Patents by Inventor Bradley Allan Hess

Bradley Allan Hess 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: 6877000
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for converting Structured Query Language (SQL) statements into the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard. The source code of a database application may be parsed to identify one or more keywords. These keywords may be used to identify SQL statements as well as variables that are used to process the SQL statements. Upon identifying the SQL statements, the SQL statements may be evaluated. The SQL statements evaluated may then be matched with particular functions in a function library, i.e., a collection of functions stored in data files. These functions may implement particular ODBC calls thereby enabling SQL statements to be converted into the ODBC standard. A function call, i.e., a call to that function, may be substituted for the corresponding SQL statement. The function call may then be implemented resulting in the execution of the ODBC calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly Lynn Gajda, Bradley Allan Hess, Robert Tod Thorpe
  • Publication number: 20030041052
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for converting Structured Query Language (SQL) statements into the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard. The source code of a database application may be parsed to identify one or more keywords. These keywords may be used to identify SQL statements as well as variables that are used to process the SQL statements. Upon identifying the SQL statements, the SQL statements may be evaluated. The SQL statements evaluated may then be matched with particular functions in a function library, i.e., a collection of functions stored in data files. These functions may implement particular ODBC calls thereby enabling SQL statements to be converted into the ODBC standard. A function call, i.e., a call to that function, may be substituted for the corresponding SQL statement. The function call may then be implemented resulting in the execution of the ODBC calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly Lynn Gajda, Bradley Allan Hess, Robert Tod Thorpe
  • Patent number: 6502088
    Abstract: The method and system of the present invention provides improved access to databases in a computer system. The present invention includes a plurality of data sources, the data sources including at least one non-relational data source; a server coupled to the plurality of data sources, the server capable of providing client access to the plurality of data sources; and a store place data access layer (SPDAL) coupled to the server and the at least one non-relational data source, the SPDAL providing relational features to the at least one non-relational data source. In the preferred embodiment, the relational features provided include a two-phase commit process; a process for performing Structured Query Language (SQL) operations from within a single application; a referential integrity process; and a process for providing indices for non-relational data source files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly Lynn Gajda, Bradley Allan Hess, Julie Anne Hill Kemp, Jerry Jay Lewis, Robert Tod Thorpe
  • Publication number: 20010056428
    Abstract: The method and system of the present invention provides improved access to databases in a computer system. The present invention includes a plurality of data sources, the data sources including at least one non-relational data source; a server coupled to the plurality of data sources, the server capable of providing client access to the plurality of data sources; and a store place data access layer (SPDAL) coupled to the server and the at least one non-relational data source, the SPDAL providing relational features to the at least one non-relational data source. In the preferred embodiment, the relational features provided include a two-phase commit process; a process for performing Structured Query Language (SQL) operations from within a single application; a referential integrity process; and a process for providing indices for non-relational data source files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Kimberly Lynn Gajda, Bradley Allan Hess, Julie Anne Hill Kemp, Jerry Jay Lewis, Robert Tod Thorpe