Patents by Inventor Jerry Jay Lewis

Jerry Jay Lewis 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 and system for improved access to non-relational databases
    Patent number: 6502088
    Abstract: The method and system of the present invention provides improved access to databases in a computer system. The present invention includes a plurality of data sources, the data sources including at least one non-relational data source; a server coupled to the plurality of data sources, the server capable of providing client access to the plurality of data sources; and a store place data access layer (SPDAL) coupled to the server and the at least one non-relational data source, the SPDAL providing relational features to the at least one non-relational data source. In the preferred embodiment, the relational features provided include a two-phase commit process; a process for performing Structured Query Language (SQL) operations from within a single application; a referential integrity process; and a process for providing indices for non-relational data source files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly Lynn Gajda, Bradley Allan Hess, Julie Anne Hill Kemp, Jerry Jay Lewis, Robert Tod Thorpe
  • Method and system for improved access to non-relational databases
    Publication number: 20010056428
    Abstract: The method and system of the present invention provides improved access to databases in a computer system. The present invention includes a plurality of data sources, the data sources including at least one non-relational data source; a server coupled to the plurality of data sources, the server capable of providing client access to the plurality of data sources; and a store place data access layer (SPDAL) coupled to the server and the at least one non-relational data source, the SPDAL providing relational features to the at least one non-relational data source. In the preferred embodiment, the relational features provided include a two-phase commit process; a process for performing Structured Query Language (SQL) operations from within a single application; a referential integrity process; and a process for providing indices for non-relational data source files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Kimberly Lynn Gajda, Bradley Allan Hess, Julie Anne Hill Kemp, Jerry Jay Lewis, Robert Tod Thorpe