: buffering, on a client computer, a continuous flow of streaming data during a sliding window that is defined by a time boundary; storing a portion of the streaming data in a data warehouse, wherein the stored portion includes older streaming data that was previously buffered on the client computer and has expired from the sliding window; receiving, by the client computer, an information request query, wherein the information request query specifies an abstract data source that represents the streaming data buffered on the client computer during the sliding window and the portion of the streaming data stored in the data warehouse; retrieving, by the client computer, at least some of the streaming data buffered on the client computer and at least some of the portion of the streaming data stored in the data warehouse; and executing, by the client computer, the information request query to generate query results based on the retrieved at least some of the streaming data buffered on the client computer and at least some of the portion of the streaming data stored in the data warehouse.