Patents by Inventor Ralph Asher

Ralph Asher 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).

  • Data clustering to reduce database footprint and processing time
    Patent number: 10789246
    Abstract: In a processing time, a dense graph is received, nodes of the dense graph are clustered using the first parameter to generate a sparse graph, a weight for each edge of the sparse graph is assigned; and the weights are stored in computer memory for use in a run time. In the run time after the processing time, a request for a weight of an edge between two first nodes of the dense graph is received, using a weight stored in computer memory, an approximated weight for the request is found and returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph Asher
  • DATA CLUSTERING TO REDUCE DATABASE FOOTPRINT AND PROCESSING TIME
    Publication number: 20180181615
    Abstract: In a processing time, a dense graph is received, nodes of the dense graph are clustered using the first parameter to generate a sparse graph, a weight for each edge of the sparse graph is assigned; and the weights are stored in computer memory for use in a run time. In the run time after the processing time, a request for a weight of an edge between two first nodes of the dense graph is received, using a weight stored in computer memory, an approximated weight for the request is found and returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph Asher