Patents by Inventor Jennifer L Beckmann

Jennifer L Beckmann 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).

  • System and method for storing text annotations with associated type information in a structured data store
    Patent number: 8103705
    Abstract: A text annotation structured storage system stores text annotations with associated type information in a structured data store. The present system persists or stores annotations in a structured data store in an indexable and queryable format. Exemplary structured data stores comprise XML databases and relational databases. The system exploits type information in a type system to develop corresponding schemas in a structured data model. The system comprises techniques for mapping annotations to an XML data model and a relational data model. The system captures various features of the type system, such as complex types and inheritance, in the schema for the persistent store. In particular, the repository provides support for path navigation over the hierarchical type system starting at any type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Krishna Prasad Chitrapura, Rahul Gupta, Rajasekar Krishnamurthy, Sriram Raghavan, Shivakumar Vaithyanathan, Huaiyu Zhu, Jennifer L. Beckmann
  • Method for storing text annotations with associated type information in a structured data store
    Patent number: 7487174
    Abstract: A text annotation structured storage method stores text annotations with associated type information in a structured data store. The present system persists or stores annotations in a structured data store in an indexable and queryable format. Exemplary structured data stores comprise XML databases and relational databases. The method exploits type information in a type system to develop corresponding schemas in a structured data model. The method comprises techniques for mapping annotations to an XML data model and a relational data model. The method captures various features of the type system, such as complex types and inheritance, in the schema for the persistent store. In particular, the repository provides support for path navigation over the hierarchical type system starting at any type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Krishna Prasad Chitrapura, Rahul Gupta, Rajasekar Krishnamurthy, Sriram Raghavan, Shivakumar Vaithyanathan, Huaiyu Zhu, Jennifer L Beckmann