Patents by Inventor Keith Alan Caceres

Keith Alan Caceres 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).

  • Query predicate generator to construct a database query predicate from received query conditions
    Patent number: 8229940
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for a query predicate generator to construct a database query predicate from received query conditions. A plurality of query conditions are received, wherein each query condition includes a comparison operator and a comparison value for a database attribute, and wherein the comparison operator is capable of comprising matching and non-matching operators. The query conditions are processed to determine at least one logical operator to include between the query conditions. A database query predicate is generated to use in a database query to apply against the database comprising the received query conditions chained using the determined logical operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bradley Allen, Barry Mark Caceres, Keith Alan Caceres
  • QUERY PREDICATE GENERATOR TO CONSTRUCT A DATABASE QUERY PREDICATE FROM RECEIVED QUERY CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20090024593
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for a query predicate generator to construct a database query predicate from received query conditions. A plurality of query conditions are received, wherein each query condition includes a comparison operator and a comparison value for a database attribute, and wherein the comparison operator is capable of comprising matching and non-matching operators. The query conditions are processed to determine at least one logical operator to include between the query conditions. A database query predicate is generated to use in a database query to apply against the database comprising the received query conditions chained using the determined logical operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Bradley ALLEN, Barry Mark CACERES, Keith Alan CACERES