Patents by Inventor Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck

Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck 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: 11977581
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed herein allow simple specification of prioritized searches of chains of regions and efficient implementation of such searches. Specifically, embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problem of complex query construction for finding objects having a particular value in one of a prioritized set of regions and efficiently implement the searches specified by such search operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Laura Dianne Ramsahai
  • Publication number: 20240134749
    Abstract: Responsive to a request from a user device, a content server may perform an electronic discovery function. The request may include information on a quantity of data objects desired from a collection of data objects stored in a repository. Objects stored in the repository may be managed by the content server. The content server may determine a number of batches and process the collection of data objects into batches, each having a batch size. An efficient selection process may be determined and utilized in selecting data objects from each of the batches such that a total number of data objects selected from the collection is not less than the quantity of data objects desired. The content server may make a disk image of the selected data objects and communicate same to the user device over a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Laura Hélène Boyd
  • Publication number: 20240070177
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for using searchable aggregate indices associated with non-aggregated value storage. In one method, a search system stores metadata values for each of a plurality of objects in a storage unit. The metadata values are stored in corresponding value storage locations that are associated with an identifiable metadata fields. An aggregate index is provided which includes a dictionary of terms that are contained in metadata values associated with a designated set of the metadata fields. The aggregate index is searched for one or more specific search terms, and one or more of the metadata values are retrieved from the value storage locations in response to the search, where the individual metadata fields associated with the retrieved metadata values are identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
  • Patent number: 11853334
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for using searchable aggregate indices associated with non-aggregated value storage. In one method, a search system stores metadata values for each of a plurality of objects in a storage unit. The metadata values are stored in corresponding value storage locations that are associated with an identifiable metadata fields. An aggregate index is provided which includes a dictionary of terms that are contained in metadata values associated with a designated set of the metadata fields. The aggregate index is searched for one or more specific search terms, and one or more of the metadata values are retrieved from the value storage locations in response to the search, where the individual metadata fields associated with the retrieved metadata values are identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
  • Patent number: 11853168
    Abstract: Responsive to a request from a user device, a content server may perform an electronic discovery function. The request may include information on a quantity of data objects desired from a collection of data objects stored in a repository. Objects stored in the repository may be managed by the content server. The content server may determine a number of batches and process the collection of data objects into batches, each having a batch size. An efficient selection process may be determined and utilized in selecting data objects from each of the batches such that a total number of data objects selected from the collection is not less than the quantity of data objects desired. The content server may make a disk image of the selected data objects and communicate same to the user device over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Laura Hélène Boyd
  • Publication number: 20230409588
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problem of query construction for finding objects that include some number (N) of a set of terms (M). Moreover, embodiments as disclosed herein may efficiently implement the searches specified by such subset operators using a subset process that combines results from a set of term processes where only one term process may be needed for each search term (or search term variant).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, David Alan Tausky
  • Patent number: 11775541
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problem of query construction for finding objects that include some number (N) of a set of terms (M). Moreover, embodiments as disclosed herein may efficiently implement the searches specified by such subset operators using a subset process that combines results from a set of term processes where only one term process may be needed for each search term (or search term variant).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Open Text SA ULC
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, David Alan Tausky
  • Publication number: 20230259563
    Abstract: A search engine may maintain a list of derived metadata. When an event occurs that requires updating a search index, the search engine can determine which metadata is derived metadata and take appropriate actions with respect to the derived metadata. For example, if a request is received to update the index for a particular object, the search engine may protect the derived metadata from change while updating the other metadata in the index. As another example, if a request is received to update the text content for the object, the search engine may change the text content and the derived metadata. By identifying derived metadata, the search engine can protect the derived metadata from change when a request is received that otherwise causes metadata to change and can change the derived metadata when a request is received that would otherwise not change the metadata portion of the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
  • Patent number: 11669576
    Abstract: A search engine may maintain a list of derived metadata. When an event occurs that requires updating a search index, the search engine can determine which metadata is derived metadata and take appropriate actions with respect to the derived metadata. For example, if a request is received to update the index for a particular object, the search engine may protect the derived metadata from change while updating the other metadata in the index. As another example, if a request is received to update the text content for the object, the search engine may change the text content and the derived metadata. By identifying derived metadata, the search engine can protect the derived metadata from change when a request is received that otherwise causes metadata to change and can change the derived metadata when a request is received that would otherwise not change the metadata portion of the index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
  • Publication number: 20230109772
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed herein allow simple specification of searches of values within regions and efficient implementation of such searches. Specifically, embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problem of complex query construction for finding objects having a particular value, including a minimum or a maximum value, in one of a set of regions, and the efficient implementation of the searches specified by such search operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Laura Dianne Ramsahai
  • Patent number: 11556527
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed herein allow simple specification of searches of values within regions and efficient implementation of such searches. Specifically, embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problem of complex query construction for finding objects having a particular value, including a minimum or a maximum value, in one of a set of regions, and the efficient implementation of the searches specified by such search operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Laura Dianne Ramsahai
  • Publication number: 20220350710
    Abstract: Responsive to a request from a user device, a content server may perform an electronic discovery function. The request may include information on a quantity of data objects desired from a collection of data objects stored in a repository. Objects stored in the repository may be managed by the content server. The content server may determine a number of batches and process the collection of data objects into batches, each having a batch size. An efficient selection process may be determined and utilized in selecting data objects from each of the batches such that a total number of data objects selected from the collection is not less than the quantity of data objects desired. The content server may make a disk image of the selected data objects and communicate same to the user device over a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Laura Hélène Boyd
  • Publication number: 20220342950
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problems inherent in the searching based on an entire block of text. Specifically, embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that may address the problem of complex query construction and efficient and effective implementation for finding objects based on a block of text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Michael James Dent
  • Patent number: 11449564
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problems inherent in the searching based on an entire block of text. Specifically, embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that may address the problem of complex query construction and efficient and effective implementation for finding objects based on a block of text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Michael James Dent
  • Patent number: 11416345
    Abstract: Responsive to a request from a user device, a content server may perform an electronic discovery function. The request may include information on a quantity of data objects desired from a collection of data objects stored in a repository. Objects stored in the repository may be managed by the content server. The content server may determine a number of batches and process the collection of data objects into batches, each having a batch size. An efficient selection process may be determined and utilized in selecting data objects from each of the batches such that a total number of data objects selected from the collection is not less than the quantity of data objects desired. The content server may make a disk image of the selected data objects and communicate same to the user device over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Laura Hélène Boyd
  • Publication number: 20220156292
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for using searchable aggregate indices associated with non-aggregated value storage. In one method, a search system stores metadata values for each of a plurality of objects in a storage unit. The metadata values are stored in corresponding value storage locations that are associated with an identifiable metadata fields. An aggregate index is provided which includes a dictionary of terms that are contained in metadata values associated with a designated set of the metadata fields. The aggregate index is searched for one or more specific search terms, and one or more of the metadata values are retrieved from the value storage locations in response to the search, where the individual metadata fields associated with the retrieved metadata values are identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
  • Publication number: 20220156255
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problem of query construction for finding objects that include some number (N) of a set of terms (M). Moreover, embodiments as disclosed herein may efficiently implement the searches specified by such subset operators using a subset process that combines results from a set of term processes where only one term process may be needed for each search term (or search term variant).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, David Alan Tausky
  • Patent number: 11327985
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problem of query construction for finding objects that include some number (N) of a set of terms (M). Moreover, embodiments as disclosed herein may efficiently implement the searches specified by such subset operators using a subset process that combines results from a set of term processes where only one term process may be needed for each search term (or search term variant).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, David Alan Tausky
  • Patent number: 11275774
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for using searchable aggregate indices associated with non-aggregated value storage. In one method, a search system stores metadata values for each of a plurality of objects in a storage unit. The metadata values are stored in corresponding value storage locations that are associated with an identifiable metadata fields. An aggregate index is provided which includes a dictionary of terms that are contained in metadata values associated with a designated set of the metadata fields. The aggregate index is searched for one or more specific search terms, and one or more of the metadata values are retrieved from the value storage locations in response to the search, where the individual metadata fields associated with the retrieved metadata values are identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
  • Publication number: 20210109976
    Abstract: A search engine may maintain a list of derived metadata. When an event occurs that requires updating a search index, the search engine can determine which metadata is derived metadata and take appropriate actions with respect to the derived metadata. For example, if a request is received to update the index for a particular object, the search engine may protect the derived metadata from change while updating the other metadata in the index. As another example, if a request is received to update the text content for the object, the search engine may change the text content and the derived metadata. By identifying derived metadata, the search engine can protect the derived metadata from change when a request is received that otherwise causes metadata to change and can change the derived metadata when a request is received that would otherwise not change the metadata portion of the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck