Patents by Inventor Kevin Alan Schaeffer

Kevin Alan Schaeffer 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).

  • Systems and methods for optimizing queries
    Patent number: 11120021
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a query that includes at least one operation for aggregating data stored in one or more database tables. A determination is made that at least a portion of the data being aggregated by the operation has been pre-computed. The query is optimized so that the operation uses the pre-computed data when executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Alan Schaeffer, Wojciech Galuba
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING QUERIES
    Publication number: 20180196850
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a query that includes at least one operation for aggregating data stored in one or more database tables. A determination is made that at least a portion of the data being aggregated by the operation has been pre-computed. The query is optimized so that the operation uses the pre-computed data when executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Alan Schaeffer, Wojciech Galuba