Patents by Inventor Ronald James Pomeroy

Ronald James Pomeroy 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 to generate semantically valid queries in the XQuery language
    Patent number: 7680782
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for automatically generating a query. Data and occurrence is described using a sequence type. The data and occurrence from the sequence type are matched to a sequence type pattern. Sentences in a query language are generated automatically using the sequence type pattern for testing an ability of a query processing engine to interpret queries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wallace W Y Chen, Enzo Cialini, David Richard Godwin, Anthony Di Loreto, Ciby Mathew, Ronald James Pomeroy
  • METHOD TO GENERATE SEMANTICALLY VALID QUERIES IN THE XQUERY LANGUAGE
    Publication number: 20080097974
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for automatically generating a query. Data and occurrence is described using a sequence type. The data and occurrence from the sequence type are matched to a sequence type pattern. Sentences in a query language are generated automatically using the sequence type pattern for testing an ability of a query processing engine to interpret queries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Wallace W.Y. Chen, Enzo Cialini, David Richard Godwin, Anthony Di Loreto, Ciby Mathew, Ronald James Pomeroy
  • Method and means for evaluating the performance of a database system referencing files external to the database system
    Patent number: 6393435
    Abstract: A system and method for testing a database system which includes external file references to files stored on a remote file system. A control table within the database management system which enables controlled but random access to files on the remote file system that are accessed through external file references. A tool within the remote file system maintains the control table and creates, deletes and exercises the test files within the external file system. Triggers on base tables within the database management system are used to maintain the integrity of the control table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines, Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Michael Gartner, Ronald James Pomeroy