Patents by Inventor Gerhard L. Hill
Gerhard L. Hill 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).
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Patent number: 10558654Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for using DeltaIterators in a database. One computer-implemented method includes, for each of multiple delta parts of a database that store values of an attribute of a table: identifying, by operation of a computer system, a set of values of the attribute stored in the delta part of the database, and identifying a current value in the set of values; identifying, a first critical value among the multiple current values, wherein the first critical value is a current value of a first set of values of the attribute stored in a first delta part of the database; outputting the first critical value; identifying a next value in first set of values; identifying a second critical value among the next value and the multiple current values except the first critical value; and outputting the second critical value.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: SAP SEInventor: Gerhard L. Hill
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Patent number: 9672249Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for performing JOIN value comparisons. One computer-implemented method includes converting, by operation of a computer system, a first value of a first data type into a second value of a second data type, wherein the first value is a value of a first attribute of a first table; converting, by operation of a computer system, the second value of the second data type into a third value of a third data type; converting, by operation of a computer system, a fourth value of the third data type into a fifth value of the second data type, wherein the fourth value is a value of a second attribute of a second table; converting, by operation of a computer system, the fifth value of the second data type into a sixth value of the first data type; and performing JOIN operations of the first table and the second table in response to determining that the first value equals the sixth value, and the fourth value equals the third value.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: SAP SEInventor: Gerhard L. Hill
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Publication number: 20160171049Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for performing JOIN value comparisons. One computer-implemented method includes converting, by operation of a computer system, a first value of a first data type into a second value of a second data type, wherein the first value is a value of a first attribute of a first table; converting, by operation of a computer system, the second value of the second data type into a third value of a third data type; converting, by operation of a computer system, a fourth value of the third data type into a fifth value of the second data type, wherein the fourth value is a value of a second attribute of a second table; converting, by operation of a computer system, the fifth value of the second data type into a sixth value of the first data type; and performing JOIN operations of the first table and the second table in response to determining that the first value equals the sixth value, and the fourth value equals the third value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventor: Gerhard L. Hill
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Publication number: 20160162541Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for using DeltaIterators in a database. One computer-implemented method includes, for each of multiple delta parts of a database that store values of an attribute of a table: identifying, by operation of a computer system, a set of values of the attribute stored in the delta part of the database, and identifying a current value in the set of values; identifying, a first critical value among the multiple current values, wherein the first critical value is a current value of a first set of values of the attribute stored in a first delta part of the database; outputting the first critical value; identifying a next value in first set of values; identifying a second critical value among the next value and the multiple current values except the first critical value; and outputting the second critical value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventor: Gerhard L. Hill
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Patent number: 8478793Abstract: A system and method for executing semijoin reductions on outer join operations are presented. Tuple lists are created based on a query. A sequence of semijoin reduction steps are performed, where each semijoin reduction step either switches one tuple list, or reduces all tuple lists at one relation. Virtual connector pairs are inserted into the tuple lists, and then all tuple lists are centralized at a common host. The join results are assembled at the common host, and negative row IDs are substituted. From the join result, the query result is retrieved by projecting to the requested attributes.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Gerhard L. Hill, Thomas Peh, Jane Hartmann
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Patent number: 8271478Abstract: Systems and methods for using optimization techniques to construct a nearly optimal execution plan for an outer join query are disclosed. A query graph of the outer join query is constructed, by computing for each node the set of nodes influencing it, for each target node the set of its needed reducers, and predetermining the effects of all admissible moves in all possible sequences. The directed graph of all admissible move sequences is formed. An optimization process includes dynamically generating good estimations for the target distance of a search state. Some heuristics are disclosed for providing start solutions for the optimization process.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Gerhard L. Hill, Thomas Peh
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Publication number: 20110173237Abstract: A system and method for executing semijoin reductions on outer join operations are presented. Tuple lists are created based on a query. A sequence of semijoin reduction steps are performed, where each semijoin reduction step either switches one tuple list, or reduces all tuple lists at one relation. Virtual connector pairs are inserted into the tuple lists, and then all tuple lists are centralized at a common host. The join results are assembled at the common host, and negative row IDs are substituted. From the join result, the query result is retrieved by projecting to the requested attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventors: Gerhard L. Hill, Thomas Peh, Jane Hartmann
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Patent number: 7941423Abstract: A system and method for executing semijoin reductions on outer join operations are presented. Tuple lists are created based on a query. A sequence of semijoin reduction steps are performed, where each semijoin reduction step either switches one tuple list, or reduces all tuple lists at one relation. Virtual connector pairs are inserted into the tuple lists, and then all tuple lists are centralized at a common host. The join results are assembled at the common host, and negative row IDs are substituted. From the join result, the query result is retrieved by projecting to the requested attributes.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Gerhard L. Hill, Thomas Peh, Jane Hartmann
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Publication number: 20100145930Abstract: A system and method for executing semijoin reductions on outer join operations are presented. Tuple lists are created based on a query. A sequence of semijoin reduction steps are performed, where each semijoin reduction step either switches one tuple list, or reduces all tuple lists at one relation. Virtual connector pairs are inserted into the tuple lists, and then all tuple lists are centralized at a common host. The join results are assembled at the common host, and negative row IDs are substituted. From the join result, the query result is retrieved by projecting to the requested attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Gerhard L. Hill, Thomas Peh, Jane Hartmann
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Patent number: 7693821Abstract: A system and method for executing semijoin reductions on outer join operations are presented. Tuple lists are created based on a query. A sequence of semijoin reduction steps are performed, where each semijoin reduction step either switches one tuple list, or reduces all tuple lists at one relation. Virtual connector pairs are inserted into the tuple lists, and then all tuple lists are centralized at a common host. The join results are assembled at the common host, and negative row IDs are substituted. From the join result, the query result is retrieved by projecting to the requested attributes.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Gerhard L. Hill, Thomas Peh, Jane Hartmann
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Publication number: 20080027904Abstract: Systems and methods for using optimization techniques to construct a nearly optimal execution plan for an outer join query are disclosed. A query graph of the outer join query is constructed, by computing for each node the set of nodes influencing it, for each target node the set of its needed reducers, and predetermining the effects of all admissible moves in all possible sequences. The directed graph of all admissible move sequences is formed. An optimization process includes dynamically generating good estimations for the target distance of a search state. Some heuristics are disclosed for providing start solutions for the optimization process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Gerhard L. Hill, Thomas Peh
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Publication number: 20080027903Abstract: A system and method for executing semijoin reductions on outer join operations are presented. Tuple lists are created based on a query. A sequence of semijoin reduction steps are performed, where each semijoin reduction step either switches one tuple list, or reduces all tuple lists at one relation. Virtual connector pairs are inserted into the tuple lists, and then all tuple lists are centralized at a common host. The join results are assembled at the common host, and negative row IDs are substituted. From the join result, the query result is retrieved by projecting to the requested attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Gerhard L. Hill, Thomas Peh, Jane Hartmann