Patents by Inventor Ron Kaplan Cytron
Ron Kaplan Cytron 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: 10909623Abstract: A method and apparatus use hardware logic deployed on a reconfigurable logic device to process a stream of financial information at hardware speeds. The hardware logic can be configured to perform data reduction operations on the financial information stream. Examples of such data reductions operations include data processing operations to compute a latest stock price, a minimum stock price, and a maximum stock price.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: IP Reservoir, LLCInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin, Roger D. Chamberlain
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Patent number: 9020928Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for processing streaming data using programmable logic are disclosed. With an exemplary embodiment, a programmable logic device can be used to sort streaming data and provide a processor with access to the sorted data. With another exemplary embodiment, an Internet search engine can include a programmable logic device to perform match operations in response to search queries for web pages. With another exemplary embodiment, a programmable logic device is configured to perform match operations on streaming data while a processor is freed to perform other tasks.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: IP Reservoir, LLCInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Publication number: 20140025656Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for processing streaming data using programmable logic are disclosed. With an exemplary embodiment, a programmable logic device can be used to sort streaming data and provide a processor with access to the sorted data. With another exemplary embodiment, an Internet search engine can include a programmable logic device to perform match operations in response to search queries for web pages. With another exemplary embodiment, a programmable logic device is configured to perform match operations on streaming data while a processor is freed to perform other tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Patent number: 8549024Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a matching operation on data are disclosed. With an exemplary embodiment, a programmable logic device can be used to search for data of interest to an application, where the programmable logic device processes streaming data against a data key to generate a signal indicative of a similarity between the streaming data and the data key and compares the generated signal with a defined threshold to thereby determine whether the streaming data is deemed a match to the data key, wherein the threshold is adjustable to control whether the programmable logic device performs an approximate match operation or an exact match operation, and further to control, for an approximate match operation, a degree of approximate matches returned by the approximate match operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: IP Reservoir, LLCInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Publication number: 20120215801Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a matching operation on data are disclosed. With an exemplary embodiment, a programmable logic device can be used to search for data of interest to an application, where the programmable logic device processes streaming data against a data key to generate a signal indicative of a similarity between the streaming data and the data key and compares the generated signal with a defined threshold to thereby determine whether the streaming data is deemed a match to the data key, wherein the threshold is adjustable to control whether the programmable logic device performs an approximate match operation or an exact match operation, and further to control, for an approximate match operation, a degree of approximate matches returned by the approximate match operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Publication number: 20120130922Abstract: A method and apparatus use hardware logic deployed on a reconfigurable logic device to process a stream of financial information at hardware speeds. The hardware logic can be configured to perform data reduction operations on the financial information stream. Examples of such data reductions operations include data processing operations to compute a latest stock price, a minimum stock price, and a maximum stock price.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin, Roger D. Chamberlain
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Publication number: 20120116998Abstract: A method and apparatus use a reconfigurable logic device to process a stream of financial information at hardware speeds. The reconfigurable logic device can be configured to perform data processing operations on the financial information stream. Examples of such data processing operations include data processing operations to compute a latest stock price, a minimum stock price, and a maximum stock price.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin, Roger D. Chamberlain
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Patent number: 8131697Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Patent number: 8069102Abstract: A method and apparatus use decision logic deployed on a reconfigurable logic device to process a stream of financial information at hardware speeds. The decision logic can be configured to perform data reduction operations on the financial information stream. Examples of such data reductions operations include data processing operations to compute a latest stock price, a minimum stock price, and a maximum stock price.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2006Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin, Roger D. Chamberlain
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Patent number: 7953743Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Patent number: 7949650Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Patent number: 7680790Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Patent number: 7552107Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Publication number: 20080133519Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Publication number: 20080133453Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Publication number: 20080126320Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Publication number: 20080114760Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Patent number: 7181437Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin
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Patent number: 7139743Abstract: A data storage and retrieval device and method is disclosed. The device includes at least one magnetic storage medium configured to store target data and at least one re-configurable logic device comprising an FPGA coupled to the at least one magnetic storage medium and configured to read a continuous stream of target data therefrom, having been configured with a template or as otherwise desired to fit the type of search and data being searched. The reconfigurable logic device is configured to receive at least one search inquiry in the form of a data key and to determine a match between the data key and the target data as it is being read from the at least one magnetic storage medium. This device and method can perform a variety of searches on the target data including without limitation exact and approximate match searches, sequence match searches, image match searches and data reduction searches.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Washington UniversityInventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin, Roger D. Chamberlain
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Publication number: 20040111392Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention includes providing dedicated analog and digital circuitry and decision logic at the mass storage medium level for determining a key identifying the data of interest, continuously comparing the key to a signal generated from a reading of the data from the mass storage medium with an approximate or exact matching circuit to determine a pattern match, determining a correlation value between the key and the data as it is read in a continuous fashion, and determining a match based upon a preselected threshold value for the correlation value. The pattern matching technique eliminates any need to compare data based on its intrinsic structure or value, and instead is based on an analog or digital pattern. The key and data may be either analog or digital.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Inventors: Ronald S. Indeck, Ron Kaplan Cytron, Mark Allen Franklin