Patents by Inventor Ron J. Mann

Ron J. Mann 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).

  • Method for tracking a schema in a schema-less database
    Patent number: 9460129
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for obtaining, for insertion into a schema-less database, a data object that comprises a plurality of key and value pairs. The method also includes hashing the keys associated with the plurality of key and value pairs. The hashing includes executing a hash function to generate a hashed data object. The method also includes comparing the hashed data object to a plurality of first hashed data objects and determining that the hashed data object does not match any of the first hashed data objects. Based on the determining, the method includes associating the hashed data object with the first hashed data objects to generate second hashed data objects and generating a schema for the database. The schema includes a hierarchy of keys that represent the second hashed data objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventor: Ron J. Mann
  • Method for Tracking a Schema in a Schema-Less Database
    Publication number: 20150095298
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for obtaining, for insertion into a schema-less database, a data object that comprises a plurality of key and value pairs. The method also includes hashing the keys associated with the plurality of key and value pairs. The hashing includes executing a hash function to generate a hashed data object. The method also includes comparing the hashed data object to a plurality of first hashed data objects and determining that the hashed data object does not match any of the first hashed data objects. Based on the determining, the method includes associating the hashed data object with the first hashed data objects to generate second hashed data objects and generating a schema for the database. The schema includes a hierarchy of keys that represent the second hashed data objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: VMware, Inc.
    Inventor: Ron J. Mann