Patents by Inventor Bruce Wayne Britton

Bruce Wayne Britton 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 for transferring data into database systems
    Patent number: 8554722
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer network are disclosed for transferring data to a database system. The method includes preparing a plurality of input records, each including a plurality of fields and a selector configurable to represent a plurality of states. For each input record of the plurality of input records, the following steps are performed. A state represented by the selector for an input record is read. Based on the state represented by the selector, a subset of the fields for the input record is transferred to the database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Wayne Britton
  • Managing database utilities to improve throughput and concurrency
    Patent number: 8555288
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and system are disclosed for executing a utility on a database system having a plurality of database system nodes. Each database system node has an existing load. An increased load on the database system required to execute the utility is determined. The existing load on each of the database system nodes is determined. The increased load is distributed in such a way as to balance the load among the database system nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas P. Brown, Anita Richards, Bruce Wayne Britton, Todd A. Walter
  • Method For Transferring Data into Database Systems
    Publication number: 20130006921
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer network are disclosed for transferring data to a database system. The method includes preparing a plurality of input records, each including a plurality of fields and a selector configurable to represent a plurality of states. For each input record of the plurality of input records, the following steps are performed. A state represented by the selector for an input record is read. Based on the state represented by the selector, a subset of the fields for the input record is transferred to the database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: Bruce Wayne Britton
  • Method for transferring data into database systems
    Patent number: 8250108
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer network are disclosed for transferring data to a database system. The method includes preparing a plurality of input records, each including a plurality of fields and a selector configurable to represent a plurality of states. For each input record of the plurality of input records, the following steps are performed. A state represented by the selector for an input record is read. Based on the state represented by the selector, a subset of the fields for the input record is transferred to the database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Wayne Britton
  • Managing database utilities to improve throughput and concurrency
    Publication number: 20070271570
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and system are disclosed for executing a utility on a database system having a plurality of database system nodes. Each database system node has an existing load. An increased load on the database system required to execute the utility is determined. The existing load on each of the database system nodes is determined. The increased load is distributed in such a way as to balance the load among the database system nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas P. Brown, Anita Richards, Bruce Wayne Britton, Todd A. Walter