Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-29
2008-01-29
Al-Hashemi, Sana (Department: 2164)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10898790
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for retrieving records from a database are described. The method and system retrieve a first set of records from the database, determine a number of relevant records in the first set of records, compare the target number of relevant records to the number of relevant records, and retrieve a second set of records from the database when the number of relevant records in the first set of records is less than the target number of relevant records. The second set of records includes the first set of records and at least one additional record. Optionally, the number of records in the second set of records is determined by a second function of an ordered list of functions that are each dependant on at least one of a target value and an access attempt value.
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