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  • Methods for partitioning an object
    Patent number: 7299239
    Abstract: The concept of partitioning is expanded with a variety of techniques. In particular, one technique involves partitioning an object at multiple levels, where at least one of the levels uses list-based partitioning. Further, a partitioning technique is provided which involves storing a data item in a default partition when the item does not map to any one of the list-based partitions for which a key value group has been defined. Techniques are also provided for efficiently splitting a partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Subhransu Basu, Ananth Raghavan, Shrikanth Shankar, Vikram Shukla