Patents by Inventor John S. Poelman

John S. Poelman 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).

  • Efficiently updating a key table during outline restructure of a multi-dimensional database
    Patent number: 6629102
    Abstract: A technique for efficiently updating a key table during outline restructure of a multi-dimensional database. A command is executed in a computer to perform a database operation on a relational database stored on a data store connected to the computer. It is determined that a multi-dimensional database has been restructured. Then, a key table of the relational database is rebuilt to correspond to the restructured multidimensional database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Malloy, John S. Poelman, Craig R. Tomlyn