20240056453. MANAGING VERSION SHARING IN A DATA EXCHANGE simplified abstract (Snowflake Inc.)

MANAGING VERSION SHARING IN A DATA EXCHANGE

Organization Name

Snowflake Inc.

Inventor(s)

Pui Kei Johnston Chu of San Mateo CA (US)

Benoit Dageville of Foster City CA (US)

Matthew J. Glickman of Larchmont NY (US)

Christian Kleinerman of Burlingame CA (US)

Prasanna Krishnan of Palo Alto CA (US)

Justin Langseth of Kailua HI (US)

MANAGING VERSION SHARING IN A DATA EXCHANGE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240056453 titled 'MANAGING VERSION SHARING IN A DATA EXCHANGE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes systems and methods for managing membership in a private data exchange.

• The method involves receiving a request for access to a specific data set within the data exchange, which includes version metadata.
• In response to the request, the method accesses the requested version of the data set, which has a specific structure defined by version metadata.
• Different versions of the data set may have different structures, which can be referenced by different listings within the data exchange.
• Incompatibilities between structures of different versions of the data set are identified and managed within the data exchange.

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1. 1. 1. Potential Applications

• Data management platforms
• Membership-based data sharing platforms
• Secure data exchange systems

1. 1. 1. Problems Solved

• Managing access to different versions of a data set within a data exchange
• Handling incompatible data structures within the same data exchange

1. 1. 1. Benefits

• Improved data security and access control
• Efficient management of data versions within a data exchange
• Enhanced compatibility and interoperability of data sets within the exchange

Original Abstract Submitted

systems and methods for managing membership in a private data exchange are provided herein. in one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request for access to a first listing of a data exchange, each listing of the data exchange comprising version metadata. the method further includes, in response to the request, accessing a first version of a data set referenced by the first listing, wherein the first version of the data set comprises a first structure defined by first version metadata, a second listing of the data exchange references a second version of the data set, the second version of the data set comprising a second structure defined by second version metadata, and the second structure is incompatible with the first structure.