Efficient server-side query statement parameter bucketization is provided for a query language, such as the structured query language (SQL). A process is applied for replacing the parameters of a parameterized query with new parameters, whose types are normalized to enable more query execution plan sharing....http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7865515?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7865515 - Server side bucketization of parameterized queries
