Tracy Kim Burroughs

Title: Innovations by Tracy Kim Burroughs

Introduction

Tracy Kim Burroughs is an accomplished inventor based in Byron, MN (US). He has made significant contributions to the field of technology, holding a total of 5 patents. His work primarily focuses on enhancing object identity and partitioning in user-defined extents, which has implications for database management and schema mapping.

Latest Patents

One of his latest patents is titled "Object identity and partitioning for user defined extents." This invention provides a system and method that allows for transparent and flexible partitioning of created objects in the context of schema mapping. The preferred schema mapper utilizes partition key values to facilitate the partitioning of created objects. The partition key value for an object determines the partition to which that object belongs. This flexibility allows developers to define the partition key value as an attribute of an owning object, a primary key field, or a constant defined for its class. When new owned objects are created, the partition key values are retrieved from their specified location in the owning object to determine the appropriate partition. Additionally, the developer specifies a corresponding column of fields in the owned objects table to store the partitioning key values, which are preferably stored as a subset of the primary key field for the owned object.

Another notable patent is "Default schema mapping." This method and system enable the persistence of an object in a relational database schema by creating a new relational table at application program run-time for each class of objects to be persisted. The method generates a schema map object for each class, which remains in memory for persisting, querying, restoring, or deleting objects of that class. The schema map object determines the fields of each class, defines columns in the table according to data types, and controls the data flow between the table and the object fields.

Career Highlights

Tracy is currently employed at International Business Machines Corporation, commonly known as IBM. His work at IBM has allowed him to innovate and develop solutions that enhance database management systems and improve data handling processes.

Collaborations

Tracy has collaborated with notable coworkers, including Wilson D Lee and Cynthia Ann Rogers, who contribute to the innovative environment at IBM.

Conclusion

Tracy Kim Burroughs is a prominent inventor whose work in object identity and partitioning has advanced the field of database management. His contributions continue to influence technology and improve data