Patents by Inventor Scott P. Monheimer

Scott P. Monheimer 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).

  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for optimizing query evaluation and processing in a subscription notification service
    Patent number: 9171040
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for optimizing query evaluation and processing services in a subscription notification system are provided. The method includes determining hierarchical relationships among a set of subscription queries received from subscription client systems. The hierarchical relationships are determined by identifying subscription queries that are subsets of corresponding other subscription queries in the set. The method also includes creating at least one subscription query at a notification source, the at least one subscription query corresponding to one or more selected subscription queries in the set and including any corresponding subsets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: JaiPaul K. Antony, John B. Diamond, Scott P. Monheimer, Michael D. Williams
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OPTIMIZING QUERY EVALUATION AND PROCESSING IN A SUBSCRIPTION NOTIFICATION SERVICE
    Publication number: 20080086445
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for optimizing query evaluation and processing services in a subscription notification system are provided. The method includes determining hierarchical relationships among a set of subscription queries received from subscription client systems. The hierarchical relationships are determined by identifying subscription queries that are subsets of corresponding other subscription queries in the set. The method also includes creating at least one subscription query at a notification source, the at least one subscription query corresponding to one or more selected subscription queries in the set and including any corresponding subsets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: JaiPaul K. Antony, John B. Diamond, Scott P. Monheimer, Michael D. Williams