Patents by Inventor Nathan Michael Auch

Nathan Michael Auch 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: 9047330
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for compression of database indexes are described herein. A system embodiment includes a sequence determiner to scan a database index and to determine a start of a range and end of a range of consistently changing values in one or more index pages of said database index and an index updater to update said database index based on a sequence determined by said sequence determiner, while suspending writing of one or more values that lie within start of said range and end of said range of values. A method embodiment includes scanning an index, determining a pattern of changing values in one or more index pages of said index and selectively updating said index based on said determining step to minimize index insertions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: IANYWHERE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel James Farrar, Peter Bumbulis, Nathan Michael Auch
  • Publication number: 20100114843
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for compression of database indexes are described herein. A system embodiment includes a sequence determiner to scan a database index and to determine a start of a range and end of a range of consistently changing values in one or more index pages of said database index and an index updater to update said database index based on a sequence determined by said sequence determiner, while suspending writing of one or more values that lie within start of said range and end of said range of values. A method embodiment includes scanning an index, determining a pattern of changing values in one or more index pages of said index and selectively updating said index based on said determining step to minimize index insertions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Sybase, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James FARRAR, Peter Bumbulis, Nathan Michael Auch