Patents by Inventor Liuxi Yang
Liuxi Yang 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).
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Patent number: 9910623Abstract: Storage devices and components, including memory components (e.g., non-volatile memory) can be trained by executable code that facilitates and/or performs reads and/or write requests to one or more storage sub-modules of a storage component (e.g., memory configured on a memory channel) made up of multiple storage components (e.g., DIMMs). The executable code can also train multiple storage components at the same time and/or in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Liuxi Yang, Jeremy L. Branscome
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Patent number: 9542442Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide hardware-friendly indexing of databases. In particular, forward and reverse indexing are utilized to allow for easy traversal of primary key to foreign key relationships. A novel structure known as a hit list also allows for easy scanning of various indexes in hardware. Group indexing is provided for flexible support of complex group key definition, such as for date range indexing and text indexing. A Replicated Reordered Column (RRC) may also be added to the group index to convert random I/O pattern into sequential I/O of only needed column elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Krishnan Meiyyappan, Liuxi Yang, Jeremy Branscome, Michael Paul Corwin, Ravindran Krishnamurthy, Kapil Laxmikant Surlaker, James Shau, Joseph Irawan Chamdani
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Patent number: 9378231Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide one or more hardware-friendly data structures that enable efficient hardware acceleration of database operations. In particular, the present invention employs a column-store format for the database. In the database, column-groups are stored with implicit row ids (RIDs) and a RID-to-primary key column having both column-store and row-store benefits via column hopping and a heap structure for adding new data. Fixed-width column compression allow for easy hardware database processing directly on the compressed data. A global database virtual address space is utilized that allows for arithmetic derivation of any physical address of the data regardless of its location. A word compression dictionary with token compare and sort index is also provided to allow for efficient hardware-based searching of text. A tuple reconstruction process is provided as well that allows hardware to reconstruct a row by stitching together data from multiple column groups.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Liuxi Yang, Kapil Surlaker, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Michael Corwin, Jeremy Branscome, Krishnan Meiyyappan, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Publication number: 20140324821Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide hardware-friendly indexing of databases. In particular, forward and reverse indexing are utilized to allow for easy traversal of primary key to foreign key relationships. A novel structure known as a hit list also allows for easy scanning of various indexes in hardware. Group indexing is provided for flexible support of complex group key definition, such as for date range indexing and text indexing. A Replicated Reordered Column (RRC) may also be added to the group index to convert random I/O pattern into sequential I/O of only needed column elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Teradata CorporationInventors: Krishnan Meiyyappan, Liuxi Yang, Jeremy Branscome, Michael Paul Corwin, Ravindran Krishnamurthy, Kapil Laxmikant Surlaker, James Shau, Joseph Irawan Chamdani
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Patent number: 8862625Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide hardware-friendly indexing of databases. In particular, forward and reverse indexing are utilized to allow for easy traversal of primary key to foreign key relationships. A novel structure known as a hit list also allows for easy scanning of various indexes in hardware. Group indexing is provided for flexible support of complex group key definition, such as for date range indexing and text indexing. A Replicated Reordered Column (RRC) may also be added to the group index to convert random I/O pattern into sequential I/O of only needed column elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Krishnan Meiyyappan, Liuxi Yang, Jeremy Branscome, Michael Corwin, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Kapil Surlaker, James Shau, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Publication number: 20140279759Abstract: Storage devices and components, including memory components (e.g., non-volatile memory) can be trained by executable code that facilitates and/or performs reads and/or write requests to one or more storage sub-modules of a storage component (e.g., memory configured on a memory channel) made up of multiple storage components (e.g., DIMMs). The executable code can also train multiple storage components at the same time and/or in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Teradata CorporationInventors: Liuxi Yang, Jeremy L. Branscome
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Publication number: 20140281780Abstract: Errors that can be detected as a result of the mapping of transmission data from its physical form back to its logical form can be considered in addition to the errors detected by using an error detection technique (e.g., a conventional CRC technique), thereby allowing fewer error detection/recovery bits (error recovery data or bits) to be used as would be possible by using the error detection technique alone. In other words, less error recovery data would be needed to achieve a given level accuracy using conventional techniques. As a result, overhead associated with adding error detection/recovery bits can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Teradata CorporationInventors: Jeremy L. Branscome, Liuxi Yang, James Patrick Crowley
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Patent number: 8244718Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a database system that is optimized by using hardware acceleration. The system may be implemented in several variations to accommodate a wide range of queries and database sizes. In some embodiments, the system may comprise a host system that is coupled to one or more hardware accelerator components. The host system may execute software or provide an interface for receiving queries. The host system analyzes and parses these queries into tasks. The host system may then select some of the tasks and translate them into machine code instructions, which are executed by one or more hardware accelerator components. The tasks executed by hardware accelerators are generally those tasks that may be repetitive or processing intensive. Such tasks may include, for example, indexing, searching, sorting, table scanning, record filtering, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Joseph I. Chamdani, Raj Cherabuddi, Michael Corwin, Jeremy Branscome, Liuxi Yang, Ravi Krishnamurthy
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Patent number: 8234267Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system. For example, table and column descriptors are embedded in the machine code database instructions. For ease of installation, the hardware accelerators employ a standard interconnect, such as a PCle or HT interconnect. The processing elements implement a novel dataflow design and Inter Macro-Op Communication (IMC) data structures to execute the machine code database instructions. The hardware accelerator may also comprise a relatively large memory to enhance the hardware execution of the query/operation tasks requested.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Branscome, Michael Corwin, Liuxi Yang, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Patent number: 8229918Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system. For example, table and column descriptors are embedded in the machine code database instructions. For ease of installation, the hardware accelerators employ a standard interconnect, such as a PCle or HT interconnect. The processing elements implement a novel dataflow design and Inter Macro-Op Communication (IMC) data structures to execute the machine code database instructions. The hardware accelerator may also comprise a relatively large memory to enhance the hardware execution of the query/operation tasks requested.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Branscome, Michael Corwin, Liuxi Yang, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Patent number: 8224800Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system. For example, table and column descriptors are embedded in the machine code database instructions. For ease of installation, the hardware accelerators employ a standard interconnect, such as a PCle or HT interconnect. The processing elements implement a novel dataflow design and Inter Macro-Op Communication (IMC) data structures to execute the machine code database instructions. The hardware accelerator may also comprise a relatively large memory to enhance the hardware execution of the query/operation tasks requested.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Branscome, Michael Corwin, Liuxi Yang, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Publication number: 20110246432Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide one or more hardware-friendly data structures that enable efficient hardware acceleration of database operations. In particular, the present invention employs a column-store format for the database. In the database, column-groups are stored with implicit row ids (RIDs) and a RID-to-primary key column having both column-store and row-store benefits via column hopping and a heap structure for adding new data. Fixed-width column compression allow for easy hardware database processing directly on the compressed data. A global database virtual address space is utilized that allows for arithmetic derivation of any physical address of the data regardless of its location. A word compression dictionary with token compare and sort index is also provided to allow for efficient hardware-based searching of text. A tuple reconstruction process is provided as well that allows hardware to reconstruct a row by stitching together data from multiple column groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: TERADATA US, INC.Inventors: Liuxi Yang, Kapil Surlaker, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Michael Corwin, Jeremy Branscome, Krishnan Meiyyappan, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Publication number: 20110218987Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system. For example, table and column descriptors are embedded in the machine code database instructions. For ease of installation, the hardware accelerators employ a standard interconnect, such as a PCle or HT interconnect. The processing elements implement a novel dataflow design and Inter Macro-Op Communication (IMC) data structures to execute the machine code database instructions. The hardware accelerator may also comprise a relatively large memory to enhance the hardware execution of the query/operation tasks requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: TERADATA US, INC.Inventors: JEREMY BRANSCOME, MICHAEL CORWIN, LIUXI YANG, JOSEPH I. CHAMDANI
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Publication number: 20110167055Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system. For example, table and column descriptors are embedded in the machine code database instructions. For ease of installation, the hardware accelerators employ a standard interconnect, such as a PCle or HT interconnect. The processing elements implement a novel dataflow design and Inter Macro-Op Communication (IMC) data structures to execute the machine code database instructions. The hardware accelerator may also comprise a relatively large memory to enhance the hardware execution of the query/operation tasks requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: TERADATA US, INC.Inventors: JEREMY BRANSCOME, MICHAEL CORWIN, LIUXI YANG, JOSEPH I. CHAMDANI
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Publication number: 20110167083Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system. For example, table and column descriptors are embedded in the machine code database instructions. For ease of installation, the hardware accelerators employ a standard interconnect, such as a PCle or HT interconnect. The processing elements implement a novel dataflow design and Inter Macro-Op Communication (IMC) data structures to execute the machine code database instructions. The hardware accelerator may also comprise a relatively large memory to enhance the hardware execution of the query/operation tasks requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: TERADATA US, INC.Inventors: JEREMY BRANSCOME, MICHAEL CORWIN, LIUXI YANG, JOSEPH I. CHAMDANI
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Patent number: 7966343Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide one or more hardware-friendly data structures that enable efficient hardware acceleration of database operations. In particular, the present invention employs a column-store format for the database. In the database, column-groups are stored with implicit row ids (RIDs) and a RID-to-primary key column having both column-store and row-store benefits via column hopping and a heap structure for adding new data. Fixed-width column compression allow for easy hardware database processing directly on the compressed data. A global database virtual address space is utilized that allows for arithmetic derivation of any physical address of the data regardless of its location. A word compression dictionary with token compare and sort index is also provided to allow for efficient hardware-based searching of text. A tuple reconstruction process is provided as well that allows hardware to reconstruct a row by stitching together data from multiple column groups.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Liuxi Yang, Kapil Surlaker, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Michael Corwin, Jeremy Branscome, Krishnan Meiyyappan, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Patent number: 7908259Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system. For example, table and column descriptors are embedded in the machine code database instructions. For ease of installation, the hardware accelerators employ a standard interconnect, such as a PCIe or HT interconnect. The processing elements implement a novel dataflow design and Inter Macro-Op Communication (IMC) data structures to execute the machine code database instructions. The hardware accelerator may also comprise a relatively large memory to enhance the hardware execution of the query/operation tasks requested.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Branscome, Michael Corwin, Liuxi Yang, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Publication number: 20090254532Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide one or more hardware-friendly data structures that enable efficient hardware acceleration of database operations. In particular, the present invention employs a column-store format for the database. In the database, column-groups are stored with implicit row ids (RIDs) and a RID-to-primary key column having both column-store and row-store benefits via column hopping and a heap structure for adding new data. Fixed-width column compression allow for easy hardware database processing directly on the compressed data. A global database virtual address space is utilized that allows for arithmetic derivation of any physical address of the data regardless of its location. A word compression dictionary with token compare and sort index is also provided to allow for efficient hardware-based searching of text. A tuple reconstruction process is provided as well that allows hardware to reconstruct a row by stitching together data from multiple column groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: Liuxi Yang, Kapil Surlaker, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Michael Corwin, Jeremy Branscome, Krishnan Meiyyappan, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Publication number: 20090254516Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide hardware-friendly indexing of databases. In particular, forward and reverse indexing are utilized to allow for easy traversal of primary key to foreign key relationships. A novel structure known as a hit list also allows for easy scanning of various indexes in hardware. Group indexing is provided for flexible support of complex group key definition, such as for date range indexing and text indexing. A Replicated Reordered Column (RRC) may also be added to the group index to convert random I/O pattern into sequential I/O of only needed column elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: Krishnan Meiyyappan, Liuxi Yang, Jeremy Branscome, Michael Corwin, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Kapil Surlaker, James Shau, Joseph I. Chamdani
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Patent number: 7539929Abstract: Generating a check matrix includes defining a generator function operable to yield check bits associated with a word. A set of primitive elements is calculated from the generator function. A set of check matrix columns is generated, where each check matrix column includes a matrix having a subset of the set of primitive elements. A check matrix is generated from a subset of the set of check matrix columns, where the check matrix yields a syndrome that comprises an error pattern for the word. The check matrix is reported.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2005Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ulrich Stern, Joseph I. Chamdani, Yu Fang, Liuxi Yang