Patents by Inventor Frank E. WHALEY

Frank E. WHALEY 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).

  • Search performance using smart bitmap operations
    Patent number: 10565197
    Abstract: A system creates a query name bitmap signature comprising at least one bigram for a query name. The system calculates a query name bitmap range for the query name based on a match threshold and a number of bigrams in the query name bitmap signature. The system creates a data list name bitmap signature comprising at least one bigram, for each of a plurality of data list names, and identifies a subset of the plurality of data list names. The subset comprises data list name bitmap signatures that are within the query name bitmap range. The system reduces a number of comparisons by comparing only the query name and each of the subset of the plurality of data list names when performing the analytical name search. The system also reduces the number of comparisons by reducing the number of bit positions that are compared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian E. Macy, Bin Qin, Stephen J. Watjen, Frank E. Whaley, Charles K. Williams
  • Search Performance Using Smart Bitmap Operations
    Publication number: 20180253472
    Abstract: A system creates a query name bitmap signature comprising at least one bigram for a query name. The system calculates a query name bitmap range for the query name based on a match threshold and a number of bigrams in the query name bitmap signature. The system creates a data list name bitmap signature comprising at least one bigram, for each of a plurality of data list names, and identifies a subset of the plurality of data list names. The subset comprises data list name bitmap signatures that are within the query name bitmap range. The system reduces a number of comparisons by comparing only the query name and each of the subset of the plurality of data list names when performing the analytical name search. The system also reduces the number of comparisons by reducing the number of bit positions that are compared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Brian E. MACY, Bin QIN, Stephen J. WATJEN, Frank E. WHALEY, Charles K. WILLIAMS