Patents by Inventor Jay H. Edson

Jay H. Edson 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).

  • Query processor for parallel processing in homogenous and heterogenous databases
    Patent number: 5590319
    Abstract: A query processor for parallel processing translates an input query which references data stored in one or more homogenous or heterogenous databases into a plurality of parallel output queries each of which is directed to a single one of the databases or a partition thereof. A runner combines the results of each of the output queries and integrates them into a single coherent answer set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Information Builders, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald D. Cohen, Ralph L. Stout, Jay H. Edson