Patents by Inventor Vahit H. Hacigumus

Vahit H. Hacigumus 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 and system for providing access to a database
    Patent number: 7840545
    Abstract: A method and system for providing user-friendly access to a database are described. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a database server. There is at least one database coupled to the database server, wherein the database server enables access to the at least one database. A user-defined interface configured to have access to the at least one database, wherein the user-defined interface is customized to have functionality to suit specific needs of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vahit H. Hacigumus, Balakrishna R. Iyer
  • Integrated storage appliance
    Patent number: 7624170
    Abstract: A system and method for providing an integrated storage appliance is disclosed. The storage appliance includes a storage subsystem, a process cluster coupled to the storage subsystem, and a customizable software stack that includes storage-access application so executed by the processor cluster, wherein subsystem, processor cluster and software stack are integrated such that the storage appliance exhibits greater combined reliability, higher availability, and higher serviceability characteristics than would be provided by a sum of the characteristics unintegrated components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjoy Das, Balakrishna R. Iyer, John T. Flynn, Vahit H. Hacigumus, Dante A. Aubert, Lu Nguyen
  • Integrated storage appliance
    Patent number: 7325051
    Abstract: A system and method for providing an integrated storage appliance is disclosed. The storage appliance includes a storage subsystem, a process cluster coupled to the storage subsystem, and a customizable software stack that includes storage-access application so executed by the processor cluster, wherein subsystem, processor cluster and software stack are integrated such that the storage appliance exhibits greater combined reliability, higher availability, and higher serviceability characteristics than would be provided by a sum of the characteristics unintegrated components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjoy Das, Balakrishna R. Iyer, John T. Flynn, Vahit H. Hacigumus, Dante A. Aubert, Lu Nguyen
  • Method and system for providing access to a database
    Patent number: 7315847
    Abstract: A method and system for providing user-friendly access to a database are described. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a database server. There is at least one database coupled to the database server, wherein the database server enables access to the at least one database. A user-defined interface configured to have access to the at least one database, wherein the user-defined interface is customized to have functionality to suit specific needs of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vahit H. Hacigumus, Balakrishna R. Iyer
  • Method and system for providing access to a database
    Publication number: 20030135479
    Abstract: A method and system for providing user-friendly access to a database are described. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a database server. There is at least one database coupled to the database server, wherein the database server enables access to the at least one database. A user-defined interface configured to have access to the at least one database, wherein the user-defined interface is customized to have functionality to suit specific needs of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Vahit H. Hacigumus, Balakrishna R. Iyer
  • Integrated storage appliance
    Publication number: 20030105852
    Abstract: A system and method for providing an integrated storage appliance is disclosed. The storage appliance includes a storage subsystem, a process cluster coupled to the storage subsystem, and a customizable software stack that includes storage-access application so executed by the processor cluster, wherein subsystem, processor cluster and software stack are integrated such that the storage appliance exhibits greater combined reliability, higher availability, and higher serviceability characteristics than would be provided by a sum of the characteristics unintegrated components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Sanjoy Das, Balakrishna R. Iyer, John T. Flynn, Vahit H. Hacigumus, Dante A. Aubert, Lu Nguyen