Patents by Inventor David Paul Nichols

David Paul Nichols 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).

  • Scatterplot data compression
    Patent number: 11563447
    Abstract: Provided is a method for encoding scatterplot data using strings. The method may comprise receiving a plurality of data points in a data set. Each data point has at least a first data value corresponding to a first dimension and a second data value corresponding to a second dimension. The method further comprises determining a first resolution for the first dimension and a second resolution for the second dimension. The method further comprises determining an encoding scheme for encoding the plurality of data points. The encoding scheme includes a plurality of valid encoding characters. The method further comprises encoding each of the plurality of data points based on the first resolution, the second resolution, and the encoding scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louis Lawrence Kittock, David Paul Nichols, Todd Michael Peterson, Donald Peter Pierucci, Jane Chunxiang Jiang
  • SCATTERPLOT DATA COMPRESSION
    Publication number: 20210135686
    Abstract: Provided is a method for encoding scatterplot data using strings. The method may comprise receiving a plurality of data points in a data set. Each data point has at least a first data value corresponding to a first dimension and a second data value corresponding to a second dimension. The method further comprises determining a first resolution for the first dimension and a second resolution for the second dimension. The method further comprises determining an encoding scheme for encoding the plurality of data points. The encoding scheme includes a plurality of valid encoding characters. The method further comprises encoding each of the plurality of data points based on the first resolution, the second resolution, and the encoding scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Louis Lawrence Kittock, David Paul Nichols, Todd Michael Peterson, Donald Peter Pierucci, Jane Chunxiang Jiang