IP Library Granted Patent US 11,100,137
Granted Patent B2
US 11,100,137 · App. 16/048,113 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Method and/or system for tree transformation

Inventor: Jack J. LeTourneau (Ventura, CA)
Assignees: Robert T. Jenkins; Virginia T. Jenkins
G06F16/282G06F16/2246G06F16/9027G06F17/10
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Patent No.
US 11,100,137
App. No.
16/048,113
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and/or systems for manipulating hierarchical sets of data are disclosed.

Claims (37)

1. A method of converting signal values representing one or more complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies for more convenient processing and/or storage, said one or more complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies being in the form of one or more tree hierarchies, said method comprising:

accessing instructions from one or more physical memory devices for execution by one or more processors;

executing said instructions accessed from said one or more physical memory devices by said one or more processors;

storing, in at least one of said physical memory devices, signal values resulting from having executed said accessed instructions on said one or more processors, wherein said one or more physical memory devices also store a database or a portion thereof;

wherein said accessed instructions to transform said database, or said portion thereof, to one or more complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies; and

wherein executing said transformation instructions further comprises:

accessing, from said one or more physical memory devices, signal values from said database to be transformed to said one or more complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies;

transforming said signal values representing one or more labeled complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies; and

storing said signal values representing said one or more labeled complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies, wherein said signal values before and after transformation correspond to content in said database.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said transforming signal values representing said one or more labeled tree hierarchies further comprises:

transforming said signal values to signal values representing one or more node labeled tree hierarchies.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said transforming signal values representing said one or more labeled tree hierarchies further comprises:

transforming said signal values to signal values representing one or more edge labeled tree hierarchies.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising

associating said signal values representing said one or more labeled tree hierarchies with corresponding tree hierarchies and/or labeled tree hierarchy portions according to an association of tree hierarchies and signal values representing numeral values.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising

associating said signal values representing one or more edge labeled tree hierarchies with corresponding tree hierarchies and/or labeled tree hierarchy portions according to an association of tree hierarchies and signal values representing numeral values.

6. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors coupled to one or more physical memory devices to store executable instructions and to store binary digital signal quantities as physical memory states, wherein the executable instructions being accessible from the one or more physical memory devices for execution by the one or more processors;

the one or more processors able to store in at least one of the physical memory devices, binary signal quantities, if any, that are to result from execution of the instructions on the one or more processors, wherein the one or more physical memory devices also store a database or portion thereof, and wherein said accessed instructions to transform said database, or said portion thereof, to one or more complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies; and

wherein the transformation instructions further to:

access, from said one or more physical memory devices, signal values from said database to be transformed to said one or more complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies;

transform said signal values representing one or more labeled complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies; and

store said signal values representing said one or more labeled complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies, wherein said signal values before and after transformation correspond to content in said database.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the transformation instructions to transform said signal values further to transform signal values representing one or more labeled tree hierarchies to one or more node labeled tree hierarchies.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the transformation instructions to transform said signal values further to transform signal values representing one or more labeled tree hierarchies to one or more edge labeled tree hierarchies.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the transformation instructions to

associate said signal values representing said one or more labeled tree hierarchies with corresponding tree hierarchies and/or labeled tree hierarchy portions according to an association of tree hierarchies and signal values representing numeral values.

10. An article comprising: a non-transitory storage medium including executable instructions stored thereon; wherein the instructions are executable by one or more processors to be coupled to one or more physical memory devices, the devices to store instructions, including the executable instructions, and to store binary digital signal quantities as physical memory states, wherein the executable instructions to be accessible from the one or more physical memory devices for execution by the one or more processors; and

the one or more processors able to store in at least one of the physical memory devices, binary signal quantities, if any, that are to result from execution of the instructions on the one or more processors, wherein the one or more physical memory devices also store a database or portion thereof, and wherein said accessed instructions to transform said database, or said portion thereof, to one or more complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies;

wherein the transformation instructions further to:

access, from said one or more physical memory devices, signal values from said database to be transformed to said one or more complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies;

transform said signal values representing one or more labeled complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies; and

store said signal values representing said one or more labeled complex two dimensional graphical hierarchies, wherein said signal values before and after transformation correspond to content in said database.

11. The article of claim 10 , wherein the transformation instructions to transform said signal values further to transform signal values representing one or more labeled tree hierarchies to one or more node labeled tree hierarchies.

12. The article of claim 10 , wherein the transformation instructions to transform said signal values further to transform signal values representing one or more labeled tree hierarchies to one or more edge labeled tree hierarchies.

13. The article of claim 10 , wherein the transformation instructions to associate said signal values representing said labeled tree hierarchies with corresponding tree hierarchies and/or labeled tree hierarchy portions according to an association of tree hierarchies and signal values representing numeral values.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2022
From: ROBERT T. AND VIRGINIA T. JENKINS AS TRUSTEES OF THE JENKINS FAMILY TRUST DATED FEB. 8, 2002
To: LOWER48 IP LLC
Reel/Frame 061881/0304 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME VIRGINIA IN THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046490 FRAME 0800. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 31, 2018
From: SKYLER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: ROBERT T. AND VIRGINIA T. JENKINS AS TRUSTEES OF THE JENKINS FAMILY TRUST DATED FEB. 8, 2002
Reel/Frame 046671/0527 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2018
From: LETOURNEAU, JACK J.
To: SKYLER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 046490/0792 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2018
From: SKYLER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: ROBERT T. AND VIRINIA T. JENKINS AS TRUSTEES OF THE JENKINS FAMILY TRUST DATED FEB. 8, 2002
Reel/Frame 046490/0800 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 14596154 · Jan 13, 2015
Continuation 14086741 · Nov 21, 2013
Continuation 11320538 · Dec 27, 2005
Provisional Application 60648950 · Jan 31, 2005
Related Publication 20190034510A1 · Jan 31, 2019
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