Patents by Inventor Eric Keng-hao Liang

Eric Keng-hao Liang 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: 11379272
    Abstract: The allocation system comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to deactivate idle cluster machines of a set of cluster machines. The processor is configured to determine a list of cluster machines storing one or more intermediate data files of a set of intermediate data files; determine a set of idle cluster machines of the set of cluster machines that are neither running one or more tasks of a set of tasks executing or pending on the set of cluster machines nor storing the one or more intermediate data files of the set of intermediate data files, where the set of intermediate data files is associated with the set of tasks executing or pending on the cluster machines; and deactivate each cluster machine of the set of idle cluster machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Databricks Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Shankar, Eric Keng-Hao Liang
  • Patent number: 11113043
    Abstract: A system for code development and execution includes a client interface and a client processor. The client interface is configured to receive user code for execution and receive an indication of a server that will perform the execution. The client processor is configured to parse the user code to identify one or more data items referred to during the execution. The client processor is also configured to provide the server with an inquiry for metadata regarding the one or more data items, receive the metadata regarding the one or more data items, determine a logical plan based at least in part on the metadata regarding the one or more data items; and provide the logical plan to the server for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Databricks Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Shankar, Eric Keng-Hao Liang, Gregory George Owen
  • Patent number: 11068447
    Abstract: A system for directory level atomic commits includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to provide a set of files. The processor is configured to determine whether a file in a directory has been either 1) atomically committed or 2) written by a non-atomic process and not designated as deleted and provide the file as one file of the set of files in the event that the file in the directory has been either 1) atomically committed or 2) written by a non-atomic process and not designated as deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Databricks Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Keng-hao Liang, Srinath Shankar, Shi Xin
  • Publication number: 20200409768
    Abstract: The allocation system comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to deactivate idle cluster machines of a set of cluster machines. The processor is configured to determine a list of cluster machines storing one or more intermediate data files of a set of intermediate data files; determine a set of idle cluster machines of the set of cluster machines that are neither running one or more tasks of a set of tasks executing or pending on the set of cluster machines nor storing the one or more intermediate data files of the set of intermediate data files, where the set of intermediate data files is associated with the set of tasks executing or pending on the cluster machines; and deactivate each cluster machine of the set of idle cluster machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Srinath Shankar, Eric Keng-Hao Liang
  • Patent number: 10810051
    Abstract: The allocation system comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to deactivate idle cluster machines of a set of cluster machines. The processor is configured to determine a set of tasks executing or pending on the set of cluster machines; determine a set of idle cluster machines of the set of cluster machines that are neither running one or more tasks of the set of tasks nor storing one or more intermediate data files of a set of intermediate data files, where the set of intermediate data files is associated with a set of tasks executing or pending on the cluster machines; and deactivate each cluster machine of the set of idle cluster machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Databricks Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Shankar, Eric Keng-Hao Liang
  • Publication number: 20200301684
    Abstract: A system for code development and execution includes a client interface and a client processor. The client interface is configured to receive user code for execution and receive an indication of a server that will perform the execution. The client processor is configured to parse the user code to identify one or more data items referred to during the execution. The client processor is also configured to provide the server with an inquiry for metadata regarding the one or more data items, receive the metadata regarding the one or more data items, determine a logical plan based at least in part on the metadata regarding the one or more data items; and provide the logical plan to the server for execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Srinath Shankar, Eric Keng-Hao Liang, Gregory George Owen
  • Patent number: 10691433
    Abstract: A system for code development and execution includes a client interface and a client processor. The client interface is configured to receive user code for execution and receive an indication of a server that will perform the execution. The client processor is configured to parse the user code to identify one or more data items referred to during the execution. The client processor is also configured to provide the server with an inquiry for metadata regarding the one or more data items, receive the metadata regarding the one or more data items, determine a logical plan based at least in part on the metadata regarding the one or more data items; and provide the logical plan to the server for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Databricks Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Shankar, Eric Keng-hao Liang, Gregory George Owen
  • Publication number: 20200073644
    Abstract: A system for code development and execution includes a client interface and a client processor. The client interface is configured to receive user code for execution and receive an indication of a server that will perform the execution. The client processor is configured to parse the user code to identify one or more data items referred to during the execution. The client processor is also configured to provide the server with an inquiry for metadata regarding the one or more data items, receive the metadata regarding the one or more data items, determine a logical plan based at least in part on the metadata regarding the one or more data items; and provide the logical plan to the server for execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Srinath Shankar, Eric Keng-hao Liang, Gregory George Owen
  • Publication number: 20180300354
    Abstract: A system for directory level atomic commits includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to provide a set of files. The processor is configured to determine whether a file in a directory has been either 1) atomically committed or 2) written by a non-atomic process and not designated as deleted and provide the file as one file of the set of files in the event that the file in the directory has been either 1) atomically committed or 2) written by a non-atomic process and not designated as deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Keng-hao Liang, Srinath Shankar, Shi Xin