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EP 1090362 A1 20010411 - A SCALABLE SYSTEM FOR CLUSTERING OF LARGE DATABASES HAVING MIXED DATA ATTRIBUTES

Title (en)

A SCALABLE SYSTEM FOR CLUSTERING OF LARGE DATABASES HAVING MIXED DATA ATTRIBUTES

Title (de)

SKALIERBARES VERFAHREN ZUM ZUSAMMENFASSEN VON GROSSEN DATEIEN MIT GEMISCHTEN DATENZUSÄTZEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME A ECHELLE VARIABLE PERMETTANT LE GROUPEMENT DE GRANDES BASES DE DONNEES A ATTRIBUTS DE DONNEES MIXTES

Publication

EP 1090362 A1 20010411 (EN)

Application

EP 99914207 A 19990329

Priority

US 9906717 W 19990329
US 8390698 A 19980522
US 8641098 P 19980522

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/30

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 16/30 (2018.12 - EP US); G06F 18/2321 (2023.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1090362 A1 20010411; EP 1090362 A4 20070502

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99914207 A 19990329