Patents by Inventor Christine Margaret Robson

Christine Margaret Robson 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).

  • DATABASE SYSTEM, METHOD, PROGRAM FOR THE DATABASE SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR UPDATING INDEXING TABLES IN A DATABASE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090287662
    Abstract: A database system, a computer executable method, a computer executable program for the database system, and a method for updating an indexing tables in a database system To provide a database system, a computer executable method, a computer executable program for the database system, and a method for updating an indexing tables in a database system. The database system comprises a database storing item tables of items appended by timestamps. Each of items is further categorized by timestamp into said tables, and said item tables being indexed by indexing data. The database system further comprises an indexing table for said indexing data, listing the earliest timestamp of said item table together with said indexing data and a system manager for searching said item tables using said indexing table and a maintenance module for said indexing table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christine Margaret Robson, Yuji Watanabe
  • Method for storing text annotations with associated type information in a structured data store
    Patent number: 7558786
    Abstract: A database system, a computer executable method, a computer executable program for the database system, and a method for updating an indexing tables in a database system are provided. The database system comprises a database storing item tables of items appended by timestamps. Each of the items is further categorized by timestamp into the tables, and the item tables are indexed by indexing data. The database system further comprises an indexing table for the indexing data, listing the earliest timestamp of the item table together with the indexing data and a system manager for searching the item tables using the indexing table and a maintenance module for the indexing table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Margaret Robson, Yuji Watanabe