Patents by Inventor Don Whatley

Don Whatley 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: 6009271
    Abstract: A computerized method of retrieving data from a relational database stored in a computer memory, using SQL queries, which give rise to result sets derived from data objects in the database. The method includes the steps of capturing an SQL query and corresponding result set, and saving the SQL query and result set. In another feature of the invention, the method includes, before the step of capturing an SQL query and corresponding result set, the step of monitoring the SQL queries. In another feature of the invention, the method includes, before the step of saving the SQL result set, the steps of comparing the SQL query with prior saved SQL queries, determining if an identical prior SQL query already exists in cache, and if an identical prior SQL query does not already exists, saving the SQL query and result set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventor: Don Whatley