Patents by Inventor MARGARET A. EKER

MARGARET A. EKER 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).

  • Patent number: 10664467
    Abstract: A method of processing a database can include comparing, using a processor, a delta file with a risk assessment criterion, wherein the delta file is generated from a first schema and a second and different schema, assigning a risk level to a change specified within the delta file according to the comparing, and applying the change of the delta file to a test database conforming to the first schema according to the assigned risk level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Margaret A. Eker, Nnaemeka I. Emejulu, Karthikeyan Ramamoorthy
  • Publication number: 20180004799
    Abstract: A method of processing a database can include comparing, using a processor, a delta file with a risk assessment criterion, wherein the delta file is generated from a first schema and a second and different schema, assigning a risk level to a change specified within the delta file according to the comparing, and applying the change of the delta file to a test database conforming to the first schema according to the assigned risk level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Margaret A. Eker, Nnaemeka I. Emejulu, Karthikeyan Ramamoorthy
  • Patent number: 9767141
    Abstract: A method of processing a database can include comparing, using a processor, a delta file with a risk assessment criterion, wherein the delta file is generated from a first schema and a second and different schema, assigning a risk level to a change specified within the delta file according to the comparing, and applying the change of the delta file to a test database conforming to the first schema according to the assigned risk level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Margaret A. Eker, Nnaemeka I. Emejulu, Karthikeyan Ramamoorthy
  • Publication number: 20160055199
    Abstract: A method of processing a database can include comparing, using a processor, a delta file with a risk assessment criterion, wherein the delta file is generated from a first schema and a second and different schema, assigning a risk level to a change specified within the delta file according to the comparing, and applying the change of the delta file to a test database conforming to the first schema according to the assigned risk level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Margaret A. Eker, Nnaemeka I. Emejulu, Karthikeyan Ramamoorthy
  • Patent number: 9201911
    Abstract: A method of processing a database can include comparing, using a processor, a delta file with a risk assessment criterion, wherein the delta file is generated from a first schema and a second and different schema, assigning a risk level to a change specified within the delta file according to the comparing, and applying the change of the delta file to a test database conforming to the first schema according to the assigned risk level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret A. Eker, Nnaemeka I. Emejulu, Karthikeyan Ramamoorthy
  • Patent number: 9195691
    Abstract: A method of processing a database can include comparing, using a processor, a delta file with a risk assessment criterion, wherein the delta file is generated from a first schema and a second and different schema, assigning a risk level to a change specified within the delta file according to the comparing, and applying the change of the delta file to a test database conforming to the first schema according to the assigned risk level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Margaret A. Eker, Nnaemeka I. Emejulu, Karthikeyan Ramamoorthy
  • Publication number: 20130262523
    Abstract: A method of processing a database can include comparing, using a processor, a delta file with a risk assessment criterion, wherein the delta file is generated from a first schema and a second and different schema, assigning a risk level to a change specified within the delta file according to the comparing, and applying the change of the delta file to a test database conforming to the first schema according to the assigned risk level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARGARET A. EKER, NNAEMEKA I. EMEJULU, KARTHIKEYAN RAMAMOORTHY
  • Publication number: 20130262399
    Abstract: A method of processing a database can include comparing, using a processor, a delta file with a risk assessment criterion, wherein the delta file is generated from a first schema and a second and different schema, assigning a risk level to a change specified within the delta file according to the comparing, and applying the change of the delta file to a test database conforming to the first schema according to the assigned risk level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARGARET A. EKER, NNAEMEKA I. EMEJULU, KARTHIKEYAN RAMAMOORTHY