Patents by Inventor Khalid Zaman Bijon

Khalid Zaman Bijon 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).

  • Publication number: 20240119056
    Abstract: A method of implementing object tagging framework starts with the processor receiving a tag creation command including a tag name. In response to the tag creation command, the processor creates a current tag. The processor then receives an association command, the tag name and a source object identifier. The processor determines a source object associated with the source object identifier. The source object includes a tag value. The processor associates the current tag with the source object. The processor receives a replication command including the source object and a target object. The processor causes replication of the source object to the target object that comprises replicating the current tag with the tag name and the tag value in the source object to the target object. Other embodiments are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Artin Avanes, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Yujie Li, Zheng Mi, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz
  • Publication number: 20240095393
    Abstract: Row-level security (RLS) may provide fine-grained access control based on flexible, user-defined access policies to databases, tables, objects, and other data structures. A RLS policy may be an entity or object that defines rules for row access. A RLS policy may be decoupled or independent from any specific table. This allows more robust and flexible control. A RLS policy may then be attached to one or more tables. The RLS policy may include a Boolean-valued expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Artin Avanes, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Zheng Mi, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Jian Xu
  • Patent number: 11934543
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating transient object references are provided. The systems and methods perform operations including establishing a session between a first entity and a second entity. The operations include identifying an object that the first entity is authorized to access according to a first set of access privileges. The operations include generating a reference associated with the object. The operations include temporarily authorizing the second entity to access the object using the reference according to a second set of access privileges, the second set of access privileges being derived from the first set of access privileges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Wenjun Bi, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Damien Carru, Thierry Cruanes, Simon Holm Jensen, Daniel N. Meredith, Subramanian Muralidhar, Eric Robinson, David Schultz, Zixi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11928157
    Abstract: A constraint system enforces projection constraints on data values stored in specified columns of a shared dataset when queries are received by a database system. A projection constraint identifies that the data in a column may be restricted from being projected (e.g., presented, read, outputted) in an output to a received query, while allowing specified operations to be performed on the data and a corresponding output to be provided. For example, the projection constraint may indicate a context for a query that triggers the constraint, such as based on the user that submitted the query. Enforcing projection constraints on queries received at the database system allows for data to be shared and used anonymously by entities to perform various operations without the need to tokenize the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Khalid Zaman Bijon, Thierry Cruanes, Simon Holm Jensen, Allison Waingold Lee, Daniel N. Meredith, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Zixi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11928108
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure address systems, methods, and devices for tracking object dependencies in a cloud database system. An object dependency created between a referencing object and a referenced object is detected. Based on detecting the object dependency, a dependency record is generated. The dependency record includes dependency information describing the object dependency between the reference object and the referenced object. The dependency record is stored in a database of dependency records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Raja Suresh Krishna Balakrishnan, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20240064210
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a streamlined process for performing operations, such as data sharing and data replication, using multiple accounts. A global identity (also referred to as an organization user) may be employed, where the global identity may have access to multiple accounts across the same or different deployments. The global identity may switch between accounts from its login session and perform various tasks in the context of different accounts without undergoing further authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Khalid Zaman Bijon, Damien Carru, Christopher Peter Child, Eric Karlson, Zheng Mi
  • Patent number: 11886441
    Abstract: A method of implementing object tagging framework starts with the processor receiving a tag creation command including a tag name. In response to the tag creation command, the processor creates a current tag. The processor then receives an association command, the tag name and a source object identifier. The processor determines a source object associated with the source object identifier. The source object includes a tag value. The processor associates the current tag with the source object. The processor receives a replication command including the source object and a target object. The processor causes replication of the source object to the target object that comprises replicating the current tag with the tag name and the tag value in the source object to the target object. Other embodiments are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Artin Avanes, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Yujie Li, Zheng Mi, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz
  • Patent number: 11880491
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for tag-based application of a masking policy, which can be used in connection with a data platform. In particular, various embodiments enable enforcement of one or more masking policies against an entity (e.g., object) of a data platform, such as a database, a table, a row, or a column, based on one or more tags associated with the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Raja Suresh Krishna Balakrishnan, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz
  • Patent number: 11868502
    Abstract: Row-level security (RLS) may provide fine-grained access control based on flexible, user-defined access policies to databases, tables, objects, and other data structures. A RLS policy may be an entity or object that defines rules for row access. A RLS policy may be decoupled or independent from any specific table. This allows more robust and flexible control. A RLS policy may then be attached to one or more tables. The RLS policy may include a Boolean-valued expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Artin Avanes, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Zheng Mi, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20230409639
    Abstract: A system for enforcing projection constraints on data values stored in specified variables of a shared dataset of a cloud data platform. A request is received from a first account of the cloud data platform that identifies a first operation to be performed on the shared dataset. A first set of data, including data accessed from a first variable, is accessed from the shared dataset to use in performing the first operation. A projection constraint policy attached to the first variable of the shared dataset is determined, and the projection constraint policy is further determined to be enforced based on the request. Based on the first set of data and the first operation, an output to the first request is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Khalid Zaman Bijon, Thierry Cruanes, Simon Holm Jensen, Allison Waingold Lee, Daniel N. Meredith, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Zixi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230401260
    Abstract: A constraint system enforces projection constraints on data values stored in specified columns of a shared dataset when queries are received by a database system. A projection constraint identifies that the data in a column may be restricted from being projected (e.g., presented, read, outputted) in an output to a received query, while allowing specified operations to be performed on the data and a corresponding output to be provided. For example, the projection constraint may indicate a context for a query that triggers the constraint, such as based on the user that submitted the query. Enforcing projection constraints on queries received at the database system allows for data to be shared and used anonymously by entities to perform various operations without the need to tokenize the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Khalid Zaman Bijon, Thierry Cruanes, Simon Holm Jensen, Allison Waingold Lee, Daniel N. Meredith, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Zixi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11841969
    Abstract: Using container-centric managed access, an administrator is enabled to define a set of future grants for each object that will be created in the future in a container managed by the administrator. When a user creates a database object, the system checks the future grants to determine if any apply to the user, the database object, or the combination. Any applicable future grants are applied to the database object before the user is allowed to modify it. As a result, the administrator is enabled to control the privileges associated with the database object even before the database object is created, while restricting individual object owners from managing privileges on their owned objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Artin Avanes, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Peter Povinec
  • Patent number: 11838373
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a streamlined process for performing operations, such as data sharing and data replication, using multiple accounts. A global identity (also referred to as an organization user) may be employed, where the global identity may have access to multiple accounts across the same or different deployments. The global identity may switch between accounts from its login session and perform various tasks in the context of different accounts without undergoing further authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Khalid Zaman Bijon, Damien Carru, Christopher Peter Child, Eric Karlson, Zheng Mi
  • Publication number: 20230385289
    Abstract: A method of implementing object tagging framework starts with the processor receiving a tag creation command including a tag name. In response to the tag creation command, the processor creates a current tag. The processor then receives an association command, the tag name and a target object identifier. The processor determines a target object associated with the target object identifier. The target object includes a tag value. The processor associates the current tag with the target object. The processor identifies a first child object of the target object. The target object and the first child object are hierarchical objects. In response to determining that the first child object is tag-unassociated, the processor associates the current tag with the first child object. In response to receiving a query including the tag name, the processor generates an output based on the tag name. Other embodiments are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Artin Avanes, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Yujie Li, Zheng Mi, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz
  • Patent number: 11809591
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing column hiding are provided. The systems and methods receive, from a client device, a query associated with a table. The systems and methods determine an access restriction associated with the client device. The systems and methods identify a column of the table that is restricted by the access restriction associated with the client device. In response to identifying the column of the table that is restricted by the access restriction associated with the client device, the systems and methods provide a result of the query that excludes data corresponding to the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Raja Suresh Krishna Balakrishnan, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20230334167
    Abstract: Row-level security (RLS) may provide fine-grained access control based on flexible, user-defined access policies to databases, tables, objects, and other data structures. A RLS policy may be an entity or object that defines rules for row access. A RLS policy may be decoupled or independent from any specific table. This allows more robust and flexible control. A RLS policy may then be attached to one or more tables. The RLS policy may include a Boolean-valued expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Artin Avanes, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Zheng Mi, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Jian Xu
  • Patent number: 11727139
    Abstract: Row-level security (RLS) may provide fine-grained access control based on flexible, user-defined access policies to databases, tables, objects, and other data structures. A RLS policy may be an entity or object that defines rules for row access. A RLS policy may be decoupled or independent from any specific table. This allows more robust and flexible control. A RLS policy may then be attached to one or more tables. The RLS policy may include a Boolean-valued expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Artin Avanes, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Zheng Mi, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20230252189
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for tag-based application of a masking policy, which can be used in connection with a data platform. In particular, various embodiments enable enforcement of one or more masking policies against an entity (e.g., object) of a data platform, such as a database, a table, a row, or a column, based on one or more tags associated with the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Raja Suresh Krishna Balakrishnan, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz
  • Publication number: 20230214383
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure address systems, methods, and devices for tracking object dependencies in a cloud database system. An object dependency created between a referencing object and a referenced object is detected. Based on detecting the object dependency, a dependency record is generated. The dependency record includes dependency information describing the object dependency between the reference object and the referenced object. The dependency record is stored in a database of dependency records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Raja Suresh Krishna Balakrishnan, Khalid Zaman Bijon, Subramanian Muralidhar, David Schultz, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20230141984
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a streamlined process for performing operations, such as data sharing and data replication, using multiple accounts. A global identity (also referred to as an organization user) may be employed, where the global identity may have access to multiple accounts across the same or different deployments. The global identity may switch between accounts from its login session and perform various tasks in the context of different accounts without undergoing further authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Khalid Zaman Bijon, Damien Carru, Christopher Peter Child, Eric Karlson, Zheng Mi