Patents by Inventor Randol K. Bright

Randol K. Bright 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).

  • Balancing data across partitions of a table space during load processing
    Patent number: 9177004
    Abstract: A balancing technique allows a database administrator to perform a mass data load into a relational database employing partitioned tablespaces. The technique automatically balances the usage of the partitions in a tablespace as the data is loaded. Previous definitions of the partitions are modified after the loading of the data into the tablespace to conform with the data loaded into the tablespace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Randol K. Bright
  • Index page split avoidance with mass insert processing
    Patent number: 8682872
    Abstract: A technique is disclosed that avoids index page splits when inserting large numbers of rows into a table of a relational database. Keys in index pages are moved to successive index pages to make room to insert keys on the original index page. Where no room is available on successive pages, a new index page is created to hold moved keys. The result is typically a smaller chain of index pages with better locality than using the conventional insertion technique of splitting index pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventor: Randol K. Bright
  • Index Page Split Avoidance With Mass Insert Processing
    Publication number: 20110153580
    Abstract: A technique is disclosed that avoids index page splits when inserting large numbers of rows into a table of a relational database. Keys in index pages are moved to successive index pages to make room to insert keys on the original index page. Where no room is available on successive pages, a new index page is created to hold moved keys. The result is typically a smaller chain of index pages with better locality than using the conventional insertion technique of splitting index pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Randol K. Bright
  • Balancing Data Across Partitions of a Table Space During Load Processing
    Publication number: 20110125745
    Abstract: A balancing technique allows a database administrator to perform a mass data load into a relational database employing partitioned tablespaces. The technique automatically balances the usage of the partitions in a tablespace as the data is loaded. Previous definitions of the partitions are modified after the loading of the data into the tablespace to conform with the data loaded into the tablespace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventor: Randol K. Bright