Patents by Inventor Watson M. Conner

Watson M. Conner 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).

  • Cache-effective sort string generation method
    Patent number: 4962451
    Abstract: A new use for an LRU-managed cache coupling the main memory of a CPU for sort string generation of m records while minimizing the number of reference misses per record to said cache is described. During a first pass, a partially nested ordering or sort is effectuated using the cache, and then during a second pass a replacement selection merge upon the nested order constrained to fit within the cache is brought about.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas R. Case, Watson M. Conner