Patents by Inventor Tony Plant

Tony Plant 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).

  • Distributed computer system providing simultaneous access to a plurality of users
    Patent number: 5687317
    Abstract: A distributed computer system is provided with a listener system interposed between the application server and the surface interfaces of the system. The listener system supervises processing of user entered commands and provides substantially simultaneous feedback of system status and progress of the system response to a command to all users. This allows system users to work simultaneously on a common document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventors: Philip Thomas Hughes, Tony Plant