Patents by Inventor Kevin D. Bair

Kevin D. Bair 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).

  • Patent number: 7529750
    Abstract: A method for accessing information on a network is disclosed. The network comprises a first system and a second system. The method comprises allowing the first system to submit a query to the second system, processing the query with the second system, wherein the second system utilizes information not residing on the second system to process the query and utilizing the second system to return a result of the processed query to the first system. Through the use of the method in accordance with the present invention, the more traditional function of the server database, which is a data storage and access facility, is decoupled from the database engine. Consequently, the server system only acts on data that it is provided access to via a system that is connected to the server system. Accordingly, no information concerning the database (i.e. data or metadata) exists on the server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin D. Bair
  • Publication number: 20020073083
    Abstract: A method and system for accessing information on a network is disclosed. The network comprises a first system and a second system. The method and system comprise allowing the first system to submit a query to the second system, processing the query with the second system, wherein the second system utilizes information not residing on the second system to process the query and utilizing the second system to return a result of the processed query to the first system. Through the use of the method and system in accordance with the present invention, the more traditional function of the server database, which is a data storage and access facility, is decoupled from the database engine. Consequently, the server system only acts on data that it is provided access to via a system that is connected to the server system. Accordingly, no information concerning the database (i.e. data or metadata) exists on the server system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventor: Kevin D. Bair