Patents by Inventor David Andrew Tootill

David Andrew Tootill 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).

  • Patent number: 8732200
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes receiving a query from a user, the query requesting access to a database object in a first database table, the database object comprising a first column and a second column. The method also includes determining whether the user is authorized to access the database object based on the first column, and determining whether the user is authorized to access the database object based on the second column. The method further includes allowing the user to access to database object in response to determining the user is authorized to access the database object based on the first column or the second column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventor: David Andrew Tootill
  • Publication number: 20130212122
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes receiving a query from a user, the query requesting access to a database object in a first database table, the database object comprising a first column and a second column. The method also includes determining whether the user is authorized to access the database object based on the first column, and determining whether the user is authorized to access the database object based on the second column. The method further includes allowing the user to access to database object in response to determining the user is authorized to access the database object based on the first column or the second column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventor: David Andrew Tootill
  • Patent number: 8219541
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting, reporting, and tracking conflicts in a change management system is provided. In particular, the system and method described herein may be used to identify potential conflicts associated with resources and schedules involved in a proposed change to an information technology infrastructure. A conflict analysis engine may analyze a change order that includes planned changes to an information technology infrastructure to identify potential conflicts associated with the change order that includes the planned changes to the information technology infrastructure. The potential conflicts may then be added to a conflicts list for the change order and a workflow may be created to manage resolving the potential conflicts. Thus, in response to resolving the potential conflicts, the planned changes may be deployed within the information technology infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Kevin Magnuson, Stephen J. Siwek, Kelvin Lam, Rashmi Rekha Sahoo, A. V. S. S. N. S. Sudhakar, David Andrew Tootill
  • Publication number: 20110099158
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting, reporting, and tracking conflicts in a change management system is provided. In particular, the system and method described herein may be used to identify potential conflicts associated with resources and schedules involved in a proposed change to an information technology infrastructure. A conflict analysis engine may analyze a change order that includes planned changes to an information technology infrastructure to identify potential conflicts associated with the change order that includes the planned changes to the information technology infrastructure. The potential conflicts may then be added to a conflicts list for the change order and a workflow may be created to manage resolving the potential conflicts. Thus, in response to resolving the potential conflicts, the planned changes may be deployed within the information technology infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Kevin Magnuson, Stephen J. Siwek, Kelvin Lam, Rashmi Rekha Sahoo, A.V.S.S.N.S. Sudhakar, David Andrew Tootill