Patent ID: 7409401
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for managing data related to an index class in response to a query, the index class including at least one multivalue attribute, the method comprising the steps of: a) processing the query to determine a plurality of raw table rows, the plurality of raw table rows containing data satisfying the query; b) generating at least one result tree from the raw table rows, each result tree representing data in the raw table rows associated with a particular item in the index class, wherein each item in the index class is identified by an item identification serial number, and each row of the raw table rows is associated with an item in the index class identified by the item identification serial number, wherein the result tree generating step further comprises the steps of: c) generating a unified row corresponding to each result tree, the unified row comprising a string of attribute values separated by an internally defined separator.