Patents by Inventor Neil Rickards
Neil Rickards 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: 11762830Abstract: Techniques for improving database searches are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer system stores one or more first datasets in a first data repository and one or more second datasets in a second data repository. The server computer receives a request to perform an analysis on a particular dataset. The server computer determines that the particular dataset is stored in the first data repository and the second data repository. Based, at least in part, on an attribute of the request, the server computer selects the second data repository and responds to the request with data from the particular dataset stored in the second data repository.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brockington-Hill, Neil Rickards
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Patent number: 11755649Abstract: Methods and systems for indexing data for a search tool are disclosed, wherein the method is performed using one or more processors. The methods and systems may comprise an operation of providing an indexing application programming interface (API) for implementation in relation to one or more data resources of a data processing platform requiring data of the data resource to be indexed for searching using a search tool of the data processing platform. The interface may be configured, when implemented in relation to a data resource, to send data indicative of one or more definitions of data to be crawled from said data resource to an indexing system of the data processing platform, and to generate an event queue indicative of one or more events associated with said defined data that have occurred in relation to the data resource.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Tao Wei, Subbanarasimhiah Harish, Neil Rickards
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Patent number: 11431753Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for managing access permissions associated with data resources. Example embodiments involve evaluating user access permissions with respect to shared data resources of a group of network applications. The method includes receiving a request to access a data resource. The method further includes accessing a policy object linked to the data resource that includes an effective policy for the data resource. The method further includes evaluating a user's access permissions with respect to the data resource based on the policy object and communicating a response to the network application that includes the access permission of the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Mark Elliot, Jason Zhao, Brian Schimpf, Jacob Meacham, Marco Gelmi, Benjamin Duffield, Savino Sguera, James Baker, Neil Rickards, Javier Campanini, Qinfeng Chen, Derek Cicerone, Nathan Ziebart
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Publication number: 20220261437Abstract: Methods and systems for indexing data for a search tool are disclosed, wherein the method is performed using one or more processors. The methods and systems may comprise an operation of providing an indexing application programming interface (API) for implementation in relation to one or more data resources of a data processing platform requiring data of the data resource to be indexed for searching using a search tool of the data processing platform. The interface may be configured, when implemented in relation to a data resource, to send data indicative of one or more definitions of data to be crawled from said data resource to an indexing system of the data processing platform, and to generate an event queue indicative of one or more events associated with said defined data that have occurred in relation to the data resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Tao Wei, Subbanarasimhiah Harish, Neil Rickards
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Patent number: 11321395Abstract: Methods and systems for indexing data for a search tool are disclosed, wherein the method is performed using one or more processors. The methods and systems may comprise an operation of providing an indexing application programming interface (API) for implementation in relation to one or more data resources of a data processing platform requiring data of the data resource to be indexed for searching using a search tool of the data processing platform. The interface may be configured, when implemented in relation to a data resource, to send data indicative of one or more definitions of data to be crawled from said data resource to an indexing system of the data processing platform, and to generate an event queue indicative of one or more events associated with said defined data that have occurred in relation to the data resource.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Tao Wei, Subbanarasimhiah Harish, Neil Rickards
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Publication number: 20220012223Abstract: Techniques for improving database searches are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer system stores one or more first datasets in a first data repository and one or more second datasets in a second data repository. The server computer receives a request to perform an analysis on a particular dataset. The server computer determines that the particular dataset is stored in the first data repository and the second data repository. Based, at least in part, on an attribute of the request, the server computer selects the second data repository and responds to the request with data from the particular dataset stored in the second data repository.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Christopher Brockington-Hill, Neil Rickards
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Patent number: 11132347Abstract: Techniques for improving database searches are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer system stores one or more first datasets in a first data repository and one or more second datasets in a second data repository. The server computer receives a request to perform an analysis on a particular dataset. The server computer determines that the particular dataset is stored in the first data repository and the second data repository. Based, at least in part, on an attribute of the request, the server computer selects the second data repository and responds to the request with data from the particular dataset stored in the second data repository.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brockington-Hill, Neil Rickards
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Publication number: 20200012632Abstract: Techniques for improving database searches are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer system stores one or more first datasets in a first data repository and one or more second datasets in a second data repository. The server computer receives a request to perform an analysis on a particular dataset. The server computer determines that the particular dataset is stored in the first data repository and the second data repository. Based, at least in part, on an attribute of the request, the server computer selects the second data repository and responds to the request with data from the particular dataset stored in the second data repository.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Christopher Brockington-Hill, Neil Rickards
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Patent number: 10437807Abstract: Techniques for improving database searches are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer system stores one or more first datasets in a first data repository and one or more second datasets in a second data repository. The server computer receives a request to perform an analysis on a particular dataset. The server computer determines that the particular dataset is stored in the first data repository and the second data repository. Based, at least in part, on an attribute of the request, the server computer selects the second data repository and responds to the request with data from the particular dataset stored in the second data repository.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brockington-Hill, Neil Rickards
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Patent number: 10432469Abstract: Techniques for implementing a node-based access control system are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer stores a node based policy system wherein each node identifies a resource and a policy for the resource. The server computer identifies a policy for a first node and an identifier of a second node wherein the second node is a parent node to the first node. The server computer maps an effective policy identifier to the policy for the first node and the identifier of the second node. The server computer stores data associating the effective policy identifier with the first node. The server computer identifies a policy for a third node and an identifier of the second node, wherein the second node is a parent node to the third node and wherein the policy for the third node is equivalent to the policy for the first node. The server computer then stores data associating the effective policy identifier with the third node.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Palantir Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Neil Rickards, James Baker, Marco Gelmi, Radu-Cosmin Balan, Savino Sguera
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Publication number: 20190289036Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for managing access permissions associated with data resources. Example embodiments involve evaluating user access permissions with respect to shared data resources of a group of network applications. The method includes receiving a request to access a data resource. The method further includes accessing a policy object linked to the data resource that includes an effective policy for the data resource. The method further includes evaluating a user's access permissions with respect to the data resource based on the policy object and communicating a response to the network application that includes the access permission of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Mark Elliot, Jason Zhao, Brian Schimpf, Jacob Meacham, Marco Gelmi, Benjamin Duffield, Savino Sguera, James Baker, Neil Rickards, Javier Campanini, Qinfeng Chen, Derek Cicerone, Nathan Ziebart
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Patent number: 10362064Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for managing access permissions associated with data resources. The method includes providing a user interface for registering a policy to a client device, and receiving a policy registration associated with a data resource stored in a first network database. The method further includes registering a policy associated with the data resource based on the policy registration. The registering of the policy includes creating a policy object that is linked to the data resource and storing the policy object in a second network database.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Mark Elliot, Jason Zhao, Brian Schimpf, Jacob Meacham, Marco Gelmi, Benjamin Duffield, Savino Sguera, James Baker, Neil Rickards, Javier Campanini, Qinfeng Chen, Derek Cicerone, Nathan Ziebart
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Publication number: 20190102478Abstract: Methods and systems for indexing data for a search tool are disclosed, wherein the method is performed using one or more processors. The methods and systems may comprise an operation of providing an indexing application programming interface (API) for implementation in relation to one or more data resources of a data processing platform requiring data of the data resource to be indexed for searching using a search tool of the data processing platform. The interface may be configured, when implemented in relation to a data resource, to send data indicative of one or more definitions of data to be crawled from said data resource to an indexing system of the data processing platform, and to generate an event queue indicative of one or more events associated with said defined data that have occurred in relation to the data resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Tao Wei, Subbanarasimhiah Harish, Neil Rickards
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Publication number: 20190007271Abstract: Techniques for implementing a node-based access control system are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer stores a node based policy system wherein each node identifies a resource and a policy for the resource. The server computer identifies a policy for a first node and an identifier of a second node wherein the second node is a parent node to the first node. The server computer maps an effective policy identifier to the policy for the first node and the identifier of the second node. The server computer stores data associating the effective policy identifier with the first node. The server computer identifies a policy for a third node and an identifier of the second node, wherein the second node is a parent node to the third node and wherein the policy for the third node is equivalent to the policy for the first node. The server computer then stores data associating the effective policy identifier with the third node.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Neil Rickards, James Baker, Marco Gelmi, Radu-Cosmin Balan, Savino Sguera
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Patent number: 10027551Abstract: Techniques for implementing a node-based access control system are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer stores a node based policy system wherein each node identifies a resource and a policy for the resource. The server computer identifies a policy for a first node and an identifier of a second node wherein the second node is a parent node to the first node. The server computer maps an effective policy identifier to the policy for the first node and the identifier of the second node. The server computer stores data associating the effective policy identifier with the first node. The server computer identifies a policy for a third node and an identifier of the second node, wherein the second node is a parent node to the third node and wherein the policy for the third node is equivalent to the policy for the first node. The server computer then stores data associating the effective policy identifier with the third node.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Palantir Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Neil Rickards, James Baker, Marco Gelmi, Radu-Cosmin Balan, Savino Sguera
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Patent number: 9888039Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for managing access permissions associated with data resources. Example embodiments involve evaluating user access permissions with respect to shared data resources of a group of network applications. The method includes receiving a request, from one of the network applications, to access a particular data resource. The request includes an identifier of a requesting user. The method further includes accessing a policy object associated with the data resource that includes policy information specifying operations the user is authorized to perform with respect to the data resource based on satisfaction of one or more conditions. The method further includes evaluating the user's access permissions with respect to the data resource based on the policy object, and communicating a response to the network application that includes the access permission of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Mark Elliot, Jason Zhao, Brian Schimpf, Jacob Meacham, Marco Gelmi, Benjamin Duffield, Savino Sguera, James Baker, Neil Rickards, Javier Campanini, Qinfeng Chen, Derek Cicerone, Nathan Ziebart
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Publication number: 20170359379Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for managing access permissions associated with data resources. Example embodiments involve evaluating user access permissions with respect to shared data resources of a group of network applications. The method includes receiving a request, from one of the network applications, to access a particular data resource. The request includes an identifier of a requesting user. The method further includes accessing a policy object associated with the data resource that includes policy information specifying operations the user is authorized to perform with respect to the data resource based on satisfaction of one or more conditions. The method further includes evaluating the user's access permissions with respect to the data resource based on the policy object, and communicating a response to the network application that includes the access permission of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Mark Elliot, Jason Zhao, Brian Schimpf, Jacob Meacham, Marco Gelmi, Benjamin Duffield, Savino Sguera, James Baker, Neil Rickards, Javier Campanini, Qinfeng Chen, Derek Cicerone, Nathan Ziebart