Sort Buffer Boundary Condition for Mostly Sorted Data Streams
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sorting techniques consume significant computing resources and processing time when dealing with mostly sorted data streams, as they typically process all elements to correct outliers, leading to inefficiencies in computational resources and processing time.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that temporarily stores incoming data elements in a sort buffer and ejects them based on a boundary condition, such as a maximum allowable difference or buffer size, to produce an output stream sorted according to a predetermined order, thereby conserving computational resources and processing time by exploiting the majority of elements being already in order.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional sorting techniques are applied to data streams, then all elements are processed to ensure correct sorting order, but computational resources and processing time are significantly consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial sorting action by only processing elements that violate the boundary condition. Instead of sorting all elements in the data stream, the system identifies and processes only those elements that fall outside the acceptable range defined by the boundary condition, thereby reducing computational effort while maintaining sorting accuracy for the required portion of the data
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and processes only the problematic elements that violate the boundary condition. By separating the data stream into elements within the boundary (which require no processing) and elements outside the boundary (which require sorting processing), the system eliminates unnecessary processing of already-correct elements and focuses computational resources only on the subset that needs correction
2Manufacturing precision
If all data elements are processed to correct outliers in mostly sorted data streams, then sorting accuracy is maintained, but computational resources are wasted on already correct elements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the outlier elements that violate the boundary condition from the data stream for processing. By identifying and isolating these problematic elements, the system processes only what is necessary to maintain sorting accuracy, thereby eliminating wasted computational energy on elements that are already in the correct sorted order
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial processing action by focusing computational effort exclusively on elements outside the boundary condition. This selective approach ensures sorting accuracy is maintained for the critical subset of data while avoiding unnecessary energy consumption on the majority of elements that are already correctly positioned
3Manufacturing precision
If conventional sorting algorithms process entire data streams, then complete sorting is achieved, but processing time increases significantly for mostly sorted data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and processes only the elements that violate the boundary condition, rather than processing the entire data stream. This selective extraction approach maintains sorting completeness for the elements that matter while dramatically reducing processing time by skipping over the majority of elements that are already in the correct sorted order
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial processing action by focusing computational effort only on the subset of elements outside the boundary condition. This approach achieves sufficient sorting completeness for the required data while minimizing processing time by avoiding redundant operations on already-correct elements
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AI summary
Systems and techniques are disclosed that include in one aspect a computer implemented method storing a received stream of data elements in a buffer, applying a boundary condition to the data elements stored in the buffer after receiving each individual data element of the stream of data elements, and producing one or more data elements from the buffer based on the boundary condition as an output stream of data elements sorted according to a predetermined order.