Patents by Inventor Tina L. Masatani

Tina L. Masatani 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).

  • Efficient data base access using a shared electronic store in a multi-system environment with shared disks
    Patent number: 5557792
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for minimizing the amount of time to access current data in a database which may be stored wholly in a DASD-oriented external storage subsystem or partly in DASD and partly in a stored high-speed electronic store while maintaining coherency of the data with respect to multiple user systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Josten, Tina L. Masatani, Chandrasekaran Mohan, Inderpal S. Narang, James Z. Teng
  • Efficient data base access using a shared electronic store in a multi-system environment with shared disks
    Patent number: 5408653
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for minimizing the amount of time to access current data in a database which may be stored wholly in a DASD-oriented external storage subsystem or partly in DASD and partly in a stored high-speed electronic store while maintaining coherency of the data with respect to multiple user systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Josten, Tina L. Masatani, Chandrasekaran Mohan, Inderpal S. Narang, James Z. Teng