An improved system and method for writing data dependent upon multiple reads in a distributed database is provided. A client may read several data records and may then send a request to a database server to perform a transaction to write a data record dependent upon multiple data records read. A database...http://www.google.com/patents/US7895172?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7895172 - System and method for writing data dependent upon multiple reads in a distributed database