Patents by Inventor Marlene L. Coates

Marlene L. Coates 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: 7873664
    Abstract: Systems and computer products that efficiently determine how columns, tables, and queries associated with a database are related to each other. The present invention enables a user to see at a glance in which queries certain columns and tables are used. The present invention may be implemented with a query miner module that includes a query browser module that improves browsing through queries and their components over the past. The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an easy to use graphical interface showing the queries, tables, and columns in a tree structure. Further, the preferred embodiment of the present invention presents information about relationships and dimensions associated with a database and about columns, tables, and queries to the user without discernable lag time between the user's request and the generated information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Andersch, Marlene L. Coates, Guilherme Saueressig
  • Patent number: 7707143
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer products that include an automated discovery process that discovers useful metadata objects from an intelligent starting point thereby generating at least one multidimensional model for OLAP analysis. Further, generation of the intelligent starting point may be derived by use of a multidimensional analysis program that analyzes the results of query mining and query analysis. The preferred embodiment of the present invention determines whether metadata useful for OLAP analysis exists by evaluating patterns found in the queries. In addition to using the starting point derived from the results of query mining and query analysis, the preferred embodiment of the present invention may also limit search parameters to narrow the scope of searching for an intelligent starting point and thereby both increase the probability of producing an accurate cube multidimensional model and increase the efficiency of determining the intelligent starting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jay M. Bruce, Marlene L. Coates
  • Patent number: 7447687
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer products that efficiently determine how columns, tables, and queries associated with a database are related to each other. The present invention enables a user to see at a glance in which queries certain columns and tables are used. The present invention may be implemented with a query miner module that includes a query browser module that improves browsing through queries and their components over the past. The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an easy to use graphical interface showing the queries, tables, and columns in a tree structure. Further, the preferred embodiment of the present invention presents information about relationships and dimensions associated with a database and about columns, tables, and queries to the user without discernable lag time between the user's request and the generated information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Andersch, Marlene L. Coates, Guilherme Saueressig
  • Publication number: 20080133582
    Abstract: Systems and computer products that efficiently determine how columns, tables, and queries associated with a database are related to each other. The present invention enables a user to see at a glance in which queries certain columns and tables are used. The present invention may be implemented with a query miner module that includes a query browser module that improves browsing through queries and their components over the past. The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an easy to use graphical interface showing the queries, tables, and columns in a tree structure. Further, the preferred embodiment of the present invention presents information about relationships and dimensions associated with a database and about columns, tables, and queries to the user without discernable lag time between the user's request and the generated information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christian ANDERSCH, Marlene L. COATES, Guilherme SAUERESSIG
  • Patent number: 6947929
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer products that efficiently determine useful dimensions associated with a database when employing OLAP processing techniques. The present invention enables a user to see at a glance in which queries certain columns and tables are used. The present invention may be implemented with a query miner module that may include a query browser module that improves browsing through queries and their components over the past. The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an easy to use graphical interface showing the queries, tables, and columns in a tree structure. Further, the preferred embodiment of the present invention presents information about relationships and dimensions associated with a database and about columns, tables, and queries to the user without discernable lag time between the user's request and the generated information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jay M Bruce, Marlene L. Coates, Gary Robinson, Guilherme Saueressig
  • Publication number: 20030212676
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer products that efficiently determine useful dimensions associated with a database when employing OLAP processing techniques. The present invention enables a user to see at a glance in which queries certain columns and tables are used. The present invention may be implemented with a query miner module that may include a query browser module that improves browsing through queries and their components over the past. The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an easy to use graphical interface showing the queries, tables, and columns in a tree structure. Further, the preferred embodiment of the present invention presents information about relationships and dimensions associated with a database and about columns, tables, and queries to the user without discernable lag time between the user's request and the generated information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jay M. Bruce, Marlene L. Coates, Gary Robinson, Guilherme Saueressig
  • Publication number: 20030212667
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer products that efficiently determine how columns, tables, and queries associated with a database are related to each other. The present invention enables a user to see at a glance in which queries certain columns and tables are used. The present invention may be implemented with a query miner module that includes a query browser module that improves browsing through queries and their components over the past. The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an easy to use graphical interface showing the queries, tables, and columns in a tree structure. Further, the preferred embodiment of the present invention presents information about relationships and dimensions associated with a database and about columns, tables, and queries to the user without discernable lag time between the user's request and the generated information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Andersch, Marlene L. Coates