John W Rollins

US Patent:

7228308, Jun 5, 2007

Filed:

Nov 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/706731

Inventors:

John Baxter Rollins - Southlake TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707101, 707 10, 707102, 709201

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for direct linkage of relational database table to a data preparation tool for data preparation. In a preferred embodiment, the mechanism of the present invention allows data to be read directly from one or more relational database tables to a data preparation tool into datasets without generating output flat files. Multiple datasets from different relational database table are merged into one dataset if more than one relational database table is read. Upon completion of necessary data preparation on the dataset by the data preparation tool, the present invention creates a new relational database table and loads resulting data from the prepared dataset into the new relational database table.

US Patent:

7912812, Mar 22, 2011

Filed:

Jan 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

11/970337

Inventors:

Jo Arao Ramos - Grapevine TX, US
John Baxter Rollins - Southlake TX, US
David Giddens Wilhite - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707609, 711118

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for populating a data cache on a server. Data requests received by the server are collected in a repository. A data mining algorithm is applied to the collected data requests to predict a set of data that is likely to be requested during an upcoming time period. It is determined whether the complete set of predicted data exists in the data cache. If the complete set of predicted data does not exist in the data cache, the missing data is retrieved from a database and added to the data cache.

US Patent:

7922893, Apr 12, 2011

Filed:

Feb 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/350206

Inventors:

Frederick D. Busche - Highland Village TX, US
John B. Rollins - Southlake TX, US
Harold J. Noyes - Golden CO, US
James G. Bush - West Richland WA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

B01J 29/70
C12Q 1/68

US Classification:

208 46, 435 6

Abstract:

A system and method for enhancing the recovery of heavy oil in an oil extraction environment by feeding nutrients to a preferred microbial species (bacteria and/or fungi). A method is described that includes the steps of: sampling and identifying microbial species that reside in the oil extraction environment; collecting fluid property data from the oil extraction environment; collecting nutrient data from the oil extraction environment; identifying a preferred microbial species from the oil extraction environment that can transform the heavy oil into a lighter oil; identifying a nutrient from the oil extraction environment that promotes a proliferation of the preferred microbial species; and introducing the nutrient into the oil extraction environment.

US Patent:

8095498, Jan 10, 2012

Filed:

Dec 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/336927

Inventors:

John B. Rollins - Southlake TX, US
Ramasubbu Venkatesh - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707600, 707802

Abstract:

A system, method, and program product for interpreting, optimizing, and customizing data mining models through the use of statistical techniques that utilize diagnostic measures and statistical significance testing. A data processing system is disclosed that includes a data mining system for mining data from a data warehouse in accordance with a data model, wherein the data model defines how data groups can be partitioned; and a data group analysis system that calculates a set of diagnostic measures and performs statistical significance tests for a defined data group.

US Patent:

8441924, May 14, 2013

Filed:

Jul 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/489824

Inventors:

John C. Rollins - Southlake TX, US

Assignee:

Verizon Services Organization Inc. - Irving TX

International Classification:

H04L 12/26

US Classification:

370229

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a system includes a first gateway router and second gateway router that are communicatively coupled to an optical line terminal. The system further includes an optical network terminal communicatively coupled to the optical line terminal, wherein the optical network terminal is configured to direct communications from the first gateway router to the second gateway router when the operation of the first gateway router meets a predetermined threshold.

US Patent:

20090164443, Jun 25, 2009

Filed:

Dec 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/960115

Inventors:

Jo A. Ramos - Grapevine TX, US
John B. Rollins - Southlake TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707 5, 707 6, 707E17017, 707E17014

Abstract:

A system, method and program product for analyzing performance of a system comprised of a database and its related operating environment. A system is provided that includes: a set of monitoring tools for monitoring event data from a database application and from an operating environment running the database application; a performance data warehouse for storing the event data; a modeling system for generating a performance mining model of the database system based on the event data stored in the performance data warehouse; and a system for comparing a stream of current event data against the performance mining model to identify performance issues in the database system.

US Patent:

20110083843, Apr 14, 2011

Filed:

Dec 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/973766

Inventors:

Frederick D. Busche - Highland Village TX, US
John B. Rollins - Southlake TX, US
Harold J. Noyes - Golden CO, US
James G. Bush - West Richland WA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

E21B 43/22
G06G 7/50
G06G 7/58
E21B 47/00
E21B 43/16

US Classification:

16625001, 703 10

Abstract:

In one embodiment, the invention provides an analytical processing system for enhancing the recovery of heavy oil in an underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment, comprising: a data collection engine configured for receiving data relating to the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment, wherein the data includes in situ microbial species data, oil properties data and in situ nutrient information that are identified as being germane to the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment; a data warehouse for storing data collected from the data collection engine; and a data modeling system for analyzing data stored in the data warehouse and facilitating an identity of a preferred microbial species from the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment that can transform the heavy oil into a lighter oil.

US Patent:

20120158306, Jun 21, 2012

Filed:

Feb 22, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/402504

Inventors:

Frederick D. Busche - Highland Village TX, US
John B. Rollins - Southlake TX, US
Harold J. Noyes - Golden CO, US
James G. Bush - West Richland WA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/18
E21B 47/00

US Classification:

702 6

Abstract:

In one embodiment, the invention provides an analytical processing system for enhancing the recovery of heavy oil in an underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment, comprising: a data collection engine configured for receiving data relating to the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment, wherein the data includes in situ microbial species data, oil properties data and in situ nutrient information that are identified as being germane to the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment; a data warehouse for storing data collected from the data collection engine; and a data modeling system for analyzing data stored in the data warehouse and facilitating an identity of a preferred microbial species from the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment that can transform the heavy oil into a lighter oil.