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Sam S. Lightstone
Also filed as: LIGHTSTONE SAM · LIGHTSTONE SAM S · LIGHTSTONE SAM SAMPSON
63 granted patents·4 pending applications·813 citations·filing 1990–2019
99Inventor score
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67 records- 0197US9720602B1Data transfers in columnar data systemsIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 1, 2017·38 cites·20 claims
- 0296US9519676B1Updating of in-memory synopsis metadata for inserts in database tableIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 13, 2016·15 cites·6 claims
- 0393US6453314B1System and method for selective incremental deferred constraint processing after bulk loading dataIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·184 cites·63 claims
- 0492US7917512B2Method for automated design of range partitioned tables for relational databasesIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 29, 2011·34 cites·6 claims
- 0591US9405858B2On-the-fly encoding method for efficient grouping and aggregationIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 2, 2016·12 cites·13 claims
- 0690US7447681B2Method, system and program for selection of database characteristicsIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 4, 2008·32 cites·28 claims
- 0786US7483873B2Method, system and article of manufacture for improving execution efficiency of a database workloadIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 27, 2009·14 cites·34 claims
- 0885US9813502B1Data transfers in columnar data systemsIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 7, 2017·4 cites·1 claims
- 0985US7827608B2Data leak protection system, method and apparatusIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 2, 2010·14 cites·23 claims
- 1085US7028022B1Heuristic-based conditional data indexingIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 11, 2006·63 cites·39 claims
- 1184US7137019B2Adaptive throttling system for data processing systemsIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 14, 2006·31 cites·24 claims
- 1283US7469329B2Methods for dynamically resizing memory poolsIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 23, 2008·14 cites·7 claims
- 1383US7401244B2Adaptive throttling system for computing systemsIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 15, 2008·8 cites·7 claims
- 1482US9195599B2Multi-level aggregation techniques for memory hierarchiesIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 24, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 1582US7694102B2Systems and methods for self-tuning memoryIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·13 cites·21 claims
- 1681US10810200B2Technology for join processingIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 20, 2020·3 cites·12 claims
- 1778US7281004B2Method, system and program for optimizing compression of a workload processed by a database management systemIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 9, 2007·26 cites·13 claims
- 1878US6961835B2System and method for autonomically reallocating memory among buffer poolsIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 1, 2005·25 cites·44 claims
- 1977US10810201B2Technology for join processingIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 20, 2020·2 cites·6 claims
- 2075US6088705AMethod and apparatus for loading data into a database in a multiprocessor environmentIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·80 cites·13 claims
- 2174US9535940B2Intra-block partitioning for database managementBARBER RONALD J·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 3, 2017·3 cites·5 claims
- 2274US7499908B2Method for identifying a workload type for a given workload of database requestsIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 3, 2009·35 cites·12 claims
- 2373US9535939B2Intra-block partitioning for database managementBARBER RONALD J·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 3, 2017·3 cites·11 claims
- 2473US9342544B2Parallel load in a column-store databaseIBM·Filed 2014·Granted May 17, 2016·3 cites·14 claims
- 2573US8347289B2Method and apparatus for online sample interval determinationIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 1, 2013·4 cites·39 claims
- 2672US8122450B2Method and apparatus for distributing memory in a data processing systemDIAO YIXIN·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 21, 2012·6 cites·45 claims
- 2772US7502775B2Providing cost model data for tuning of query cache memory in databasesIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 10, 2009·6 cites·12 claims
- 2871US10592556B2On-the-fly encoding method for efficient grouping and aggregationIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 17, 2020·1 cites·14 claims
- 2970US9223820B2Partitioning data for parallel processingIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 29, 2015·2 cites·5 claims
- 3070US9176999B2Multiplication-based method for stitching results of predicate evaluation in column storesBARBER RONALD J·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 3, 2015·2 cites·18 claims
- 3170US7346401B2Systems and methods for providing constrained optimization using adaptive regulatory controlIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 18, 2008·14 cites·36 claims
- 3269US9256633B2Partitioning data for parallel processingIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 9, 2016·2 cites·10 claims
- 3369US9244935B2Data encoding and processing columnar dataIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 26, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 3467US8838598B2System and computer program product for automated design of range partitioned tables for relational databasesBHIDE MANISH A·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 16, 2014·4 cites·5 claims
- 3566US10019499B2Adaptive payload managementIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 10, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 3665US9471710B2On-the-fly encoding method for efficient grouping and aggregationIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·1 cites·16 claims
- 3765US8880806B2Randomized page weights for optimizing buffer pool page reuseLIGHTSTONE SAM S·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·2 cites·22 claims
- 3865US7363324B2Method, system and program for prioritizing maintenance of database tablesIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 22, 2008·9 cites·15 claims
- 3964US8140516B2Method, system and article of manufacture for improving execution efficiency of a database workloadBHATTACHARJEE BISHWARANJAN·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·6 cites·42 claims
- 4064US5206171AProgrammable automated inoculator/replicatorUNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 27, 1993·35 cites·18 claims
- 4163US11249980B2Updating of in-memory synopsis metadata for inserts in database tableIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 15, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 4262US7051013B2Database diagnostic system and methodIBM·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·18 cites·20 claims
- 4360US9031826B2Method and apparatus for simulating operation in a data processing systemCARROLL MATTHEW JAMES·Filed 2006·Granted May 12, 2015·4 cites·19 claims
- 4460US8181050B2Adaptive throttling for data processing systemsHELLERSTEIN JOSEPH L·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·0 cites·14 claims
- 4560US7080206B2System and method for adaptively loading input data into a multi-dimensional clustering tableIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 18, 2006·8 cites·46 claims
- 4659US7739293B2Method, system, and program for collecting statistics of data stored in a databaseIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 15, 2010·7 cites·27 claims
- 4758US10229141B2Parallel load in a column-store databaseIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 12, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 4857US10275481B2Updating of in-memory synopsis metadata for inserts in database tableIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 30, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 4957US8140490B2Method, system and program for prioritizing maintenance of database tablesABOULNAGA ASHRAF ISMAIL·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·2 cites·23 claims
- 5057US7912798B2System for estimating storage requirements for a multi-dimensional clustering data configurationIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 22, 2011·1 cites·10 claims
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