Patents by Inventor Bren Dykes

Bren Dykes 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).

  • Method and system for efficiently retrieving information from multiple databases
    Patent number: 6366915
    Abstract: A system for efficiently retrieving information from one of several databases. The system acts as an intermediary between users and databases, managing user access to the databases so that query specification, query execution, and query result retrieval can occur efficiently and securely. After verifying the identity of a user, the system determines the databases which the user is authorized to access and the database queries which the user is authorized to execute. The system then presents the user with available queries. If the user selects a predefined report form, the system presents the user with previously used options for that report form which the user can select. If the user selects a type of inquiry, the system presents the user with previously used inquiries of the selected type. After the user finishes specifying the query to be executed, the system then allows the user to schedule the query execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Rubert, Bren Dykes, Saraswatula V. Sastry, Shreedev G. Nair, Shane Hatch