Patents by Inventor Andrew John WHITTON

Andrew John WHITTON has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Centrally managed and accessed system and method for performing data processing on multiple independent servers and datasets
    Patent number: 9230284
    Abstract: A method of data processing between a hub computer and a plurality of spoke computers is disclosed. The hub computer is arranged to communicate with each of the spoke computers. Furthermore, each spoke computer is remote from the hub computer and remote from each other. The method comprises: (a) receiving at the hub computer from a user a request for the spoke computer to run a data processing operation on accounting data of an organization hosting the spoke computer, the accounting data locally accessible by the spoke computer; (b) the hub computer communicating the request to the spoke computer; (c) in response to receiving the request, the spoke computer running the data processing operation on the accounting data; and (d) the spoke computer returning results of the data processing operation to the hub computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: DELOITTE LLP
    Inventors: Andrew John Whitton, Anthony David Sayce, Christopher William Ninnes, William Edward Owen Cubitt-Smith, Neal Adam Kemp
  • CENTRALLY MANAGED AND ACCESSED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING DATA PROCESSING ON MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT SERVERS AND DATASETS
    Publication number: 20140289359
    Abstract: A method of data processing between a hub computer and a plurality of spoke computers is disclosed. The hub computer is arranged to communicate with each of the spoke computers. Furthermore, each spoke computer is remote from the hub computer and remote from each other. The method comprises: (a) receiving at the hub computer from a user a request for the spoke computer to run a data processing operation on accounting data of an organization hosting the spoke computer, the accounting data locally accessible by the spoke computer; (b) the hub computer communicating the request to the spoke computer; (c) in response to receiving the request, the spoke computer running the data processing operation on the accounting data; and (d) the spoke computer returning results of the data processing operation to the hub computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew John WHITTON, Anthony David SAYCE, Christopher William NINNES, William Edward Owen CUBITT-SMITH, Neal Adam KEMP