Patents by Inventor Thorsten Lockert
Thorsten Lockert 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).
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Publication number: 20140250095Abstract: In various embodiments, a system, method, and related computer-readable storage medium to process data transactions are provided. In one example, a system is arranged to process data transactions in a data store including a plurality of databases. The system includes a computer interface module to receive a data transaction request from at least one requesting computer and a data access layer having one or more processors to identify at least one database in the plurality of databases. The data access layer is to define an abstraction layer between a computer interface module and the plurality of databases. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Elena Grossfeld, Surjatini Widjojo, Thorsten Lockert, Greg Seitz, Kenneth Randall Wigginton, Christopher J. Kasten
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Patent number: 8738592Abstract: In various embodiments, a system, method, and related computer-readable storage medium to process data transactions are provided. In one example, a system is arranged to process data transactions in a data store including a plurality of databases. The system includes a computer interface module to receive a data transaction request from at least one requesting computer and a data access layer having one or more processors to identify at least one database in the plurality of databases. The data access layer is to define an abstraction layer between a computer interface module and the plurality of databases. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Elena Grossfeld, Surjatini Widjojo, Thorsten Lockert, Greg Seitz, Kenneth Randall Wigginton, Christopher J. Kasten
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Publication number: 20130041919Abstract: In various embodiments, a system, method, and related computer-readable storage medium to process data transactions are provided. In one example, a system is arranged to process data transactions in a data store including a plurality of databases. The system includes a computer interface module to receive a data transaction request from at least one requesting computer and a data access layer having one or more processors to identify at least one database in the plurality of databases. The data access layer is to define an abstraction layer between a computer interface module and the plurality of databases. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Elena Grossfeld, Surjatini Widjojo, Thorsten Lockert, Greg Seitz, Kenneth Randall Wigginton, Christopher J. Kasten
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Patent number: 8291000Abstract: In various embodiments, a system, method, and related computer-related medium to process data transactions are provided. In one example, a system is arranged to process data transactions in a data store including a plurality of databases. The system includes a computer interface module to receive a data transaction request from at least one requesting computer and a data access layer having one or more processors to identify at least one database in the plurality of databases. The data access layer is to define an abstraction layer between a computer interface module and the plurality of databases.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Elena Grossfeld, Surjatini Widjojo, Thorsten Lockert, Greg Seitz, Kenneth Randall Wigginton, Christopher J. Kasten
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Publication number: 20110208793Abstract: In various embodiments, a system, method, and related computer-related medium to process data transactions are provided. In one example, a system is arranged to process data transactions in a data store including a plurality of databases. The system includes a computer interface module to receive a data transaction request from at least one requesting computer and a data access layer having one or more processors to identify at least one database in the plurality of databases. The data access layer is to define an abstraction layer between a computer interface module and the plurality of databases.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Elena Grossfeld, Surjatini Widjojo, Thorsten Lockert, Greg Seitz, Kenneth Randall Wigginton, Christopher J. Kasten
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Patent number: 7991845Abstract: A method and a system for delivering certified messages to message servers are provided. In example embodiments, a message request including message information may be received from an application. The message information may identify a message template in a message template database using an identifier comprising multiple fields. The message information may be sent in a certified message to a queuing system for storage in a data store. A confirmation that the message information has been stored in the data store may be sent to the application.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Quick, Chris Quaintance, Inna Vogel, Chad Musick, Michael Wilson, Thorsten Lockert
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Patent number: 7941469Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided for processing data transactions in a data store that includes databases. In this method, a data transaction request is received from a requesting computer. Different databases are then identified from the databases using a data access layer that defines an abstraction layer. The data transmission request is then split into multiple data transaction requests, and a part of these requests is then communicated to at least one of the identified databases.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Elena Grossfeld, Surjatini Widjojo, Thorsten Lockert, Greg Seitz, Kenneth Randall Wigginton, Christopher J. Kasten
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Publication number: 20100094919Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided for processing data transactions in a data store that includes databases. In this method, a data transaction request is received from a requesting computer. Different databases are then identified from the databases using a data access layer that defines an abstraction layer. The data transmission request is then split into multiple data transaction requests, and a part of these requests is then communicated to at least one of the identified databases.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Elena Grossfeld, Surjatini Widjojo, Thorsten Lockert, Greg Seitz, Kenneth Randall Wigginton, Christopher J. Kasten
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Patent number: 7650338Abstract: A method and system is provided to process data transactions in a data store including a plurality of databases. The system may comprise a computer interface module to receive a data transaction request from at least one requesting computer and a data store interface module to interface the system to the plurality of databases. The system also includes a data access layer defining an abstraction layer to identify at least one database of the plurality of databases. The data transaction request may be an object orientated request and the plurality of databases may be horizontally distributed wherein the data access layer defines an object orientated abstraction layer between the computer interface module and the plurality of databases. In one embodiment a data dependent routing module is provided that generates a query to a database that is identified based on content of the data in the data transaction request.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2004Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Elena Grossfeld, Surjatini Widjojo, Thorsten Lockert, Greg Seitz, Kenneth Randall Wigginton, Christopher J. Kasten
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Publication number: 20080098406Abstract: A method and a system for delivering certified messages to message servers are provided. In example embodiments, a message request including message information may be received from an application. The message information may identify a message template in a message template database using an identifier comprising multiple fields. The message information may be sent in a certified message to a queuing system for storage in a data store. A confirmation that the message information has been stored in the data store may be sent to the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Ryan Quick, Chris Quaintance, Inna Vogel, Chad Musick, Michael Wilson, Thorsten Lockert
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Patent number: 7334019Abstract: A message database server receives a message request from an application program and returns a confirmation or error status to the application program after attempting to store the message information contained in the request to a data store. The data store may be maintained by the message database server or by a queuing system. A message server obtains the message information from the data store for transmission through either a pull or push methodology. In one aspect the message data store contains a set of personalization tags and an identifier for a message template that contains the text of the message to be sent. The message server creates the message by retrieving the message template specified by the identifier and filling in variables in the text in the template with the appropriate personalization tags.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2002Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Quick, Chris Quaintance, Inna Vogel, Chad Musick, Michael Wilson, Thorsten Lockert
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Publication number: 20060294038Abstract: A method and system is provided to process data transactions in a data store including a plurality of databases. The system may comprise a computer interface module to receive a data transaction request from at least one requesting computer and a data store interface module to interface the system to the plurality of databases. The system also includes a data access layer defining an abstraction layer to identify at least one database of the plurality of databases. The data transaction request may be an object orientated request and the plurality of databases may be horizontally distributed wherein the data access layer defines an object orientated abstraction layer between the computer interface module and the plurality of databases. In one embodiment a data dependent routing module is provided that generates a query to a database that is identified based on content of the data in the data transaction request.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2004Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Elena Grossfeld, Surjatini Widjojo, Thorsten Lockert, Greg Seitz, Kenneth Wigginton, Christopher Kasten
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Patent number: 6934720Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically invalidating cached data. A cache system caches data from a data server (e.g., web server, application server, database). When a request is received at the cache system from a client, particularly a request to alter or replace a set of data, the request is examined and may be compared to a set of rules or data relationships that invoke automatic invalidation. Based on a pattern or content of the request (e.g., an identifier of data to be changed), the cache system identifies and invalidates a cached data item without waiting for the data server to receive the request, process it and instruct the cache system to invalidate the data item. In a cache system comprising multiple caches, one cache may notify another when automatic invalidation is necessary.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2001Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Oracle International Corp.Inventors: Lawrence Jacobs, Xiang Liu, Jesse Anton, Thorsten Lockert
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Publication number: 20040015505Abstract: A message database server receives a message request from an application program and returns a confirmation or error status to the application program after attempting to store the message information contained in the request to a data store. The data store may be maintained by the message database server or by a queuing system. A message server obtains the message information from the data store for transmission through either a pull or push methodology. In one aspect the message data store contains a set of personalization tags and an identifier for a message template that contains the text of the message to be sent. The message server creates the message by retrieving the message template specified by the identifier and filling in variables in the text in the template with the appropriate personalization tags.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2002Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Ryan Quick, Chris Quaintance, Inna Vogel, Chad Musick, Michael Wilson, Thorsten Lockert