US Patent Issued to Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology on June 17 for "Graph data query method and apparatus" (Chinese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,901, issued on June 17, was assigned to Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co. Ltd. (Hangzhou, China).

"Graph data query method and apparatus" was invented by Mengyu Li (Zhejiang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A graph data query method for use in a graph database, includes: receiving and parsing a graph query statement for the graph database, wherein the graph query statement includes a first match pattern for first graph data, a second match pattern for second graph data, a join operation keyword indicating a join type, and a matching condition; determining one or more first matching objects in the first graph data base...