Patents by Inventor Joyce H. Lau

Joyce H. Lau 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 automatically generating database queries
    Patent number: 8019750
    Abstract: A method of tuning a database query includes selecting a database query, parsing the selected database query to determine relationships between portions of the selected database query, selecting an optimization mode from a plurality of available optimization modes, tuning the selected database query by modifying, at least one portion of the selected database query based on the determined relationships and the selected optimization mode and displaying the modified database query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Kosciusko, Sreekumar Menon, Hung-Vuong Vo, John K. Vincent, Thomas K. Werling, Joyce H. Lau