Patents by Inventor Barry J. Lind

Barry J. Lind 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).

  • Universal schema system
    Patent number: 5926810
    Abstract: A computer system and method for accessing an altered database architecture using existing code. The present invention transforms information which is stored in a new format in a database such that it appears to existing code to be stored in an old format. In so doing, existing code which was originally designed to access the information stored in the old format is able to access the information stored in the new format. Thus, the present invention allows a user to access information contained within an altered database architecture using existing code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Oracle Corporation
    Inventors: Kenton E. Noble, Barry J. Lind