Microsoft patents database system that adjusts data block sizes on the fly
Microsoft describes a database management technique that uses variable-sized data blocks, called mini-pages, to store information. The system changes the size of these blocks based on incoming requests to improve how data is found and stored. It also tracks where data is located and decides whether to keep it in fast memory or remove it based on how often it is used.
In the filing’s own words
The description relates to adaptive data storage management. An example manages data within a database system using dynamically adjustable mini-pages within a buffer pool. The example involves receiving a request for a data item, adjusting mini-page sizes based on the request, and determining the data item's presence within these mini-pages. Upon locating the item, the request is executed on the relevant mini-page. The example also updates a mapping table to correlate mini-page identifiers with their locations in the database, and selectively caches or evicts the data item based on probabilities and access patterns.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1 - 20. (canceled)
Facts
- Company
- Microsoft (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
- Official title
- Adaptive Data Storage Management
- Publication number
- US20260267844A1
- Application number
- 19660732
- Filed
- Apr 28, 2026
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 21
Classified under
G06F 16/2246 Physics & computingG06F 16/2282 Physics & computingG06F 16/2343 Physics & computingMore from Microsoft in AI & software
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