Patents Assigned to Wal-Mart Store, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8311998
    Abstract: Systems and methods for retrieving data within a linear grid management system are disclosed. Data having multiple dimensions is associated with physical locations, where a first dimension of the data is associated with a set of nodes and a second dimension of the data is associated with a set of memory storage locations. A received data query can be divided into multiple subqueries or data requests, such that each subquery is directed to a particular node identified by the first dimension of data referenced by the data query. When receiving a subquery, a node generates a unique and efficient parsing process to retrieve data from the memory storage locations identified by the second dimension of data referenced by the data query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Store, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold Landorff Correll, Jr.