IP Library Granted Patent US 5,970,489
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US 5,970,489 · App. 08/879,500

Method for using region-sets to focus searches in hierarchical structures

Inventors: Guy Jacobson, Balachander Krishnamurthy, Divesh Srivastava, Dan Suciu
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Granted: Oct 19, 1999 Filed: May 20, 1997
Inventors
Guy Jacobson
Balachander Krishnamurthy
Divesh Srivastava
Dan Suciu
Assignee (at issue)
AT&T CORP.

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Patent No.
US 5,970,489
App. No.
08/879,500
Filed
1997-05-20
Granted
1999-10-19
Kind
A