Patents by Inventor Hugh J. Smith

Hugh J. Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 9633120
    Abstract: Continuously blocking query result data for a remote query is provided. Included is: creating a first connection, using a communications network, between a database server and a client. At least one secondary connection is created, using the communications network, between the database server and the client, based on the database server supporting a continuous block fetch protocol. Using the at least one secondary connection, the database server receives at least one cursor-based fetch query. The database server generates continuous blocks of result data, based on the received at least one cursor-based fetch query and sends to the client, using the at least one secondary connection, the continuous blocks of result data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret A. Dong, Shivram Ganduri, James W. Pickel, Hugh J. Smith
  • Patent number: 9626444
    Abstract: Continuously blocking query result data for a remote query is provided. Included is: creating a first connection, using a communications network, between a database server and a client. At least one secondary connection is created, using the communications network, between the database server and the client, based on the database server supporting a continuous block fetch protocol. Using the at least one secondary connection, the database server receives at least one cursor-based fetch query. The database server generates continuous blocks of result data, based on the received at least one cursor-based fetch query and sends to the client, using the at least one secondary connection, the continuous blocks of result data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret A. Dong, Shivram Ganduri, James W. Pickel, Hugh J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160232251
    Abstract: Continuously blocking query result data for a remote query is provided. Included is: creating a first connection, using a communications network, between a database server and a client. At least one secondary connection is created, using the communications network, between the database server and the client, based on the database server supporting a continuous block fetch protocol. Using the at least one secondary connection, the database server receives at least one cursor-based fetch query. The database server generates continuous blocks of result data, based on the received at least one cursor-based fetch query and sends to the client, using the at least one secondary connection, the continuous blocks of result data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Margaret A. Dong, Shivram Ganduri, James W. Pickel, Hugh J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20150213124
    Abstract: Continuously blocking query result data for a remote query is provided. Included is: creating a first connection, using a communications network, between a database server and a client. At least one secondary connection is created, using the communications network, between the database server and the client, based on the database server supporting a continuous block fetch protocol. Using the at least one secondary connection, the database server receives at least one cursor-based fetch query. The database server generates continuous blocks of result data, based on the received at least one cursor-based fetch query and sends to the client, using the at least one secondary connection, the continuous blocks of result data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret A. Dong, Shivram Ganduri, James W. Pickel, Hugh J. Smith
  • Patent number: 7672954
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a plurality of server systems. In one implementation, the method includes configuring the plurality of server systems as a first database having a group name and a group port, and configuring a subset of the plurality of server systems as a second database having a subset name and a subset port. The first database is accessible by a client application via the group name and the group port for storage of data in the first database, and the second database is accessible by a client application via the subset name and the subset group for storage of data in the second database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian K. Howell, James W. Pickel, Hugh J. Smith
  • Patent number: 7299231
    Abstract: A method and system of subsetting a group of server systems configures a server system with a group name and a group port, and with at least one subset name and subset port. The server system, when activated, reads its configuration and registers with a system routing entity as being part of the group name and the group port, and as being part of the subset name and the subset port. In this manner, server systems can be targeted via its subset name and subset port, while also accessible via the common name and port for the group. If the group includes a workload balancer, the server system also registers with the workload balancer using the group name and the subset name, such that workload balancing is provided for the subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian K. Howell, James W. Pickel, Hugh J. Smith