Patents by Inventor Geraldine E. Archer

Geraldine E. Archer 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 apparatus for data exploration
    Patent number: 8244728
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for data exploration in a data processing system. An apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an analyzing component for analyzing a data model to identify a first and a second data entity and a relationship between the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a first and second atom data entity associated with the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a link data entity associated with the relationship between the first and second data entity; and an assignor component for assigning a behavior to one of the atom data entities or the link data entity, wherein the atom data entity exhibits a behavior associated with the link data entity and wherein the link data entity exhibits a behavior associated with one of the atom data entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geraldine E. Archer, Richard A. Hopkins, Kevin H. Jenkins, Philip D. Tetlow, Christopher C. Winter
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA EXPLORATION
    Publication number: 20080313200
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for data exploration in a data processing system. An apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an analyzing component for analyzing a data model to identify a first and a second data entity and a relationship between the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a first and second atom data entity associated with the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a link data entity associated with the relationship between the first and second data entity; and an assignor component for assigning a behavior to one of the atom data entities or the link data entity, wherein the atom data entity exhibits a behavior associated with the link data entity and wherein the link data entity exhibits a behavior associated with one of the atom data entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Geraldine E. Archer, Richard A. Hopkins, Kevin H. Jenkins, Philip D. Tetlow, Christopher C. Winter