Patents by Inventor Matthew John Bickerton

Matthew John Bickerton 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: 6684384
    Abstract: An object oriented framework provides a set of objects that perform general ledger functioning and permits a framework user to add extensions to the framework for specific processing features, thereby producing a general ledger application program for managing business financial data of a company. The framework includes an Application category of classes that contains company information for general ledger processing, a Posting Combinations category of classes that define valid posting combinations for the general ledger, a Journals category of classes that create, process, validate, and post general ledger journals, a Bank Transactions category of classes that process bank statements, a Bank Statements and Reconciliation category of classes that reconcile bank statements with bank accounts, and a Closing category of classes that validate and close the current accounting period. These classes provide the base framework upon which a general ledger application program is developed by the framework user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew John Bickerton, Kathryn Ann Bohrer, Emma Suzanne Hughes, Edward William Kenworthy, Rupert Jeremy Musgrove, LindaMay Rose Patterson, Steven Porter, David Dennis Salt, Duncan Keith Scattergood
  • Patent number: 6041312
    Abstract: An object oriented framework provides a set of objects that perform account management functioning and permits a framework user to add extensions to the framework for specific processing features, thereby producing an account management application program for managing the financial accounts of a company, including accounts receivable and accounts payable. The framework includes an Application category of classes that contains company information for general ledger processing, a Posting Combinations category of classes that define valid posting combinations for the general ledger, a Journals category of classes that create, process, validate, and post general ledger journals, a Bank Transactions category of classes that process bank statements, a Bank Statements and Reconciliation category of classes that reconcile bank statements with bank accounts, and a Closing category of classes that validate and close the current accounting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew John Bickerton, Kathryn Ann Bohrer, Emma Suzanne Hughes, Edward William Kenworthy, Rupert Jeremy Musgrove, LindaMay Rose Patterson, Steven Porter, David Dennis Salt, Duncan Keith Scattergood