Patents by Inventor Kevin James Viggers

Kevin James Viggers 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: 8370327
    Abstract: A “Book of Business” (or Book) is a set of business domain data of one or more book types. This set of data is identified by a “driving condition” or quality. A driving condition typically arises from a business practice, and may be further qualified by local conditions. Accordingly, data may be organized based on local activities or conditions that may not be explicitly stored in a database. In one embodiment, a method for querying the database includes identifying data in a database. The data is organized into one or more segments. A book of business associated with a segment in the one or more segments is then generated. The book of business includes a set of references to the data organized into the segment. A query plan may be determined based on the book of business. A set of results may then be generated based on the query plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Manson, Colin Toal, Wei Luo, Chitra Mitra, Julie Choi Adams, Adam Edmonds, Kevin James Viggers
  • Publication number: 20120191700
    Abstract: A “Book of Business” (or Book) is a set of business domain data of one or more book types. This set of data is identified by a “driving condition” or quality. A driving condition typically arises from a business practice, and may be further qualified by local conditions. Accordingly, data may be organized based on local activities or conditions that may not be explicitly stored in a database. In one embodiment, a method for querying the database includes identifying data in a database. The data is organized into one or more segments. A book of business associated with a segment in the one or more segments is then generated. The book of business includes a set of references to the data organized into the segment. A query plan may be determined based on the book of business. A set of results may then be generated based on the query plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Manson, Colin Toal, Wei Luo, Chitra Mitra, Julie Choi Adams, Adam Edmonds, Kevin James Viggers
  • Patent number: 8171017
    Abstract: A “Book of Business” (or Book) is a set of business domain data of one or more book types. This set of data is identified by a “driving condition” or quality. A driving condition typically arises from a business practice, and may be further qualified by local conditions. Accordingly, data may be organized based on local activities or conditions that may not be explicitly stored in a database. In one embodiment, a method for querying the database includes identifying data in a database. The data is organized into one or more segments. A book of business associated with a segment in the one or more segments is then generated. The book of business includes a set of references to the data organized into the segment. A query plan may be determined based on the book of business. A set of results may then be generated based on the query plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Manson, Colin Toal, Wei Luo, Chitra Mitra, Julie Choi Adams, Adam Edmonds, Kevin James Viggers
  • Publication number: 20090132479
    Abstract: A “Book of Business” (or Book) is a set of business domain data of one or more book types. This set of data is identified by a “driving condition” or quality. A driving condition typically arises from a business practice, and may be further qualified by local conditions. Accordingly, data may be organized based on local activities or conditions that may not be explicitly stored in a database. In one embodiment, a method for querying the database includes identifying data in a database. The data is organized into one or more segments. A book of business associated with a segment in the one or more segments is then generated. The book of business includes a set of references to the data organized into the segment. A query plan may be determined based on the book of business. A set of results may then be generated based on the query plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Manson, Colin Toal, Wei Luo, Chitra Mitra, Julie Choi Adams, Adam Edmonds, Kevin James Viggers