Patents by Inventor Istvan Cseri

Istvan Cseri 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: 11157486
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for executing a task on database data in response to a trigger event are disclosed. A method includes executing a transaction on a table comprising database data, wherein executing the transaction comprises generating a new table version. The method includes, in response to the transaction being fully executed, generating a change tracking entry comprising an indication of one or more modifications made to the table by the transaction and storing the change tracking entry in a change tracking stream. The method includes executing a task on the new table version in response to a trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Torsten Grabs, Benoit Dageville
  • Publication number: 20210326325
    Abstract: A database platform can track changes using a stream that records changes made by database transactions. Streams on views can be implemented by applying a stream to source data, and applying the view to the streamed data. Users of the database platform can query the stream on the view to review recent changes to the view, such as changes made since the last database transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Dinesh Chandrakant Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20210326324
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for generating a transactional change tracking summary for a database. A method includes executing a transaction on a table of a database, wherein the table includes a micro-partition and the transaction is executed on the micro-partition. The method includes, in response to the transaction being fully executed, generating a change tracking entry comprising an indication of one or modifications made to the table by the transaction. The method includes storing the change tracking entry in a change tracking stream, wherein the change tracking stream includes one or more sequential change tracking entries that each correspond to a different transaction that is fully executed on the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Subramanian Muralidhar, Istvan Cseri, Torsten Grabs, Benoit Dageville
  • Publication number: 20210318994
    Abstract: The subject technology determines, using a stream object provided by a network-based database system separate from an external system, a set of offsets of each shard of a set of shards, the set of offsets being determined by executing a user defined function (UDF) included in the stream object, the stream object and the UDF being implemented in a particular programming language different than a database query language. The subject technology identifies an operation to perform on the set of shards. The subject technology, based on the set of shards and the set of offsets, performs, using the UDF included in the stream object, the operation on an external data source hosted by the external system. The subject technology increments a property indicating a different version of the stream object after performing the operation on the external data source, the property being included in the stream object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Tyler Jones, Dinesh Chandrakant Kulkarni, Igor Zinkovsky
  • Patent number: 11138190
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for generating a materialized view over an external table. A method includes connecting a database platform to an external table such that the database platform has read access for the external table and does not have write access for the external table. The method includes generating, by the database platform, a materialized view over the external table. The method includes receiving a notification that a modification has been made to the external table, the modification comprising one or more of an addition of a file, a deletion of a file, or an update to a file in a source location for the external table. The method includes, in response to the external table being modified, refreshing the materialized view such that the materialized view comprises an accurate representation of the external table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Subramanian Muralidhar, Benoit Dageville, Thierry Cruanes, Nileema Shingte, Saurin Shah, Torsten Grabs, Istvan Cseri
  • Patent number: 11138192
    Abstract: A query referencing an external table function provided by a remote software component is received. Requests to execute the external table function on input data are sent to a proxy service. A first request includes a batch of input rows from the input data. A first response to the first request received from the proxy service includes a first portion of result data and a pagination token. The pagination token indicates that at least a second portion of the result data corresponding to the first batch of input rows is to be obtained from the remote software component. Based on the pagination token, a second request is sent to obtain the second portion of the result data. One or more responses are received from the proxy service that comprise at least the second portion of the result data. The result data is processed according to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Srilakshmi Chintala, Istvan Cseri, Albert L. Hu, Isaac Kunen, Nitya Kumar Sharma, Igor Zinkovsky
  • Patent number: 11132243
    Abstract: A query referencing a function associated with a remote software component is received by a network-based data warehouse system. Temporary security credentials corresponding to a role at a cloud computing service platform are obtained. The role has permission to send calls to a web endpoint corresponding to the remote software component. A request comprising input data and electronically signed using the temporary security credentials is sent to a web Application Programming Interface (API) management system of the cloud computing service platform. The request, when received by the web API management system, causes the web API management system to invoke external functionality provided by the remote software component at the web endpoint with respect to the input data. A response comprising a result of invoking the external functionality is received from the web API management system, and the result data is processed according to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Isaac Kunen, Igor Zinkovsky
  • Patent number: 11126484
    Abstract: A query referencing a function associated with a remote software component is received by a network-based data warehouse system. Temporary security credentials corresponding to a role at a cloud computing service platform are obtained. The role has permission to send calls to a web endpoint corresponding to the remote software component. A request comprising input data and electronically signed using the temporary security credentials is sent to a web Application Programming Interface (API) management system of the cloud computing service platform. The request, when received by the web API management system, causes the web API management system to invoke external functionality provided by the remote software component at the web endpoint with respect to the input data. A response comprising a result of invoking the external functionality is received from the web API management system, and the result data is processed according to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Isaac Kunen, Igor Zinkovsky
  • Publication number: 20210279209
    Abstract: The subject technology receives an operation to perform on an external data source accessible via a network, the external data source being hosted by an external system separate from a network-based database system. The subject technology determines a set of shards corresponding to the external data source. The subject technology determines a set of offsets of each shard of the set of shards. The subject technology, based on the set of shards and the set of offsets, performs the operation on the external data source. The subject technology provides an indication that the operation is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Tyler Jones
  • Patent number: 11106661
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for tracking a series of changes to database data are disclosed. A method includes executing a transaction to modify data in a micro-partition of a table of a database by generating a new micro-partition that embodies the transaction. The method includes associating transaction data with the new micro-partition, wherein the transaction data comprises a timestamp when the transaction was fully executed, and further includes associating modification data with the new micro-partition that comprises an indication of one or more rows of the table that were modified by the transaction. The method includes joining the transaction data with the modification data to generate joined data and querying the joined data to determine a listing of intermediate modifications made to the table between a first timestamp and a second timestamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Torsten Grabs, Istvan Cseri, Benoit Dageville
  • Patent number: 11106658
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for executing a task on database data in response to a trigger event are disclosed. A method includes executing a transaction on a table comprising database data, wherein executing the transaction comprises generating a new table version. The method includes, in response to the transaction being fully executed, generating a change tracking entry comprising an indication of one or more modifications made to the table by the transaction and storing the change tracking entry in a change tracking stream. The method includes executing a task on the new table version in response to a trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Torsten Grabs, Benoit Dageville
  • Patent number: 11100111
    Abstract: A streaming ingest platform can improve latency and expense issues related to uploading data into a cloud data system. The streaming ingest platform can organize the data to be ingested into per-table chunks and per-account blobs. This data may be committed and may be made available for query processing before it is ingested into the target source tables. This significantly improves latency issues. The streaming ingest platform can also accommodate uploading data from various sources with different processing and communication capabilities, such as Internet of Things (IOT) devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Arthur Akidau, Istvan Cseri, Tyler Jones, Daniel E. Sotolongo, Zhuo Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210248127
    Abstract: The subject technology executes a change on an existing micro-partition of a table, the executing of the change comprising generating a new micro-partition that embodies the change and deleting the existing micro-partition. The subject technology receives a request for a delta for the table between a first timestamp and a second timestamp. The subject technology responsively determines the delta based on a table history, the delta including information indicating at least one operation that was performed to at least one row of a set of rows of the table, without including information as to intermediate changes made to at least one row of the set of rows of the table between the first timestamp and the second timestamp, that facilitates a reduction in storage of historical versions of the set of rows of the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Torsten Grabs, Benoit Dageville
  • Patent number: 11086841
    Abstract: A database platform can track changes using a stream that records changes made by database transactions. Streams on views can be implemented by applying a stream to source data, and applying the view to the streamed data. Users of the database platform can query the stream on the view to review recent changes to the view, such as changes made since the last database transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Dinesh Chandrakant Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11086840
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for generating a transactional change tracking summary for a database. A method includes executing a transaction on a table of a database, wherein the table includes a micro-partition and the transaction is executed on the micro-partition. The method includes, in response to the transaction being fully executed, generating a change tracking entry comprising an indication of one or modifications made to the table by the transaction. The method includes storing the change tracking entry in a change tracking stream, wherein the change tracking stream includes one or more sequential change tracking entries that each correspond to a different transaction that is fully executed on the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Subramanian Muralidhar, Istvan Cseri, Torsten Grabs, Benoit Dageville
  • Publication number: 20210240557
    Abstract: A query referencing a function associated with a remote software component is received by a network-based data warehouse system. Temporary security credentials corresponding to a role at a cloud computing service platform are obtained. The role has permission to send calls to a web endpoint corresponding to the remote software component. A request comprising input data and electronically signed using the temporary security credentials is sent to a web Application Programming Interface (API) management system of the cloud computing service platform. The request, when received by the web API management system, causes the web API management system to invoke external functionality provided by the remote software component at the web endpoint with respect to the input data. A response comprising a result of invoking the external functionality is received from the web API management system, and the result data is processed according to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Isaac Kunen, Igor Zinkovsky
  • Publication number: 20210240690
    Abstract: A database platform can track changes using a stream that records changes made by database transactions. Streams on views can be implemented by applying a stream to source data, and applying the view to the streamed data. Users of the database platform can query the stream on the view to review recent changes to the view, such as changes made since the last database transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Dinesh Chandrakant Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11080257
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for storing database data in journal tables comprising a snapshot and a log table. A method includes defining a journal table comprising a snapshot and a log table, the snapshot comprising an up-to-date representation of data in the journal table at a point in time. The method includes assigning a timestamp to the snapshot indicating when the snapshot was generated. The method includes receiving a request to execute a transaction on the journal table to modify the data in the journal table, the transaction comprising one or more of an insert, a delete, an update, or a merge. The method includes inserting a new row into the log table in lieu of executing the transaction on the snapshot of the journal table, the new row comprising an indication of a change requested to be made to the journal table based on the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Istvan Cseri, Torsten Grabs, Thierry Cruanes, Subramanian Muralidhar, Benoit Dageville
  • Publication number: 20210216541
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for automated maintenance of external tables in database systems are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a database platform, read access to content in an external data storage platform that is separate from the database platform. The method includes defining an external table based on the content in the external data storage platform. The method includes connecting the database platform to the external table such that the database platform has read access for the external table and does not have write access for the external table. The method includes generating metadata for the external table, the metadata comprising information about data stored in the external table. The method includes receiving a notification that a modification has been made to the content in the external data storage platform, the modification comprising one or more of an addition of a file, a deletion of a file, or an update to a file in a source location for the external table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Subramanian Muralidhar, Benoit Dageville, Thierry Cruanes, Nileema Shingte, Saurin Shah, Torsten Grabs, Istvan Cseri
  • Publication number: 20210216535
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for tracking a series of changes to database data are disclosed. A method includes executing a transaction to modify data in a micro-partition of a table of a database by generating a new micro-partition that embodies the transaction. The method includes associating transaction data with the new micro-partition, wherein the transaction data comprises a timestamp when the transaction was fully executed, and further includes associating modification data with the new micro-partition that comprises an indication of one or more rows of the table that were modified by the transaction. The method includes joining the transaction data with the modification data to generate joined data and querying the joined data to determine a listing of intermediate modifications made to the table between a first timestamp and a second timestamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Torsten Grabs, Istvan Cseri, Benoit Dageville