Patents by Inventor Frank Renkes

Frank Renkes 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).

  • Publication number: 20240104124
    Abstract: A system, method and computer product for managing distributed transactions of a database. A transaction manager is provided for each of a plurality of transactions of the database. Each transaction manager is configured to perform functions that include generating a transaction token that specifies data to be visible for a transaction on the database. The database contains both row and column storage engines, and the transaction token includes a transaction identifier (TID) for identifying committed transactions and uncommitted transactions. A last computed transaction is designated with a computed identifier (CID), record-level locking of records of the database is performed using the TID and CID to execute the transaction, and the plurality of transactions of the database are executed with each transaction manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Juchang Lee
  • Patent number: 11921760
    Abstract: A system, method and computer product for managing distributed transactions of a database. A transaction manager is provided for each of a plurality of transactions of the database. Each transaction manager is configured to perform functions that include generating a transaction token that specifies data to be visible for a transaction on the database. The database contains both row and column storage engines, and the transaction token includes a transaction identifier (TID) for identifying committed transactions and uncommitted transactions. A last computed transaction is designated with a computed identifier (CID), record-level locking of records of the database is performed using the TID and CID to execute the transaction, and the plurality of transactions of the database are executed with each transaction manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Juchang Lee
  • Publication number: 20230409730
    Abstract: Systems and methods include creation of a first instance of a tenant object in a database instance, association of the first instance of the tenant object with a first plurality of database artifacts including first data associated with the first instance of the tenant object, creation of a second instance of the tenant object in the database instance, association of the second instance of the tenant object with a second plurality of database artifacts including second data associated with the second instance of the tenant object, and reception and response to queries on the first data associated with the first instance of the tenant object and to queries on the second data associated with the second instance of the tenant object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mihnea ANDREI, Alexander BOEHM, Norman MAY, Urs KLINGSPORN, Meinolf BLOCK, Patrick VOELKER, Hyunjun KIM, Thorsten GLEBE, Jonathan BREGLER, Jaeyoung CHOI, Martin KITTEL, Yong Sik KWON, Uwe HAHN, Henning ZAHN, Melanie HANDRECK, Holger MACK, Eunsang KIM, Frank RENKES, Juchang LEE, Martin SCHINDEWOLF, Ivan BOWMAN, Lars DANNECKER
  • Publication number: 20220043843
    Abstract: A system, method and computer product for managing distributed transactions of a database. A transaction manager is provided for each of a plurality of transactions of the database. Each transaction manager is configured to perform functions that include generating a transaction token that specifies data to be visible for a transaction on the database. The database contains both row and column storage engines, and the transaction token includes a transaction identifier (TID) for identifying committed transactions and uncommitted transactions. A last computed transaction is designated with a computed identifier (CID), record-level locking of records of the database is performed using the TID and CID to execute the transaction, and the plurality of transactions of the database are executed with each transaction manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Juchang Lee
  • Patent number: 11188577
    Abstract: A system, method and computer product for managing distributed transactions of a database. A transaction manager is provided for each of a plurality of transactions of the database. Each transaction manager is configured to perform functions that include generating a transaction token that specifies data to be visible for a transaction on the database. The database contains both row and column storage engines, and the transaction token includes a transaction identifier (TID) for identifying committed transactions and uncommitted transactions. A last computed transaction is designated with a computed identifier (CID), record-level locking of records of the database is performed using the TID and CID to execute the transaction, and the plurality of transactions of the database are executed with each transaction manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Juchang Lee
  • Patent number: 10824673
    Abstract: A system includes a non-volatile random access memory storing a column store main fragment of a column of a database table, and a processing unit to read the column store main fragment from the non-volatile random access memory. A volatile random access memory storing a column store delta fragment of the column of the database table may also be included, in which the processing unit is to write to the column store delta fragment. According to some systems, the stored column store main fragment is byte-addressable, and is copied from the volatile random access memory to the non-volatile random access memory without using a filesystem cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Oliver Rebholz, Ivan Schreter, Abdelkader Sellami, Daniel Booss, Gunter Radestock, Peter Bumbulis, Alexander Boehm, Frank Renkes, Werner Thesing, Thomas Willhalm
  • Patent number: 10713284
    Abstract: A system includes reception of a first query at a first host, determination, at the first host, that the first query is associated with a first table, the first table including geographically-restricted data and a partitioning column storing identifiers of geographic restrictions, determination, at the first host and based on the partitioning column of the first table and on the first query, a first partition of the first table and a storage location of the first partition, and execution of the first query at the first host in conjunction with the storage location of the first partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Christian Bensberg, Stefan Baeuerle, Frank Renkes, Torsten Strahl, Alexander Boehm
  • Publication number: 20200117733
    Abstract: A blockchain integration layer uses mappings, for each blockchain of a plurality of blockchains, to integrate blockchain data into a database. A user interface may be presented that allows a user to view the blockchain data from the database, create data for the blockchain in the database, or both. Based on the created data for the blockchain in the database, the blockchain integration layer may modify the blockchain to store the created data. Standardized mappings are used to define the transformations to be used to convert data stored in blockchain blocks into a usable format for external systems. A set of JavaScript object notation (JSON) objects, one for each supported message type, may be used to define the set of transformations to support a blockchain. Using multiple sets of JSON objects, the blockchain integration layer integrates multiple blockchains with the external systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kai-Christoph Mueller, Frank Renkes, Brian McKellar
  • Publication number: 20190108182
    Abstract: A system, method and computer product for managing distributed transactions of a database. A transaction manager is provided for each of a plurality of transactions of the database. Each transaction manager is configured to perform functions that include generating a transaction token that specifies data to be visible for a transaction on the database. The database contains both row and column storage engines, and the transaction token includes a transaction identifier (TID) for identifying committed transactions and uncommitted transactions. A last computed transaction is designated with a computed identifier (CID), record-level locking of records of the database is performed using the TID and CID to execute the transaction, and the plurality of transactions of the database are executed with each transaction manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Juchang Lee
  • Patent number: 10185737
    Abstract: A system, method and computer product for managing distributed transactions of a database. A transaction manager is provided for each of a plurality of transactions of the database. Each transaction manager is configured to perform functions that include generating a transaction token that specifies data to be visible for a transaction on the database. The database contains both row and column storage engines, and the transaction token includes a transaction identifier (TID) for identifying committed transactions and uncommitted transactions. A last computed transaction is designated with a computed identifier (CID), record-level locking of records of the database is performed using the TID and CID to execute the transaction, and the plurality of transactions of the database are executed with each transaction manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Juchang Lee
  • Publication number: 20180246809
    Abstract: A system includes a non-volatile random access memory storing a column store main fragment of a column of a database table, and a processing unit to read the column store main fragment from the non-volatile random access memory. A volatile random access memory storing a column store delta fragment of the column of the database table may also be included, in which the processing unit is to write to the column store delta fragment. According to some systems, the stored column store main fragment is byte-addressable, and is copied from the volatile random access memory to the non-volatile random access memory without using a filesystem cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Oliver Rebholz, Ivan Schreter, Abdelkader Sellami, Daniel Booss, Gunter Radestock, Peter Bumbulis, Alexander Boehm, Frank Renkes, Werner Thesing, Thomas Willhalm
  • Publication number: 20180011875
    Abstract: A system includes reception of a first query at a first host, determination, at the first host, that the first query is associated with a first table, the first table including geographically-restricted data and a partitioning column storing identifiers of geographic restrictions, determination, at the first host and based on the partitioning column of the first table and on the first query, a first partition of the first table and a storage location of the first partition, and execution of the first query at the first host in conjunction with the storage location of the first partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Bensberg, Stefan Baeuerle, Frank Renkes, Torsten Strahl, Alexander Boehm
  • Patent number: 9507810
    Abstract: A system is described for processing schema updated in a zero-downtime environment. A technique includes establishing an application session to access a database, receiving a schema update, converting the database to an updated database according to the schema update after establishing the application session, generating a temporary compensation view from the schema update, the temporary compensation view containing compensation logic to locate database objects belonging to the database, receiving a database transaction from the application session to access a database object in the database; and processing the compensation logic to locate the database object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Stefan Baeuerle, Wolfgang Lehner, Anil Kumar Goel, Frank Renkes, Joydeep Das
  • Patent number: 9336262
    Abstract: A system, method and computer product for accelerating parallel database transactions. One or more data processors execute a first transaction on a database. The first transaction includes a transactional lock associated with each of one or more records to update the one or more records during the first transaction, and a pre-commit command to request acknowledgement of committing the updating of the one or more records during the first transaction. The one or more data processors execute a second transaction on the database in parallel with the first transaction. The second transaction includes a transactional lock associated with each of one or more records to update the one or more records during the second transaction, and a pre-commit command to request acknowledgement of committing the updating of the one or more records during the second transaction. The transactional locks of the first and second transactions are released before flushing log records associated with the first and second transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Juchang Lee, Frank Renkes, Sangyong Hwang
  • Patent number: 9122738
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for selection of rows and values from indexes with updates. In general, rows of an index may be associated with validity flags that indicate whether a row has been updated with an update inserted in a delta index; one scheme for value identifiers may be used for an index and another scheme for one or more delta indexes where all of the indexes are, to at least some extent, compressed according to dictionary-based compression; and multiple delta indexes may be used in alternation such that one delta index may accept updates while another is being updated. The delta indexes may also have validity flags and all updates, such as modifications of values, deletion of records, and inserting of new records may be handled as updates accepted by one or more delta indexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Thomas Peh, Andrew Ross, Holger Schwedes, Wolfgang Stephan
  • Publication number: 20150178343
    Abstract: A system, method and computer product for managing distributed transactions of a database. A transaction manager is provided for each of a plurality of transactions of the database. Each transaction manager is configured to perform functions that include generating a transaction token that specifies data to be visible for a transaction on the database. The database contains both row and column storage engines, and the transaction token includes a transaction identifier (TID) for identifying committed transactions and uncommitted transactions. A last computed transaction is designated with a computed identifier (CID), record-level locking of records of the database is performed using the TID and CID to execute the transaction, and the plurality of transactions of the database are executed with each transaction manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Juchang Lee
  • Publication number: 20150161182
    Abstract: A system is described for processing schema updated in a zero-downtime environment. A technique includes establishing an application session to access a database, receiving a schema update, converting the database to an updated database according to the schema update after establishing the application session, generating a temporary compensation view from the schema update, the temporary compensation view containing compensation logic to locate database objects belonging to the database, receiving a database transaction from the application session to access a database object in the database; and processing the compensation logic to locate the database object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Baeuerle, Wolfgang Lehner, Anil Kumar Goel, Frank Renkes, Joydeep Das
  • Patent number: 9009182
    Abstract: A system, method and computer product for managing distributed transactions of a database. A transaction manager is provided for each of a plurality of transactions of the database. Each transaction manager is configured to perform functions that include generating a transaction token that specifies data to be visible for a transaction on the database. The database contains both row and column storage engines, and the transaction token includes a transaction identifier (TID) for identifying committed transactions and uncommitted transactions. A last computed transaction is designated with a computed identifier (CID), record-level locking of records of the database is performed using the TID and CID to execute the transaction, and the plurality of transactions of the database are executed with each transaction manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Juchang Lee
  • Patent number: 8868512
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a column-oriented in-memory database structure may be established. The database structure may, for example, include a main store and a dictionary compressed delta store. Moreover, the delta store may comprise a value identifier vector and a delta dictionary associated with a column of the database. A transaction associated with the column may then be received and recorded within the delta store. According to some embodiments, entries associated with the transaction may be added to a value log of the value identifier vector and, independently, to a dictionary log of the delta dictionary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Frank Renkes, Joos-Hendrik Bose
  • Patent number: 8806422
    Abstract: Local dependency metadata can be collected from local metadata repositories of a plurality of development systems in a layered development system landscape, and a global where-used list that includes intra-layer and inter-layer dependencies between development entities in a layered development system landscape can be created, for example by aggregating the collected local dependency data. A usage metric quantifying how frequently each development entity is depended upon by other development entities in the layered development system landscape can be assigned to each development entity in the layered development system landscape. A measure of a relative effect of a change to one of the development entities on other development entities in the layered development system landscape can be promoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Frank Brunswig, Udo Klein, Michael Meyringer, Tim Gaiser, Holger Handel, Frank Renkes