Patents by Inventor Stefan Alfons Hepper

Stefan Alfons Hepper 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: 11481358
    Abstract: A method for adapting a workflow of a content management system comprises setting an allowed action for a user, creating at least one information item depending on the allowed action for the user, in which the at least one information item comprises content to be published and a first information item status level indicative of a present status level of the content within the workflow, and executing the workflow which comprises stages each corresponding to a respective information item status level, such that a next stage of the workflow is determined based on a combination of different types of user status information, indicative of a status of the user, and the first information item status level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthias Falkenberg, Stefan Alfons Hepper, Stephan Laertz
  • Publication number: 20190370226
    Abstract: A method for adapting a workflow of a content management system comprises setting an allowed action for a user, creating at least one information item depending on the allowed action for the user, in which the at least one information item comprises content to be published and a first information item status level indicative of a present status level of the content within the workflow, and executing the workflow which comprises stages each corresponding to a respective information item status level, such that a next stage of the workflow is determined based on a combination of different types of user status information, indicative of a status of the user, and the first information item status level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Matthias Falkenberg, Stefan Alfons Hepper, Stephan Laertz
  • Patent number: 10430387
    Abstract: A method for adapting a workflow of a content management system comprises setting an allowed action for a user, creating at least one information item depending on the allowed action for the user, in which the at least one information item comprises content to be published and a first information item status level indicative of a present status level of the content within the workflow, and executing the workflow which comprises stages each corresponding to a respective information item status level, such that a next stage of the workflow is determined based on a combination of different types of user status information, indicative of a status of the user, and the first information item status level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthias Falkenberg, Stefan Alfons Hepper, Stephan Laertz
  • Publication number: 20140026028
    Abstract: Managing webpage edits includes making a change to a web component of a webpage in response to an editing process and providing a contact mechanism on the webpage to communicate with at least one process member involved in the editing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stefan Alfons Hepper, Jon Mark Harris, Jeffrey Lawrence Sokolov
  • Publication number: 20110153555
    Abstract: A method for adapting a workflow of a content management system comprises setting an allowed action for a user, creating at least one information item depending on the allowed action for the user, in which the at least one information item comprises content to be published and a first information item status level indicative of a present status level of the content within the workflow, and executing the workflow which comprises stages each corresponding to a respective information item status level, such that a next stage of the workflow is determined based on a combination of different types of user status information, indicative of a status of the user, and the first information item status level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthias Falkenberg, Stefan Alfons Hepper
  • Publication number: 20030220966
    Abstract: System and method for dynamic content dependent conflict resolution The present invention discloses a synchronization frame work which is functionally separated from the synchronization engine (sync engine) and which provides a common interface to an extendible set of synchronization modules (sync modules) providing different conflict detection and resolution strategies as well as different content adaptations. The dynamic selection engine being part of the synchronization framework is automatically selecting the appropriate strategies based on information from the different data stores which may be accessed locally or remotely. The selection of the sync module is based on the content (semantic) of the data being synchronized, as well as on the preferences of the user, global system settings, the capabilities of the utilized device, and the constrains of the used communication (configuration and run time data).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Alfons Hepper, Lothar Merk, Thomas Klein, Holger Waterstrat
  • Publication number: 20020087690
    Abstract: Methods and systems of operating a computer system are provided. An example embodiment of the computer system comprises at least one content provider which is coupled to a portal which may also be coupled to a user. An example embodiment of the method comprises the following steps: the content provider offers a new content to the portal, the portal compares credentials of the content provider with stored credentials of registered content providers, and the portal accepts or rejects the content provider. Generally, the portal checks new content and accepts or rejects the new content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Alfons Hepper, Klaus Rindtorff, Thomas Schaeck