Patents by Inventor Frank Raymond Ayars

Frank Raymond Ayars 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).

  • Method and system for batch processing form data
    Patent number: 8170992
    Abstract: The input and batch processing of data for insertion in a database. In one aspect of the invention, processing input data includes receiving data for insertion into a database, the data including data fields holding data entries. At least one of the data fields is determined to be a standard field having a standard data entry, and at least one different data field is determined to have been designated a batch mode field, where each batch mode field has a plurality of associated batch mode data entries. A data record is created for each batch mode data entry of the batch mode field, where each data record includes a different batch mode data entry, and each data record includes a copy of the standard data entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Raymond Ayars
  • Method and system for reducing complex tree structures to simple tree structures based on relevance of nodes using threshold values
    Patent number: 7822773
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for reducing a tree structure in a processing system. The method includes providing a plurality of nodes in a tree structure. The method also includes querying each of the plurality of nodes based upon a threshold value, wherein the threshold is related to relevance; when a count of a particular node matches the threshold then a next child node is queried to determine if the next child node matches the threshold, if a child node does not exist for the queried node when the node is displayed. The method further includes visiting all of the parent nodes based on the querying step until all of plurality of nodes have been queried. The method finally includes displaying the nodes that satisfy the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Raymond Ayars
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATCH PROCESSING FORM DATA
    Publication number: 20090193420
    Abstract: The input and batch processing of data for insertion in a database. In one aspect of the invention, processing input data includes receiving data for insertion into a database, the data including data fields holding data entries. At least one of the data fields is determined to be a standard field having a standard data entry, and at least one different data field is determined to have been designated a batch mode field, where each batch mode field has a plurality of associated batch mode data entries. A data record is created for each batch mode data entry of the batch mode field, where each data record includes a different batch mode data entry, and each data record includes a copy of the standard data entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Raymond AYARS
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING COMPLEX TREE STRUCTURES TO SIMPLE TREE STRUCTURES BASED ON RELEVANCE
    Publication number: 20090193010
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for reducing a tree structure in a processing system. The method includes providing a plurality of nodes in a tree structure. The method also includes querying each of the plurality of nodes based upon a threshold value, wherein the threshold is related to relevance; when a count of a particular node matches the threshold then a next child node is queried to determine if the next child node matches the threshold, if a child node does not exist for the queried node when the node is displayed. The method further includes visiting all of the parent nodes based on the querying step until all of plurality of nodes have been queried. The method finally includes displaying the nodes that satisfy the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Frank Raymond AYARS