Patents by Inventor Pierre Y. Colin

Pierre Y. Colin 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 apparatus for partitioning data for storage in a database
    Patent number: 7080101
    Abstract: A method and apparatus enables partitioning of data to efficiently store and retrieve data relating to a database system (either a parallel or non-parallel database system). Such partitioning may be performed by receiving information associated with at least one characteristic of the data and performing an algorithm to divide the data into related data segments. The data segments may be stored in a distributive database system based on the characteristic associated with the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: NCR Corp.
    Inventors: M. Cameron Watson, Pierre Y. Colin