Patents by Inventor Douglas R. Fish

Douglas R. Fish 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).

  • Federated query management
    Publication number: 20040103088
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a system, method and article of manufacture for managing federated queries. In general, the availability of one or more databases targeted by a federated query may be determined prior to running the federated query against the targeted databases. In response to determining one or more of the targeted databases are unavailable, a user may be notified. The user may also be presented with options for running the federated query. The options may include being notified when all of the targeted databases are available, automatically running the federated query (in the background) when all of the targeted databases are available, and modifying the query to run against currently available databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Cragun, Douglas R. Fish, Cale T. Rath, David A. Wall