Patents by Inventor Stephan Hetzer

Stephan Hetzer 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).

  • Delivery data objects in enterprise computing systems
    Patent number: 7841516
    Abstract: A method for managing a supply chain for a business enterprise in a manner that is applicable to many different business enterprises and a computer program product for performing the method are provided. The method includes creating a planning-delivery data object for use in documenting planned delivery of goods or services related to a business transaction. The method also includes creating a shipping-delivery data object for use in documenting shipment of at least some of the goods or services related to the business transaction. The method further includes confirmed-delivery data object for use in documenting receipt of at least some of the goods or services by a product recipient. The planning-delivery data object, the shipping-delivery data object, and the confirmed-delivery data object correspond to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Jochen Hirth, Ami Heitner, Stephan Hetzer, Renzo Colle
  • ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR INTRA-COMPANY STOCK TRANSFER APPLICATION SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20100138258
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing intra-company stock transfer of physical inventory. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service operations, each implemented for a respective process component. The process components include a Supply and Demand Matching process, a Customer Requirement Processing process component, a Logistics Execution Control process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, an Outbound Delivery Processing process component, an Inbound Delivery Processing process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Production and Site Logistics Auxiliaries process component and a Freight Documents Processing process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Jochen Steinbach, Andreas Poth, Achim Heger, Stephan Hetzer, Klaus Reinelt, Renzo Colle, Jens Freund
  • Architectural Design for Plan-Driven Procurement Application Software
    Publication number: 20100070324
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing plan-driven procurement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Inbound Delivery Processing process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Purchase Request Processing process component, a Purchase Order Processing process component, a Purchasing Contract process component, a Supplier Invoice Processing process component, a Demand Forecast Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, an External Procurement Trigger and Response process component, and a Logistics Execution Control process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel Bock, Achim Heger, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Andrea Sudbrack, Andreas Poth, Christian Ihrig, Christoph Engler, Cordula Ude, Dietmar Nowotny, Georg Podhajsky, Gerhard Maier, Gunther Liebich, Holger Herrmann, Imme Henningsen, Ingo Pfitzner, Jens Freund, Joachim Kenntner, Jochen Hirth, Jochen Steinbach, Jochen Wickel, Karina Herrmann, Katja Kasteleiner, Martin Wunsch, Martina Lahr, Michael Picht, Paola Sala, Peer Marschall, Rainer Heun, Ralf Reinke, Reiner Bildmayer, Stefan Adelmann, Stephan Hetzer, Tao Yu, Thomas Bach, Thomas Nitschke, Uwe Mayer, Volkmar Stegmann, Wilfried Merkel, Wilhelm Zwerger, Martin Von Der Emde
  • ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR CUSTOMER RETURNS HANDLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20100070330
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing customer returns handling. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Accounting process component, a Customer Return Processing process component, a Sales Order Processing process component, a Customer Invoice Processing process component, a Due Item Processing process component, a Balance of Foreign Payment Management process component, a Payment Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, and an Inbound Delivery Processing process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Peer Marschall, Anoop Kulkarni, Thomas Bach, Alexander Koegler, Thomas Nitschke, Andrea Sudbrack, Jochen Hirth, Stephan Hetzer, Holger Herrmann, Renzo Colle, Daniel Bock, Thomas Breitling
  • PROVIDING LOGISTICS EXECUTION APPLICATION AS ENTERPRISE SERVICES
    Publication number: 20100070318
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a service architecture design that provides enterprise services having logistics execution functionality at the level of an enterprise application. The design includes a set of service operations, process components, and optionally deployment units. Suitable business objects are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Achim Clemens, Stefan Moeller, Thomas Friedrich, Yair Ben-Shaul, Jochen Hirth, Wolfgang Barheine, Achim Heger, Stephan Hetzer, Andreas Bettin, Jochen Steinbach, Reiner Bildmayer, Jan Richert, Sergio Rozenszajn, Irena Kull, Shai Alfandary, Nir Pachter, Yuval Morad, Renzo Colle, Nico Apfelbach, Martin J. Wilmes, Sabine Deimel, Jens Freund, Frank Wagner
  • ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR SERVICE REQUEST AND ORDER MANAGEMENT APPLICATION SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20100070331
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing service request and order management. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Outbound Delivery process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Customer Requirement Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, a Logistics Execution Control process component, a Service Request Processing process component, a Service Order Processing process component, and a Service Confirmation Processing process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Alexander Koegler, Hamid Moghaddam, Joachim Barnbeck, Michael Lesk, Matthias Schwarz, Christian Haas, Simon Dieterich, Alexandra Mark, Ralph Meiswinkel, Attila Orban, Bernhard May, Steffen Hartig, Thomas Breitling, Andrea Hahn, Olivier M. Dreidemy, Nir Pachter, Irena Kull, Klaus Reinelt, Jochen Hirth, Jochen Steinbach, Renzo Colle, Stephan Hetzer, Alexander Krasinskiy
  • ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR SELL FROM STOCK APPLICATION SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20100070317
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing sell from stock software useful to process quotations, capture orders, process delivery and invoice. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Nir Pachter, Thomas Bach, Cordula Ude, Tao Yu, Stefan Adelmann, Rainer Heun, Katja Kasteleiner, Andrea Sudbrack, Steffen Hartig, Ralf Reinke, Thomas Breitling, Sandra Boehringer, Daniel Pascariu, Theo Zimmermann, Martin Von Der Emde, Frank Krueger, Andreas Huppert, Andreas Bettin, Renzo Colle, Jochen Hirth, Thomas Hoffmann, Alexander Krasinskiy, Irena Kull, Klaus Reinelt, Jochen Steinbach, Stephan Hetzer
  • PROVIDING SUPPLY CHAIN CONTROL SOFTWARE AS ENTERPRISE SERVICES
    Publication number: 20100070337
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a services architecture design that provides enterprise services having supply chain control functionality at the level of an enterprise application. The design includes a set of service operations, process components, and optionally deployment units. Suitable business objects are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Poth, Stephan Hetzer, Achim Clemens, Bernhard Lokowandt, Alexander S. Adam, Christian Baeck, Martin J. Wilmes, Sabine Deimel, Renzo Colle, Andreas Bettin, Sascha Weber, Hao Zheng, Thomas Kretz, Volker Schott, Anton Ruskov Kaharkov, Jochen Steinbach, Thomas Gross-Boelting, Rainer Tomski, Sanjeev Mehta, Jens Freund, Frank Wagner
  • Controlling logistics execution in a computer application
    Publication number: 20070174145
    Abstract: A method for managing a supply chain for a business enterprise in a manner that is applicable to many different business enterprises and a computer program product for performing the method are provided. The method includes creating a logistics data object for use in triggering a task related to site logistics processing for a business transaction. The method also includes creating a delivery data object for use in documenting an aspect of delivery related to the business transaction. The logistics data object and the delivery data object correspond to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Stephan Hetzer, Jochen Hirth, Ami Heitner, Renzo Colle
  • Architectural design for make to stock application software
    Publication number: 20070168240
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing a make to stock process. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service interface operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Accounting process component; a Production process component; a Site Logistics process component; a Confirmation and Inventory process component; a Customer Requirement Processing process component; a Demand Forecast Processing process component; a Supply and Demand Matching process component; a Production Trigger and Response process component; an In-house Requirement Processing process component; a Sales Scheduling Agreement Processing process component; and a Demand Planning process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Shai Alfandary, Reiner Bildmayer, Achim Clemens, Andre Doerfler, Tim Gaiser, Stephan Hetzer, Ami Heitner, Jochen Hirth, Thorsten Kulick, Andreas Poth, Andreas Sandner, Jochen Steinbach, Martin Wilmes, Jens Freund, Stefan Kaetker, Gerd Moosmann, Peter Latocha
  • Architectural design for sell from stock application software
    Publication number: 20070156500
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing sell from stock software useful to process quotations, capture orders, process delivery and invoice. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service interface operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Outbound Delivery process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, a Confirmation and Inventory process component, a Customer Requirement Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, a Logistics Execution Control process component, a Customer Quote Processing process component, a Sales Order Processing process component, and a Sales Contract Processing process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Wilfried Merkel, Thomas Bach, Cordula Ude, Katja Kasteleiner, Peer Marschall, Tao Yu, Rainer Heun, Stefan Adelmann, Andrea Sudbrack, Georg Podhajsky, Thomas Nitschke, Stefan Franke, Andreas Poth, Jochen Wickel, Stephan Hetzer, Jochen Hirth, Michael Picht, Jochen Steinbach, Achim Heger, Dietmar Nowotny, Martin Emde, Joachim Kenntner, Daniel Bock, Uwe Mayer, Ralf Reinke, Wilhelm Zwerger, Gunther Liebich, Holger Herrmann, Jens Freund, Stefan Kaetker, Gerd Moosmann, Peter Latocha
  • Architectural design for service request and order management application software
    Publication number: 20070156476
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing service request and order management. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service interface operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Outbound Delivery process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, a Confirmation and Inventory process component, a Customer Requirement Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, a Logistics Execution Control process component, a Service Request Processing process component, a Customer Quote Processing process component, a Service Order Processing process component, a Service Contract process component, and a Service Confirmation Processing process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Alexander Koegler, Joachim Barnbeck, Steffen Hartig, Hamid Moghaddam, Berthold Wocher, Peter Meuer, Christian Haas, Olivier Dreidemy, Sebastian Pulkowski, Matthias Schwarz, Attila Orban, Sabine Montnacher, Stephan Hetzer, Jochen Wickel, Jochen Hirth, Daniel Bock, Uwe Mayer, Jens Freund, Stefan Kaetker, Peter Latocha, Gerd Moosmann
  • Delivery data objects in enterprise computing systems
    Publication number: 20070152044
    Abstract: A method for managing a supply chain for a business enterprise in a manner that is applicable to many different business enterprises and a computer program product for performing the method are provided. The method includes creating a planning-delivery data object for use in documenting planned delivery of goods or services related to a business transaction. The method also includes creating a shipping-delivery data object for use in documenting shipment of at least some of the goods or services related to the business transaction. The method further includes confirmed-delivery data object for use in documenting receipt of at least some of the goods or services by a product recipient. The planning-delivery data object, the shipping-delivery data object, and the confirmed-delivery data object correspond to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Jochen Hirth, Ami Heitner, Stephan Hetzer, Renzo Colle
  • Controlling logistics execution across computer applications
    Publication number: 20070156473
    Abstract: A method for controlling logistics and a computer program product for performing the method are provided. The method includes a macro-logistics control component for triggering multiple micro-logistic components to perform a series of logistics operations, where the series of logistics operations form an integrated logistic process to perform a particular business transaction for a product recipient. The method also includes a first micro-logistics component of the multiple micro-logistic components for causing logistics data to be processed in a manner that is applicable to many different business enterprises. A first indication to perform a first macro-logistic operation is sent to the first micro-logistics component, and a second indication to perform a second macro-logistic operation is sent to a second micro-logistic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Renzo Colle, Stephan Hetzer, Jochen Hirth, Jochen Steinbach, Ami Heitner, Andreas Schneider
  • Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model
    Publication number: 20070150387
    Abstract: A business object model, which reflects data that used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Seubert, Jochen Rasch, Axel Kuehl, Dirk Becker, Markus Biehler, Daniel Bock, Andreas Brossler, Renzo Colle, Giovanni Deledda, Ralf Dielschneider, Robert Doerner, Philippe Drouin, Karsten Egetoft, Stefan Franke, Werner Gnan, Daniel Goldmann, Antonia Gross, Patrick Gross, Nils Hartmann, Stephan Hetzer, Christine Hofmann, Johann Kemmer, Joachim Kenntner, Adam Kiwon, Arndt Koester, Thilo Kraehmer, Andreas Krompholz, Corinne Kuster, Marcus Lotz, Otto Makris, Ramesh Nn, Dietmar Nowotny, Till Oppert, Markus Peter, Georg Podhajsky, Ruediger Radcke, Michael Redmann, Frank Reinemuth, Paola Sala, Arnulf Schueler, Dagmar Schultze, Ralf Sievers, Jan Stephan, Sergej Stotz, Frank Thome, Andre Wagner, Burkhard Weiss, Rudolf Winkel, Renato Zadro, Brit Panzer
  • Quantity offsetting service
    Publication number: 20060156293
    Abstract: Embodiments include a system for providing a set of services that retrieve requested data and calculate a requested value. The data retrieval service may traverse a set of related data structures such as data in a document or in a database to accumulate and return requested data. The data calculation service may determine an appropriate algorithm based on the data being processed and return a value. The data calculation service may call the data retrieval service to obtain the necessary data. These services may be independent services separate from other software applications. These services provide standard data determination and calculation functions across multiple applications and are accessible in a common software layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Stephan Hetzer, Charlotte Hullo, Jochen Hirth, Hans-Ulrich Helmolt
  • Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model
    Publication number: 20060085336
    Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a data processing system having a business object model reflecting the data used during a business transaction. Consistent interfaces are generated from the business object model. These interfaces are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Seubert, Jochen Rasch, Axel Kuehl, Gabriel Alvarez, Markus Biehler, Andreas Bold, Andreas Brossler, Daniel Buchmann, Renzo Colle, Stefan Elfner, Werner Gnan, Antonia Gross, Toralf Grossmann, Gerhard Gschwender, Joerg Hendricks, Wolf Hengevoss, Stephan Hetzer, Christine Hofmann, Volker Jaeck, Bernhard Kelnberger, Johann Kemmer, Joachim Kenntner, Karsten Koetter, Thilo Kraehmer, Corinne Kuster, Christoph Lehner, Thomas Maag, Otto Makris, Andreas Morsoh, Wolfgang Nieswand, Thomas Nitschke, Markus Peter, Georg Podhajsky, Dominic Poetschke, Uwe Pyka, Ruediger Radcke, Gregor Rieken, Gerd Ritter, Paola Sala, Daniela Schapler, Matthias Schmitt, Andreas Schneider, Arnulf Schuelef, Dagmar Schulze, Ralf Sievers, Ruediger Radcke, Gurther Stuhec, Frank Thome, Andre Wagner, Rudolf Winkel, Tao Yu, Jens Zachmann, Theo Zimmerman, Michael Zoeller
  • Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model
    Publication number: 20060085450
    Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a data processing system having a business object model reflecting the data used during a business transaction. Consistent interfaces are generated from the business object model. These interfaces are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Seubert, Jochen Rasch, Axel Kuehl, Stefan Adelmann, Gabriel Alvarez, Markus Biehler, Daniel Bock, Andreas Bold, Andreas Brossler, Daniel Buchmann, Renzo Colle, Robert Doerner, Stefan Elfner, Stefan Franke, Werner Gnan, Antonia Gross, Patrick Gross, Toralf Grossmann, Gerhard Gschwender, Joerg Hendricks, Wolf Hengevoss, Stephan Hetzer, Christine Hofmann, Volker Jaeck, Bernhard Kelnberger, Johann Kemmer, Joachim Kenntner, Adam Kiwon, Karsten Koetter, Thilo Kraehmer, Corinne Kuster, Christoph Lehner, Werner Liebold, Thomas Maag, Otto Makris, Andreas Morsch, Wolfgang Nieswand, Thomas Nitschke, Dietmar Nowotny, Markus Peter, Georg Podhajsky, Dominic Poetschke, Uwe Pyka, Ruediger Radcke, Frank Reinemuth, Gregor Rieken, Volker Ripp, Gerd Ritter, Paola Sala, Daniela Schapler, Matthias Schmitt, Andreas Schneider, Armulf Schueler, Dagmar Schultze, Reiner Seyler, Ralf Sievers, Gunther Stuhec, Frank Thome, Andre Wagner, Rudolf Winkel, Tao Yu, Jens Zachmann, Renato Zadro, Theo Zimmerman, Michael Zoeller
  • Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model
    Publication number: 20060080338
    Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a data processing system having a business object model reflecting the data used during a business transaction. Consistent interfaces are generated from the business object model. These interfaces are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Seubert, Jochen Rasch, Axel Kuehl, Stefan Adelmann, Gabriel Alvarez, Markus Biehler, Daniel Bock, Andreas Bold, Andreas Brossler, Daniel Buchmann, Renzo Colle, Robert Doerner, Stefan Elfner, Stefan Franke, Werner Gnan, Antonia Gross, Toralf Grossmann, Gerhard Gschwender, Joerg Hendricks, Wolf Hengevoss, Stephan Hetzer, Christine Hofmann, Volker Jaeck, Bernhard Kelnberger, Johann Kemmer, Joachim Kenntner, Adam Kiwon, Karsten Koetter, Thilo Kraehmer, Corinne Kuster, Christoph Lehner, Werner Liebold, Thomas Maag, Otto Makris, Andreas Morsch, Wolfgang Nieswand, Thomas Nitschke, Dietmar Nowotny, Markus Peter, Georg Podhajsky, Dominic Poetschke, Uwe Pyka, Ruediger Radcke, Gregor Rieken, Volker Ripp, Gerd Ritter, Paola Sala, Daniela Schapler, Matthias Schmitt, Andreas Schneider, Arnulf Schueler, Dagmar Schulze, Reiner Seyler, Ralf Sievers, Gunther Stuhec, Frank Thome, Andre Wagner, Rudolf Winkel, Tao Yu, Jens Zachmann, Renato Zadro, Theo Zimmerman, Michael Zoeller
  • Methods and systems for preservation of fixed pegging
    Publication number: 20060015522
    Abstract: A method for providing a planning framework for use in managing a material flow of products in a supply chain. According to the method, subsequent instances of said material flow are associated with linked documents in a document flow. In a prior document, first relations are established identifying one or more dependent documents, for producing one or more products in a next instance of said material flow. Said prior document is converted into said next document in a forward way. According to the invention, the method comprises establishing in said next document the first relations identifying said one or more dependent documents, so as to convert said next document into said prior document in a reverse way. In this way, fixed relations can be preserved between product requirements and products while changing the material flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Klaus Reinelt, Stefan Siebert, Christoph Glania, Stephan Hetzer, Thomas Schumacher, Peter Engel, Guenter Pecht-Seibert, Thorsten Kulick, Joachim Altmeyer, Andre Doerfler