Robert L Summers

US Patent:

6370541, Apr 9, 2002

Filed:

Sep 21, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/400638

Inventors:

Kehsing J. Chou - San Jose CA
Mei-Ing W. Huang - San Jose CA
Basuki N. Soetarman - Los Gatos CA
Robert Nelson Summers - San Jose CA
Mimi Phuong-Thao Vo - San Jose CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707103, 707100, 707101

Abstract:

A design and implementation of a client/server framework for federated multi-search and update across heterogeneous datastores. In particular, a technique for manipulating data in one or more heterogeneous datastores at a computer is provided. An object-oriented model is provided for integrating one or more heterogeneous datastores with a federated datastore. One or more heterogeneous datastores and a federated datastore are generated based on the object-oriented model. The generated datastores are organized into a federated composition.

US Patent:

6466933, Oct 15, 2002

Filed:

Sep 21, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/399697

Inventors:

Mei-Ing W. Huang - San Jose CA
Basuki N. Soetarman - Los Gatos CA
Robert Nelson Summers - San Jose CA
Mimi Phuong-Thao Vo - San Jose CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 3, 707 1, 707 4, 707 5, 707 10, 707100

Abstract:

A technique for delayed delivery of query results or other data from a federated server to a federated client until such information is needed. One or more commands are executed at a client computer to retrieve data from one or more datastores connected to a server computer. At the client computer, a search request is transmitted to the server computer. Then, a client collection is generated for use in retrieving physical data from the server computer. When data is requested using the client collection, physical data is retrieved from the server computer.

US Patent:

6578046, Jun 10, 2003

Filed:

Jun 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/873220

Inventors:

Daniel T. Chang - San Jose CA
Siyi Terry Donn - Saratoga CA
Douglas Michael Hembry - Los Gatos CA
Tae Jae Lee - Cupertino CA
Basuki N. Soetarman - Los Gatos CA
Robert N. Summers - San Jose CA
Frank C. Tung - Saratoga CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707103, 707100, 707 10, 707 4

Abstract:

A computer method and system capable of searching multiple heterogeneous datastores with heterogeneous data types by employing an object oriented data model to define a federated datastore object. The federated query object translates a generic query into the appropriate queries for each datastore, the federated datastore object acts as a virtual datastore for multiple heterogeneous datastores with the ability to map concepts between datastores, and the federated collection object represents results from a federated query in a hierarchy that maintains sub-grouping information from each datastore to allow accessing of results by datastore or as a single collection of results. The federated objects thus provide user applications with enhanced accessibility of different hierarchies of information, as well as more robust search capabilities.

US Patent:

7113939, Sep 26, 2006

Filed:

Sep 21, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/399682

Inventors:

Kehsing J. Chou - San Jose CA, US
Mei-Ing W. Huang - San Jose CA, US
Basuki N. Soetarman - Los Gatos CA, US
Robert Nelson Summers - San Jose CA, US
Siucheong Kenny Tse - San Jose CA, US
Alan Tsu-I Yaung - San Jose CA, US
Mimi Phuong-Thao Vo - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707 3, 707 4, 707 10, 707103 R, 707103 Y, 707103 X

Abstract:

An architecture to enable search gateways as part of a federated search supports searching for data in one or more heterogeneous data sources. The one or more heterogeneous data sources are within a computer system. Initially, a request for data is received at a federated data source. From the federated data source, data is retrieved from one or more of one or more terminal data repositories or one or more search gateway data sources.

US Patent:

7124203, Oct 17, 2006

Filed:

Feb 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/792911

Inventors:

Vrinda S. Joshi - Mountain View CA, US
Praveen R. Swadi - Santa Clara CA, US
Robert L. Summers - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 12/14
G06F 13/28
G06F 17/30
G06F 12/00
G06F 12/16
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

709248, 709203, 709219, 711118, 711135, 707200

Abstract:

The present invention provides cache flushing of selected data while leaving remaining cached data intact. Data can be flushed from caches distributed across various components of a network-based computer system. These caches can contain various types of data. In one embodiment, the caches exist in an Access System and contain user identity profile information. In another embodiment, the caches exist in an Access Management System and contain authentication, authorization, or auditing rules. A system in accordance with the invention detects a change to data residing on a server and transmits a synchronization record to a component of the system. The synchronization record identifies the changed data. The system flushes the changed data identified by the synchronization record from caches of the component.

US Patent:

7197491, Mar 27, 2007

Filed:

Sep 21, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/399696

Inventors:

Kehsing J. Chou - San Jose CA, US
Mei-Ing W. Huang - San Jose CA, US
Basuki N. Soetarman - Los Gatos CA, US
Robert Nelson Summers - San Jose CA, US
Mimi Phuong-Thao Vo - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 2, 707 1, 707 3, 707 10

Abstract:

An architecture and implementation of a dynamic RMI server configuration hierarchy to support federated search and update across heterogeneous datastores. The RMI server configuration hierarchy supports searching for data in one or more heterogeneous data sources within a computer system. A request for data is received at a federated data source. Then, a server is selected to process the request based on a load of the server and based on whether the server can satisfy the request for data.

US Patent:

7206851, Apr 17, 2007

Filed:

Dec 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/328920

Inventors:

Shawn P. Delaney - San Jose CA, US
Robert Summers - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

709229, 709219, 709203, 707 9, 707 3

Abstract:

Technology is disclosed for identifying dynamic groups that correspond to a user of a system. A system partitions a set of dynamic groups into multiple test sets of dynamic groups. The system selects a test set and determines whether the user corresponds to the test set. In one implementation, the system combines the filters for the dynamic groups in each test set into a single test set filter. The test set filter is satisfied if the filter of any dynamic group in the test set is satisfied. This allows the system to perform a single comparison between the resulting test set filter and the user's profile to determine whether the user is a member of any dynamic group in the test set. If the user is not a member of any dynamic group in the test set, the system eliminates all of the test set's dynamic groups from consideration, based on the single comparison. Otherwise, the dynamic groups in the test set remain in a list of groups that may include the user. This process is repeated for each test set.

US Patent:

7398311, Jul 8, 2008

Filed:

Oct 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/542311

Inventors:

Vrinda S. Joshi - Mountain View CA, US
Praveen R. Swadi - Santa Clara CA, US
Robert L. Summers - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/177
G06F 1/24
G06F 7/58
G06F 17/30
G06K 19/00
H04L 9/32
H03M 1/68
H04N 7/16
G06F 15/173
G06F 9/00
G06F 7/04
G06F 7/00
G06F 12/00
G06K 9/00
H04L 9/00
H04K 1/00

US Classification:

709225, 709219, 709229, 709248, 709249, 726 6, 726 30, 707 8, 707203

Abstract:

The present invention provides cache flushing of selected data while leaving remaining cached data intact. Data can be flushed from caches distributed across various components of a network-based computer system. These caches can contain various types of data. In one embodiment, the caches exist in an Access System and contain user identity profile information. In another embodiment, the caches exist in an Access Management System and contain authentication, authorization, or auditing rules. A system in accordance with the invention detects a change to data residing on a server and transmits a synchronization record to a component of the system. The synchronization record identifies the changed data. The system flushes the changed data identified by the synchronization record from caches of the component.