US Patent 11681703 Generating minimum query cost compliance data for query requests

A method includes determining a query request corresponding to a requesting entity. Query cost data is generated for the query request. Minimum query cost compliance data is generated for the query request based on the query cost data. A query result is for the query request is determined based on execution of the query request against a database system and the query result is transmitted to the requesting entity when the minimum query cost compliance data indicates the potential query cost data complies with the minimum query cost rule.