Patents by Inventor Joachim Epp

Joachim Epp 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: 9026455
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing stock. The systems and methods may include identifying at least a first transfer order, a second transfer order, a first processing unit order, and a second processing unit order. In addition, the systems and methods may include creating an initial work order based at least on the first transfer order and the second transfer order. Furthermore, the systems and methods may include detecting the handling of the first transfer order by a first processing unit and the handling of the second transfer order by a second processing unit, and associating the first transfer order and the second transfer order with the first processing unit order and the second processing unit order respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Daniela Schapler, Tobies Adler, Joachim Epp
  • Patent number: 8055377
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of controlling picking operations of a number of users in a warehouse, wherein goods are located at source locations, each picking operation comprising: an operation of preparation, wherein, at the source location, the good is introduced in a handling unit, HU, an operation of placing the HU on a picking equipment, the picking equipment being a tool for transferring the HU, an operation of transferring the HU to the destination location, wherein a sequence of picking instructions are presented online individually to the number of users via instruction presenting means which are associated with the respective users, each picking instruction specifying the HU to be transferred, the equipment to be used, and the first and second position, whereby execution of each of the picking operation steps is controlled by online data verification such that a subsequent picking operation instruction may be changed, and presented to the users via the instruction presenting means depending upon r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengeselleschaft
    Inventors: Ben-Shaul Yair, Orit Harel, Ziv Holzman, Joachim Epp, Malkiel Hadari
  • Patent number: 7890389
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for releasing stock requests to a storage facility, such as a warehouse. Such systems, methods and computer-readable medium may generate a condition record reflecting a predetermined set of conditions to be met by the attributes of a stock request, receive the stock request including one or more attributes about a stock item, determine whether the attributes of the received stock request meet the conditions of the condition record, associate a wave template of the condition record with the stock request if a determination is made that the stock request does meet the condition record, and create a wave object based on each stock request associated with the wave template. The wave object may then be released to the warehouse for fulfillment of each stock request associated with the wave object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Orit Harel, Malkiel Hadari, Alexander Mandel, Joachim Epp, Ziv Holzman
  • Publication number: 20080215179
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of controlling picking operations of a number of users in a warehouse, wherein goods are located at source locations, each picking operation comprising: an operation of preparation, wherein, at the source location, the good is introduced in a handling unit, HU, an operation of placing the HU on a picking equipment, the picking equipment being a tool for transferring the HU, an operation of transferring the HU to the destination location, wherein a sequence of picking instructions are presented online individually to the number of users via instruction presenting means which are associated with the respective users, each picking instruction specifying the HU to be transferred, the equipment to be used, and the first and second position, whereby execution of each of the picking operation steps is controlled by online data verification such that a subsequent picking operation instruction may be changed, and presented to the users via the instruction presenting means depending upon r
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ben-Shaul Yair, Orit Harel, Ziv Holzman, Joachim Epp, Malkiel Hadari
  • Publication number: 20060287939
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for releasing stock requests to a storage facility, such as a warehouse. Such systems, methods and computer-readable medium may generate a condition record reflecting a predetermined set of conditions to be met by the attributes of a stock request, receive the stock request including one or more attributes about a stock item, determine whether the attributes of the received stock request meet the conditions of the condition record, associate a wave template of the condition record with the stock request if a determination is made that the stock request does meet the condition record, and create a wave object based on each stock request associated with the wave template. The wave object may then be released to the warehouse for fulfillment of each stock request associated with the wave object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Orit Harel, Malkiel Hadari, Alexander Mandel, Joachim Epp, Ziv Holzman
  • Publication number: 20060085241
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products and systems, implementing and using techniques for managing data related to contents and operations of a warehouse. A request is received from one enterprise resource planning system from among two or more enterprise resource planning systems that are operable to exchange information with the decentralized warehouse management system. The request represents one or more operations to be performed on the contents of the warehouse. The enterprise resource planning system is identified from among two or more enterprise resource planning systems that are operable to exchange information with the decentralized warehouse management system. A response to the request is sent to the enterprise resource planning system from which the request was received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Hans Chelniak, Joachim Epp
  • Publication number: 20050256775
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing stock. The systems and methods may include identifying at least a first transfer order, a second transfer order, a first processing unit order, and a second processing unit order. In addition, the systems and methods may include creating an initial work order based at least on the first transfer order and the second transfer order. Furthermore, the systems and methods may include detecting the handling of the first transfer order by a first processing unit and the handling of the second transfer order by a second processing unit, and associating the first transfer order and the second transfer order with the first processing unit order and the second processing unit order respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Daniela Schapler, Tobies Adler, Joachim Epp