Patents by Inventor Joji Saeki

Joji Saeki 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).

  • Publication number: 20230281197
    Abstract: A search apparatus includes: an array index storage in which an array index having attribute position information for specifying a position at which an attribute value is located is stored for each of one or more records out of records and for each of one or more attributes of each record; a condition accepting unit that accepts a search condition including an attribute identifier corresponding to an attribute value; a search unit that retrieves attribute position information corresponding to the attribute identifier included in the search condition, from the array index, and retrieves an attribute value corresponding to the attribute identifier included in the search condition, using the attribute position information, from a data source storage in which a data source including two or more records having two or more attribute values is stored; and a result output unit that outputs a search result including the attribute value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Joji SAEKI, Takuya SAEKI, Shinya SAEKI
  • Patent number: 11216486
    Abstract: A data retrieval apparatus includes a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a virtual database that analyzes a retrieval request input from a user terminal to generate a retrieval instruction, executes the generated retrieval instruction in the database to acquire two or more retrieved data, and integrates the acquired two or more retrieved data to prepare a retrieval result responding to the retrieval request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: INFORMEX, INC.
    Inventors: Joji Saeki, Takuya Saeki, Shinya Saeki
  • Publication number: 20210042324
    Abstract: A data retrieval apparatus includes a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a virtual database that analyzes a retrieval request input from a user terminal to generate a retrieval instruction, executes the generated retrieval instruction in the database to acquire two or more retrieved data, and integrates the acquired two or more retrieved data to prepare a retrieval result responding to the retrieval request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: INFORMEX, INC.
    Inventors: Joji SAEKI, Takuya SAEKI, Shinya SAEKI
  • Patent number: 10853387
    Abstract: A data retrieval apparatus includes a processor, a memory and a business intelligence circuit. The memory stores a data dictionary including presentation structure definition information for assisting input of a user terminal to issue a retrieval request compliant with a retrieval requirement, and retrieval request definition information for managing relevance between different retrieval requests. The business intelligence circuit assists input of the user terminal according to a presentation structure defined in the data dictionary to issue a retrieval request described according to the presentation structure, and outputs a retrieval result based on the retrieval request, the retrieval result being obtained from the databases, to the user terminal. The data retrieval apparatus associates retrieval results prepared in response to different retrieval requests with each other according to the retrieval request definition information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: INFORMEX, INC.
    Inventors: Joji Saeki, Takuya Saeki, Shinya Saeki
  • Publication number: 20180157683
    Abstract: A data retrieval apparatus includes a processor, a memory and a business intelligence circuit. The memory stores a data dictionary including presentation structure definition information for assisting input of a user terminal to issue a retrieval request compliant with a retrieval requirement, and retrieval request definition information for managing relevance between different retrieval requests. The business intelligence circuit assists input of the user terminal according to a presentation structure defined in the data dictionary to issue a retrieval request described according to the presentation structure, and outputs a retrieval result based on the retrieval request, the retrieval result being obtained from the databases, to the user terminal. The data retrieval apparatus associates retrieval results prepared in response to different retrieval requests with each other according to the retrieval request definition information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: INFORMEX, INC.
    Inventors: Joji SAEKI, Takuya SAEKI, Shinya SAEKI
  • Patent number: 9922054
    Abstract: To provide a data retrieval tool for analyzing data including inconsistency that is difficult to cope with in a single cube. This data retrieval tool is characterized in that data respectively obtained from a plurality of databases are integrated to prepare a plurality of retrieval results on the basis of different retrieval requests and a plurality of reports obtained from the plurality of retrieval results are automatically associated and manipulated, by integrating a function of a virtual database unit with a function of a business intelligence unit by means of integral software and controlling the integrated result with a single data dictionary capable of managing the associations between the different retrieval requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: INFORMEX, INC.
    Inventors: Joji Saeki, Takuya Saeki, Shinya Saeki
  • Publication number: 20170286454
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a data retrieval tool for analyzing data including inconsistency that is difficult to cope with in a single cube. [Solution] This data retrieval tool is characterized in that data respectively obtained from a plurality of databases are integrated to prepare a plurality of retrieval results on the basis of different retrieval requests and a plurality of reports obtained from the plurality of retrieval results are automatically associated and manipulated, by integrating a function of a virtual database unit with a function of a business intelligence unit by means of integral software and controlling the integrated result with a single data dictionary capable of managing the associations between the different retrieval requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: INFORMEX, INC.
    Inventors: Joji SAEKI, Takuya SAEKI, Shinya SAEKI
  • Patent number: 7165064
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage mediums for retrieving data are provided. A syntax analysis is performed of a retrieval request according to data definition information in a data dictionary so as to convert the retrieval request into a query statement executable by a database. The database comprises an unnormalized data structure that violates the first, second, or third normal condition. The data definition information is for converting the unnormalized data structure to a logically normalized data structure. The data dictionary comprises display tables and logical items. A display table comprises a plurality of display items. Each display item corresponds to a logical item. The query statement is executed relative to the database so as to obtain a retrieval result. The obtained retrieval result is edited according to the data definition information so as to generate a final retrieval result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Dynatrek, Inc.
    Inventor: Joji Saeki
  • Publication number: 20060206312
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage mediums for retrieving data are provided. A syntax analysis is performed of a retrieval request according to data definition information in a data dictionary so as to convert the retrieval request into a query statement executable by a database. The database comprises an unnormalized data structure that violates the first, second, or third normal condition. The data definition information is for converting the unnormalized data structure to a logically normalized data structure. The data dictionary comprises display tables and logical items. A display table comprises a plurality of display items. Each display item corresponds to a logical item. The query statement is executed relative to the database so as to obtain a retrieval result. The obtained retrieval result is edited according to the data definition information so as to generate a final retrieval result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventor: Joji Saeki
  • Patent number: 7016894
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage mediums for retrieving data are provided. A data definition information having at least one display item and at least one calculation item for representing an unnormalized data structure contained in a database as a logically normalized data structure is provided. A syntax analysis of a retrieval request from a user is performed according to the data definition information so as to convert the retrieval request into a query statement that is executable by the database. The query statement is executed relative to the database so as to obtain a retrieval result. The obtained retrieval result is edited according to the data definition information so as to generate a final retrieval result corresponding to the retrieval request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventor: Joji Saeki
  • Publication number: 20040039730
    Abstract: In a data retrieving apparatus, a data dictionary is constructed so as to include definition information concerning tables, items and calculation syntax for representing an unnormalized data structure as a logically normalized data structure. A retrieval request designation control section interactively accepts a retrieval request from a user according to the data dictionary. A retrieval request translation processing section translates the retrieval request to a query statement, which a database can execute, according to the data dictionary. The query statement is executed in a database retrieval processing section so that retrieval data is obtained. A data integration processing section integrates or aggregates the retrieval data according to the data dictionary so that final result data corresponding to the retrieval request is generated. A result data output processing section presents the final result data to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventor: Joji Saeki
  • Patent number: 6678674
    Abstract: In a data retrieving apparatus, a data dictionary is constructed so as to include definition information concerning tables, items and calculation syntax for representing an unnormalized data structure as a logically normalized data structure. A retrieval request designation control section interactively accepts a retrieval request from a user according to the data dictionary. A retrieval request translation processing section translates the retrieval request to a query statement, which a database can execute, according to the data dictionary. The query statement is executed in a database retrieval processing section so that retrieval data is obtained. A data integration processing section integrates or aggregates the retrieval data according to the data dictionary so that final result data corresponding to the retrieval request is generated. A result data output processing section presents the final result data to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Informex, Inc.
    Inventor: Joji Saeki