Patents by Inventor Srinath Shankar

Srinath Shankar 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: 11516022
    Abstract: A proxy revocation service provides a reliable service for performing revocation checks. The proxy revocation service queries public certificate authorities for the revocation status of a set of digital certificates and maintains a database of the revocation statuses. The proxy revocation service provides a singular endpoint that is Application Protocol Interface (API) accessible to web clients. Web clients communicate with the proxy revocation service through use of API message to perform revocation checks, rather than communicating with the public certificate authorities using an online certificate status protocol (OCSP). Use of the proxy revocation service provides both a reliable service for performing revocation checks as well as shifts the complexity away from the web clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Harsh Chaturvedi, Harsha S. Kapre, Srinath Shankar
  • Patent number: 11487771
    Abstract: Distributed query processing is often performed by a set of nodes that apply MapReduce to a data set and materialize partial results to storage, which are then aggregated to produce the query result. However, this architecture requires a preconfigured set of database nodes; can only fulfill queries that utilize MapReduce processing; and may be slowed down by materializing partial results to storage. Instead, distributed query processing can be achieved by choosing a node for various portions of the query, and generating customized code for the node that only performs the query portion that is allocated to the node. The node executes the code to perform the query portion, and rather than materializing partial results to storage, streams intermediate query results to a next selected node in the distributed query. Nodes selection may be involve matching the details of the query portion with the characteristics and capabilities of the available nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Willis Lang, Nikhil Teletia, Hideaki Kimura, Alan D. Halverson, Srinath Shankar, Karthik Ramachandra
  • Patent number: 11487597
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for a providing stored procedures in a network-based database system. A database system executes a stored procedure within a sandbox process. The sandbox process separates the stored procedure from the other services and processes of the database system and may also limit the resources (e.g., storage, memory, etc.) and functionality available to the stored procedure. Stored procedures are commonly designed to execute database queries that are processed by other components of the database system. To provide for secure communication between the stored procedure and the other components of the database system, the sandbox process is loaded with java database connectivity (JDBC) libraries (e.g., JDBC instance) that is modified to limit the communication abilities of the stored procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Isaac Kunen, Srinath Shankar, Zihan Li, Khushboo Bhatia, Edward Ma
  • Patent number: 11474799
    Abstract: The subject technology receives first code in a first programming language, the first code including a reference to a first dataset. The subject technology converting the first code to: second code in a second programming language different than the first programming language, and at least one data query in a second format different than the first programming language. Further the subject technology sends the converted first code and the at least one data query to a data system for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Isaac Kunen, Bing Li, Edward Ma, Srinath Shankar
  • Patent number: 11449520
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for query result data processing, including parallel fetching and processing of query result data. A system includes at least one hardware processor coupled to memory and configured to obtain query result information associated with query result data. Multiple result batches are generated based on the query result information. Each result batch of the multiple result batches includes location information and schema information associated with a portion of the query result data. A data processing request corresponding to the result batch is detected. The portion of the query result data associated with the result batch is retrieved in response to the data processing request. The retrieving uses the location information within the result batch. The portion of the query result data is parsed using the schema information, to generate parsed result data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Harsha S. Kapre, Mark T. Keller, Srinath Shankar, Kushan A. Zaveri
  • Patent number: 11436245
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for query result data processing, including parallel fetching and processing of query result data. A system includes at least one hardware processor coupled to memory and configured to execute a query received from a first computing device, to obtain query result data. The at least one hardware processor is further configured to store the query result data at a storage location. The at least one hardware processor is further configured to generate query result information associated with the query result data. The query result information includes location information associated with the storage location and schema information associated with the query result data. The at least one hardware processor is further configured to encode the query result information for transmission to the first computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Harsha S. Kapre, Mark T. Keller, Srinath Shankar, Kushan A. Zaveri
  • Publication number: 20220222144
    Abstract: A shared database platform can interface with a cluster computing platform over a network through a database connector and one or more cluster connectors. The data transferred over the network can include telemetry metadata that can be distributed to execution nodes of the cluster computing platform for generation and transmission of cluster data to the shared database platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Bing Li, Zihan Li, Edward Ma, Mingli Rui, Srinath Shankar
  • Patent number: 11379272
    Abstract: The allocation system comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to deactivate idle cluster machines of a set of cluster machines. The processor is configured to determine a list of cluster machines storing one or more intermediate data files of a set of intermediate data files; determine a set of idle cluster machines of the set of cluster machines that are neither running one or more tasks of a set of tasks executing or pending on the set of cluster machines nor storing the one or more intermediate data files of the set of intermediate data files, where the set of intermediate data files is associated with the set of tasks executing or pending on the cluster machines; and deactivate each cluster machine of the set of idle cluster machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Databricks Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Shankar, Eric Keng-Hao Liang
  • Patent number: 11321154
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for a providing stored procedures in a network-based database system. A database system executes a stored procedure within a sandbox process. The sandbox process separates the stored procedure from the other services and processes of the database system and may also limit the resources (e.g., storage, memory, etc.) and functionality available to the stored procedure. Stored procedures are commonly designed to execute database queries that are processed by other components of the database system. To provide for secure communication between the stored procedure and the other components of the database system, the sandbox process is loaded with java database connectivity (JDBC) libraries (e.g., JDBC instance) that is modified to limit the communication abilities of the stored procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Isaac Kunen, Srinath Shankar, Zihan Li, Khushboo Bhatia, Edward Ma
  • Patent number: 11295009
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, in a computing process, a user defined function, the user defined function including code related to at least one operation to be performed. The subject technology determines by a security manager whether performing the at least one operation is permitted, the security manager determines restrictions, based at least in part on a security policy. The subject technology performs the at least one operation. The subject technology sends a result of the at least one operation to the computing process, where sending the result of the at least one operation utilizes a data transport mechanism that supports a network transfer of columnar data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Elliott Brossard, Derek Denny-Brown, Isaac Kunen, Soumitr Rajiv Pandey, Jacob Salassi, Srinath Shankar, Haowei Yu, Andong Zhan
  • Publication number: 20220083410
    Abstract: A system for monitoring job execution includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to start a cluster processing job. The processor is configured to determine whether processing a data instance associated with the cluster processing job satisfies a watchdog criterion; and in the event that processing the data instance satisfies the watchdog criterion, cause the processing of the data instance to be killed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Alicja Luszczak, Srinath Shankar, Shi Xin
  • Patent number: 11249850
    Abstract: A shared database platform can interface with a cluster computing platform over a network through a database connector and one or more cluster connectors. The data transferred over the network can include telemetry metadata that can be distributed to execution nodes of the cluster computing platform for generation and transmission of cluster data to the shared database platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Bing Li, Zihan Li, Edward Ma, Mingli Rui, Srinath Shankar
  • Publication number: 20220035611
    Abstract: The subject technology receives first code in a first programming language, the first code including a reference to a first dataset. The subject technology converting the first code to: second code in a second programming language different than the first programming language, and at least one data query in a second format different than the first programming language. Further the subject technology sends the converted first code and the at least one data query to a data system for execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Isaac Kunen, Bing Li, Edward Ma, Srinath Shankar
  • Patent number: 11216324
    Abstract: A system for monitoring job execution includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to start a cluster processing job. The processor is configured to determine whether processing a data instance associated with the cluster processing job satisfies a watchdog criterion; and in the event that processing the data instance satisfies the watchdog criterion, cause the processing of the data instance to be killed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Databricks Inc.
    Inventors: Alicja Luszczak, Srinath Shankar, Shi Xin
  • Patent number: 11216322
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for a providing stored procedures in a network-based database system. A database system executes a stored procedure within a sandbox process. The sandbox process separates the stored procedure from the other services and processes of the database system and may also limit the resources (e.g., storage, memory, etc.) and functionality available to the stored procedure. Stored procedures are commonly designed to execute database queries that are processed by other components of the database system. To provide for secure communication between the stored procedure and the other components of the database system, the sandbox process is loaded with java database connectivity (JDBC) libraries (e.g., JDBC instance) that is modified to limit the communication abilities of the stored procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Isaac Kunen, Srinath Shankar, Zihan Li, Khushboo Bhatia, Edward Ma
  • Publication number: 20210374235
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, in a computing process, a user defined function, the user defined function including code related to at least one operation to be performed. The subject technology determines by a security manager whether performing the at least one operation is permitted, the security manager determines restrictions, based at least in part on a security policy. The subject technology performs the at least one operation. The subject technology sends a result of the at least one operation to the computing process, where sending the result of the at least one operation utilizes a data transport mechanism that supports a network transfer of columnar data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Elliott Brossard, Derek Denny-Brown, Isaac Kunen, Soumitr Rajiv Pandey, Jacob Salassi, Srinath Shankar, Haowei Yu, Andong Zhan
  • Patent number: 11113043
    Abstract: A system for code development and execution includes a client interface and a client processor. The client interface is configured to receive user code for execution and receive an indication of a server that will perform the execution. The client processor is configured to parse the user code to identify one or more data items referred to during the execution. The client processor is also configured to provide the server with an inquiry for metadata regarding the one or more data items, receive the metadata regarding the one or more data items, determine a logical plan based at least in part on the metadata regarding the one or more data items; and provide the logical plan to the server for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Databricks Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Shankar, Eric Keng-Hao Liang, Gregory George Owen
  • Patent number: 11113390
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, in a first computing process, a user defined function, the user defined function including code related to at least one operation to be performed. The subject technology sends a request based at least in part on the at least one operation to a second computing process to perform. The subject technology determines, by a security manager executing within the second computing process, whether performing the at least one operation is permitted, the security manager determines restrictions, based at least in part on a security policy, on operations executing within a sandbox environment provided by the second computing process. The subject technology performs, in the second computing process, the at least one operation, the security manager executing within the second computing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Elliott Brossard, Derek Denny-Brown, Isaac Kunen, Soumitr Rajiv Pandey, Jacob Salassi, Srinath Shankar, Haowei Yu, Andong Zhan
  • Patent number: 11113151
    Abstract: A shared database platform can interface with a cluster computing platform over a network through a database connector and one or more cluster connectors. The data transferred over the network can include telemetry metadata that can be distributed to execution nodes of the cluster computing platform for generation and transmission of cluster data to the shared database platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Bing Li, Zihan Li, Edward Ma, Mingli Rui, Srinath Shankar
  • Patent number: 11068447
    Abstract: A system for directory level atomic commits includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to provide a set of files. The processor is configured to determine whether a file in a directory has been either 1) atomically committed or 2) written by a non-atomic process and not designated as deleted and provide the file as one file of the set of files in the event that the file in the directory has been either 1) atomically committed or 2) written by a non-atomic process and not designated as deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Databricks Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Keng-hao Liang, Srinath Shankar, Shi Xin