Patents by Inventor Steven Virgil Harter

Steven Virgil Harter 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).

  • Containment hierarchy in a database system
    Patent number: 7191182
    Abstract: A method and system for storing and retrieving data in a database system includes associating a plurality of entities in a child/parent hierarchy. The entities are further grouped in types of similar properties, wherein each entity has a unique identifiable position within the child/parent space. References are made to types and properties of the entities in order to store and retrieve associated data about the entity, where the types and properties are mapped to tables of the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Anonsen, Steven Virgil Harter
  • Object graph faulting and trimming in an object-relational database system
    Patent number: 7165075
    Abstract: A method and system for storing and retrieving data in an object-relational database system includes receiving a query which results in a request to load a first object. The method also includes identifying relationship types of other objects having a relationship with the first object. Then, the first object and those of the other objects which have a composition relationship with the first object are eager loaded. Those of the other objects which have an association relationship with the first object are marked as fault on demand. Preventing re-faulting of the same object in the same object graph, and trimming of graphs for serialization are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Virgil Harter, Steven P. Anonsen
  • Object graph faulting and trimming in an object-relational database system
    Publication number: 20040015516
    Abstract: A method and system for storing and retrieving data in an object-relational database system includes receiving a query which results in a request to load a first object. The method also includes identifying relationship types of other objects having a relationship with the first object. Then, the first object and those of the other objects which have a composition relationship with the first object are eager loaded. Those of the other objects which have an association relationship with the first object are marked as fault on demand. Preventing re-faulting of the same object in the same object graph, and trimming of graphs for serialization are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Steven Virgil Harter, Steven P. Anonsen
  • Containment hierarchy in a database system
    Publication number: 20040015488
    Abstract: A method and system for storing and retrieving data in a database system includes associating a plurality of entities in a child/parent hierarchy. The entities are further grouped in types of similar properties, wherein each entity has a unique identifiable position within the child/parent space. References are made to types and properties of the entities in order to store and retrieve associated data about the entity, where the types and properties are mapped to tables of the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Steven P. Anonsen, Steven Virgil Harter