Marco Carrer

US Patent:

7185342, Feb 27, 2007

Filed:

Jul 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/912458

Inventors:

Marco Carrer - Wakefield MA, US
Alok Z. Srivastava - Chelmsford MA, US
Paul Lin - Nashua NH, US
Wai-Kwong Lee - Nashua NH, US
Cheng Han - Lexington MA, US
Kan Deng - Nashua NH, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 9/44
G06F 9/46
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

719313, 709119

Abstract:

Techniques are provided for defining and coordinating execution of a compound service, which uses results from a plurality of base services, over a network. A sequence in which a plurality of modules must be executed to perform the compound service is specified in dependency information, and the modules in the sequence are executed according to the dependency information and under the management of a service execution adapter. Each module operates upon messages according to module properties, and is able to communicate using event messages.

US Patent:

7287216, Oct 23, 2007

Filed:

May 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/583245

Inventors:

Wai-Kwong (Sam) Lee - Nashua NH, US
Marco Carrer - Nashua NH, US
Alok Srivastava - Chelmsford MA, US
Paul Lin - Nashua NH, US
Cheng Han - Nashua NH, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corp. - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/06
G06F 7/08
G06F 7/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

715513, 707 3

Abstract:

A system for storing and dynamically updating data represented in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) which separates the data values in at least some of the elements of an XML document and places those data values in relational database tables where they may be processed using conventional RDBMS techniques. The hierarchical structure of the XML document is saved separately in an XML skeleton object from which element data other than primary key values has been removed. The XML documents document type definition (DTD) is stored, along with additional property data used the RDBMS, in an XML Definition object. The additional property information includes the identification of primary key data values which are used to link the structural definition data to the value data stored in the tables, the designation of data types used for more efficient storage of data from predetermined XML elements, the designation of selected element data for indexing and for column storage, and the designation or relational integrity constraints which help insure that logically connected data is not inappropriately deleted or updated. The XML data as stored in the relational tables can be retrieved as a complete XML document, or selected XML elements can be retrieved by themselves, by merging the table data into the XML skeleton.

US Patent:

7472349, Dec 30, 2008

Filed:

May 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/584318

Inventors:

Alok Srivastava - Chelmsford MA, US
Marco Carrer - Nashua NH, US
Paul I. Lin - Nashua NH, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 7/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715513, 715516, 715522, 715523, 707 1, 707 3, 707100, 707102, 709206, 709227, 709228, 709230

Abstract:

A dynamic services infrastructure accepts data describing data resources and stores that data in a relational database from which it may be retrieved to handle service requests issued by application programs. The database stores Service Definition data which is initially supplied in the form of XML Service Descriptor documents which are then mapped into the database from which they may be accessed. Each Service Definition includes an input specification which identifies the address of a resource as well as the nature of the input data to be supplied to the resource with the request, and further includes an output specification which describes the nature of the output information which is supplied by the resource in response to the request. The Service Definition further includes information describing the service provider which supplies the resource, test information including fixed input and output values which permit the operability of the resource to be verified, update information which permits the infrastructure to insure that the Service Definition information is kept current, and security information which permits the system to validate users and provide secure encrypted information exchanges. When a client sends a request for services to the infrastructure, obtains the service description for the desired resource from the database, transmits an output information request to the address specified in said the service description, supplying input information meeting the specification contained in said particular service description to said particular resource, and receives and routs output information provided by said particular resource in response to said output information request to the executing application program.

US Patent:

7496637, Feb 24, 2009

Filed:

Apr 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/121633

Inventors:

Cheng Han - Lexington MA, US
Paul Lin - Nashua NH, US
Marco Carrer - Nashua NH, US
Wai-Kwong (Sam) Lee - Nashua NH, US
Alok Srivastava - Chelmsford MA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corp. - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

709217, 709219, 715234, 715237

Abstract:

A syndicator for disseminating Web services and other resources from service and content providers to service consumers and for establishing and implementing subscription agreements specifying the terms upon which digital assets are provided to subscribers. A registration database stores a service description for each of a plurality of different Web services and other resources. Each stored service description contains an input processing specification, an output processing specification, and the specification of the business terms upon which the described service or resource is offered by its provider to subscribers. A subscription manager conducts a negotiation with a prospective subscriber and receives from the subscriber an acceptance of the business terms upon which a specified Web service or resource is offered to establish a subscription agreement. Event tracking records information describing the performance of each service on behalf of each subscriber to perform subscription accounting functions.

US Patent:

7809733, Oct 5, 2010

Filed:

Mar 2, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/366096

Inventors:

Marco Carrer - Reading MA, US
Gopalan Arun - Nashua NH, US
Xiaohua Lu - Nashua NH, US
David Mor - Merrimack NH, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corp. - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

707749, 707767

Abstract:

Systems, methods, media, and other embodiments associated with effort based relevance in discussion forums are described. One example method includes receiving activity data concerning messages associated with electronic discussion forum topics. The activity data may include a view count (Vw), a book mark count (Bf), a reference count (Rf), and a reply count (Rp). The effort based relevance may be computed from Vw and one or more of, Bf, Rf, and Rp. Topics may be logically ordered using the effort based relevance.

US Patent:

8037088, Oct 11, 2011

Filed:

Dec 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/317348

Inventors:

Ramkrishna Chatterjee - Nashua NH, US
Marco Carrer - Reading MA, US
David Mor - Merrimack NH, US
Chen Zhou - Holden MA, US
Amit Dhuleshia - North Andover MA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707769, 707796, 707803, 709206, 709217, 709219, 715753, 715751

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with artifact type neutral change management are described. One example method includes maintaining an access table for each artifact in a collaborative software environment that records a most recent access of an artifact on a per user basis. An artifact type registration table is also maintained that maps each artifact type to the access table that records access information for artifacts of the given type and to a data store that stores artifacts of that type. For a given user, artifact pair, queries on the type registration table, access table, and data store are generated to return the last modification time for the artifact and the user's last access time for the artifact. This information is used to determine a change status of the artifact for the given user. This common framework can be used for artifacts of any type that are registered in the type registration table.

US Patent:

8112478, Feb 7, 2012

Filed:

Mar 13, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/374402

Inventors:

Marco Carrer - Reading MA, US
Gopalan Arun - Nashua NH, US
Xiaohua Lu - Nashua NH, US
David Mor - Merrimack NH, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709204, 709205, 709206, 709207

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and media associated with coordinating a discussion forum application and an email application are described. One example system includes a data store and a coordination logic. The data store may store a discussion forum message in a data structure accessible to both an email logic and a discussion forum logic. The coordination logic may provide access to the discussion forum message for the email logic and the discussion forum logic. The coordination logic may also maintain read status consistency for the discussion forum message and cause threading information associated with the discussion forum message to be honored.

US Patent:

8171087, May 1, 2012

Filed:

Jan 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/653597

Inventors:

Marco Carrer - Reading MA, US
David Mor - Merrimack NH, US
Gopalan Arun - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709205, 709207

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with thread-based conversation management are described. One system embodiment includes a conversation manager that provides access to communication applications, that provides lifecycle management for an electronic conversation carried on over the communication applications, and that organizes conversation elements belonging to a conversation carried on using the communication applications. The conversation lifecycle may include pausing and resuming a conversation carried on, at least in part, over a synchronous, online, real-time, communication application. The system embodiment may also include a thread manager to provide thread-based storage for conversation elements.