Patents by Inventor Jennifer M. Corman

Jennifer M. Corman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for universal querying of distributed databases
    Patent number: 6523028
    Abstract: A method and system for accessing information or data from distributed databases is disclosed. Generally, the method includes the steps of receiving an unstructured query from a user, generalizing the query to expand the query, receiving from the user selected terms of the expanded query, searching a directory for database tables and/or attributes matching the selected terms, and generating a pictorial query using database tables suggested as relevant by the search. Thereafter, an SQL query may be generated to retrieve the relevant data from the actual distributed databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Lockhead Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Virginia Ann DiDomizio, Walter Vincent Dixon, III, Scott D. Epter, Louis John Hoebel, Osman Rifki Oksoy, Jonathan Peter Stillman, Jennifer M. Corman