Patents by Inventor James Ivan McAvoy

James Ivan McAvoy 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 of presenting lineage diagrams representing query plans
    Patent number: 7734619
    Abstract: A diagram manager has a diagram handler and a lineage handler. The diagram handler presents to a user a diagram representing relations between query subjects in a metadata model. The lineage handler changes presentation of a selected query subject to show one or more corresponding query subjects that are represented by the selected query subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ralf Vierich, James Ivan McAvoy, Charles Mike Potter