Patents by Inventor Scott A. Gidley

Scott A. Gidley 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: 9569263
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a task selector to receive an indication of a database task to be performed, wherein the database task includes a set of subtasks; a source selector to receive an indication of a source device to perform the set of subtasks, and to retrieve from the source device an indication of a processing environment currently available within the source device that includes an identity and version level of a database routine of the source device; and an instruction generator to determine a set of languages able to be interpreted by the database routine based on the identity and version level, select a language of the set of languages in which to generate instructions for each subtask based on the processing environment, and generate and transmit the instructions to the source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Nancy Rausch, Mike Frost, Adam Michael Ames, Scott Gidley, Chris Watson
  • Patent number: 9223619
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a task selector to receive an indication of a database task to be performed, wherein the database task includes first and second subtasks; a source selector to receive an indication of a source device to perform the first and second subtasks, and to retrieve from the source device an indication of a processing environment currently available within the source device that includes an identity and version level of a database routine of the specified source device; and an instruction generator to determine a set of languages able to be interpreted by the database routine based on the identity and version level, determine whether to perform the first and second subtasks in parallel based on the processing environment, select a language in which to generate instructions to perform the first subtask based on the determination, and generate and transmit the instructions to the source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SAS INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Nancy Rausch, Mike Frost, Adam Michael Ames, Scott Gidley, Chris Watson
  • Publication number: 20150301860
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a task selector to receive an indication of a database task to be performed, wherein the database task includes a set of subtasks; a source selector to receive an indication of a source device to perform the set of subtasks, and to retrieve from the source device an indication of a processing environment currently available within the source device that includes an identity and version level of a database routine of the source device; and an instruction generator to determine a set of languages able to be interpreted by the database routine based on the identity and version level, select a language of the set of languages in which to generate instructions for each subtask based on the processing environment, and generate and transmit the instructions to the source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: NANCY RAUSCH, MIKE FROST, ADAM MICHAEL AMES, SCOTT GIDLEY, CHRIS WATSON
  • Publication number: 20150261573
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a task selector to receive an indication of a database task to be performed, wherein the database task includes first and second subtasks; a source selector to receive an indication of a source device to perform the first and second subtasks, and to retrieve from the source device an indication of a processing environment currently available within the source device that includes an identity and version level of a database routine of the specified source device; and an instruction generator to determine a set of languages able to be interpreted by the database routine based on the identity and version level, determine whether to perform the first and second subtasks in parallel based on the processing environment, select a language in which to generate instructions to perform the first subtask based on the determination, and generate and transmit the instructions to the source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: NANCY RAUSCH, MIKE FROST, ADAM MICHAEL AMES, SCOTT GIDLEY, CHRIS WATSON
  • Patent number: 7318162
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for customizing rules used in data integrity validation operations. A data integrity validation application uses the data integrity validation rules to perform the data integrity validation operations. The data integrity validation rules are stored in a knowledge base which is separate from and external to the data integrity validation application. The separately stored and externally located knowledge base allows customization of the data integrity validation rules without requiring recompilation of the data integrity validation application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Rineer, Brent C. Jackson, Scott A. Gidley, Anthony F. Fisher
  • Publication number: 20040123101
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for customizing rules used in data integrity validation operations. A data integrity validation application uses the data integrity validation rules to perform the data integrity validation operations. The data integrity validation rules are stored in a knowledge base which is separate from and external to the data integrity validation application. The separately stored and externally located knowledge base allows customization of the data integrity validation rules without requiring recompilation of the data integrity validation application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Brian C. Rineer, Brent C. Jackson, Scott A. Gidley, Anthony F. Fisher