Patents by Inventor Volker Wiechers
Volker Wiechers 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).
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Patent number: 9536213Abstract: A system includes a suite of business applications and an add-on module coupled to the suite of business applications. The add-on module is configured with Commerce eXtensible Markup Language (cXML) and is operable to enable the suite of business applications to communicate with a network using cXML and a direct web service call to the network. The network is configured to operate using cXML. The direct web service call uses no middleware between the suite of business applications and the network.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Lisa Sammer, Stephan Hetzer, Volker Wiechers, Florian Boehm, Peter Schwarze, Igor Wassiljew
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Patent number: 9098830Abstract: A computer-implemented method for process integration may comprise providing a business logic layer that hosts business object(s), providing process broker(s), providing adapter(s) and providing a process broker handler. Each process broker may perform process integration tasks by dynamically determining whether, when and/or how routines of the business logic layer need to be integrated with routines of a second application. Each adapter may be part of a first application and implement methods to perform communication protocol specific logic. Each adapter may also be interoperable with at least one of the process brokers and one of the business objects to transform a message exchanged between the process broker and the second application from an internal format to an external format or vice versa. The process broker handler may be operable to instantiate the process broker and to instantiate an adapter stored in association with the instantiated process broker.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Siar Sarferaz, Markus Peter, Bernd Schmitt, Volker Wiechers
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Publication number: 20150106483Abstract: A system includes a suite of business applications and an add-on module coupled to the suite of business applications. The add-on module is configured with Commerce eXtensible Markup Language (cXML) and is operable to enable the suite of business applications to communicate with a network using cXML and a direct web service call to the network. The network is configured to operate using cXML. The direct web service call uses no middleware between the suite of business applications and the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Lisa Sammer, Stephan Hetzer, Volker Wiechers, Florian Boehm, Peter Schwarze, Igor Wassiljew
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Patent number: 8892454Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for configuration of web services. In general, data is received characterizing web service calls for an application, a placeholder destination for the web service calls, and an identification of a system to be mapped to the placeholder; and a configuration is generated for the web service calls, where the configuration maps the placeholder destination to the system. The configuration may be a configuration of proxy objects to make the web service calls. Mapping the placeholder destination to the system may include generating a configuration including the system in lieu of the placeholder destination. Systems may be included in domains, where a security policy may be applied to systems in a domain.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Christian Rabetge, Thomas Kunz, Alexander Zubev, Otto Boehrer, Volker Wiechers, Timm Falter, Vladimir Savchenko, Harish Mehta
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Patent number: 8869170Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide a local process integration component to facilitate process integration. The local process integration component may include an adapter, a process broker and a process broker handler. The process broker may collaborate with the business logic and adapter to perform business-centric integration logic. The architecture is based on is a toolkit and generator approach. For inbound communication, the adapter is responsible for control flow while the process broker handler provides generic services. For outbound communication, the process broker is responsible for control flow while the process broker handler provides generic services. The control flow orchestration is uniformed by code generation.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Siar Sarferaz, Markus Peter, Bernd Schmitt, Volker Wiechers
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Patent number: 8473896Abstract: A method is provided for providing one or more services by a service provider to a service consumer. The method may include defining a meta-model describing at least one core service and at least one compound service; creating a model for the core service based on the meta-model; and implementing the core service on the service provider based on the model. The method may also include implementing the compound service on the service provider and implementing a generic access interface on the service consumer to dynamically access the core service and the compound service.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Frank Brunswig, Thomas Fiedler, Oliver Goetz, Stefan Rau, Stefan Wenneker, Volker Wiechers
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Patent number: 8381229Abstract: Processing a received message includes receiving a message that includes within the message a plurality of values and a plurality of context values. Each of the values is associated with a respective data element. The method includes identifying a first context value and those first data elements that are relevant to the first context value. The method includes selecting first rules that are specific for the first context value and applying the first rules to the values associated with the first data elements. The process includes identifying a second context value and those second data elements that are relevant to the second context value and omitting first data elements that are relevant to the second context value. The method includes selecting second rules that are specific to the second context value and applying the second rules to values associated with the second data elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Gunther Stuhec, Volker Wiechers, Karsten K. Bohlmann
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Patent number: 8234649Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling communication between a composite system providing additional functionality not contained in existing legacy systems and other existing systems using different commands, variables, protocols, methods, or instructions, when data may be located on more than one system. In an embodiment, multiple software layers are used to independently manage different aspects of an application. A business logic layer may be used in an embodiment to facilitate reading/writing operations on data that may be stored locally and/or on external systems using different commands, variables, protocols, methods, or instructions. A backend abstraction layer may be used in an embodiment in conjunction with the business logic layer to facilitate communication with the external systems. A user interface layer may be used in an embodiment to manage a user interface, a portal layer to manage a user context, and a process logic layer to manage a workflow.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Frederik Thormaehlen, Frank Mock, Volker Wiechers, Sebastian Speck, Pia Kinkel, Ruth Groene, Martin Czekalla, Gabor Faludi, Robert Christoph Lorch, Peter Csontos, Bela Tolvaj, Gergely Pap, Csaba Hegedus, Berhard Fuhge, Marton Pinter, Robert Foldvari, Volker Stiehl, Patrick Zimmer
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Publication number: 20120137307Abstract: A computer-implemented method for process integration may comprise providing a business logic layer that hosts business object(s), providing process broker(s), providing adapter(s) and providing a process broker handler. Each process broker may perform process integration tasks by dynamically determining whether, when and/or how routines of the business logic layer need to be integrated with routines of a second application. Each adapter may be part of a first application and implement methods to perform communication protocol specific logic. Each adapter may also be interoperable with at least one of the process brokers and one of the business objects to transform a message exchanged between the process broker and the second application from an internal format to an external format or vice versa. The process broker handler may be operable to instantiate the process broker and to instantiate an adapter stored in association with the instantiated process broker.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Siar Sarferaz, Markus Peter, Bernd Schmitt, Volker Wiechers
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Publication number: 20120137306Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide a local process integration component to facilitate process integration. The local process integration component may include an adapter, a process broker and a process broker handler. The process broker may collaborate with the business logic and adapter to perform business-centric integration logic. The architecture is based on is a toolkit and generator approach. For inbound communication, the adapter is responsible for control flow while the process broker handler provides generic services. For outbound communication, the process broker is responsible for control flow while the process broker handler provides generic services. The control flow orchestration is uniformed by code generation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Siar Sarferaz, Markus Peter, Bernd Schmitt, Volker Wiechers
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Publication number: 20120066693Abstract: Processing a received message includes receiving a message that includes within the message a plurality of values and a plurality of context values. Each of the values is associated with a respective data element. The method includes identifying a first context value and those first data elements that are relevant to the first context value. The method includes selecting first rules that are specific for the first context value and applying the first rules to the values associated with the first data elements. The process includes identifying a second context value and those second data elements that are relevant to the second context value and omitting first data elements that are relevant to the second context value. The method includes selecting second rules that are specific to the second context value and applying the second rules to values associated with the second data elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Gunther Stuhec, Volker Wiechers, Karsten K. Bohlmann
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Patent number: 8087030Abstract: Processing a received message includes receiving a message that includes a plurality of values associated with respective data elements that assign an information category to each of the values. The message further includes a plurality of context values belonging to respective context categories. The method includes identifying, in a relevance record and for a first one of the context categories in the message, at least one of the data elements that is relevant for the context value of the first context category. A rule associated with the context value of the first context category is applied to the value of the identified at least one data element. A system includes a message receiving module, a context value module and a processing module.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Gunther Stuhec, Volker Wiechers, Karsten K. Bohlmann
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Patent number: 7971209Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for messaging. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method may include initiating a call from a first application to a second application. The method may determine whether the first application is local to the second application. A call may be made as a local call from the first application to the second application, when it is determined that the first and second applications are on the same computer. A call may be made as a remote call from the first application to the second application, when it is determined that the first and second applications are on separate computers. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Peter Eberlein, Timm Falter, Volker Wiechers, Stefan Rossmanith, Hartwig Seifert
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Publication number: 20110023009Abstract: A method is provided for providing one or more services by a service provider to a service consumer. The method may include defining a meta-model describing at least one core service and at least one compound service; creating a model for the core service based on the meta-model; and implementing the core service on the service provider based on the model. The method may also include implementing the compound service on the service provider and implementing a generic access interface on the service consumer to dynamically access the core service and the compound service.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Frank Brunswig, Thomas Fiedler, Oliver Goetz, Stefan Rau, Stefan Wenneker, Volker Wiechers
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Publication number: 20100287555Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling communication between a composite system providing additional functionality not contained in existing legacy systems and other existing systems using different commands, variables, protocols, methods, or instructions, when data may be located on more than one system. In an embodiment, multiple software layers are used to independently manage different aspects of an application. A business logic layer may be used in an embodiment to facilitate reading/writing operations on data that may be stored locally and/or on external systems using different commands, variables, protocols, methods, or instructions. A backend abstraction layer may be used in an embodiment in conjunction with the business logic layer to facilitate communication with the external systems. A user interface layer may be used in an embodiment to manage a user interface, a portal layer to manage a user context, and a process logic layer to manage a workflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Frederik THORMAEHLEN, Frank MOCK, Volker WIECHERS, Sebastian SPECK, Pia KINKEL, Ruth GROENE, Martin CZEKALLA, Gabor FALUDI, Robert Christoph LORCH, Peter CSONTOS, Bela TOLVAJ, Gergely PAP, Csaba HEGEDUS, Berhard FUHGE, Marton PINTER, Robert FOLDVARI, Volker STIEHL, Patrick ZIMMER
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Patent number: 7823170Abstract: A system, computer program product and method of processing function calls in a distributed application environment are provided. A number of function calls for communication from a sending application to a receiving application are queued in a database. Dependencies among at least a portion of the function calls that are being queued are determined while the function calls are stored in the queues. A schedule of execution of the function calls is then generated based on the determined dependencies.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2005Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Masoud Aghadavoodi Jolfaei, Wolfgang Baur, Kai Baumgarten, Thomas C. Becker, Andreas Blumenthal, Rolf Hammer, Wolfgang G. Mueller, Helmut Prestel, Werner Rehm, Wolfgang Roeder, Carl Philipp Staszkiewicz, Volker Wiechers, Guenter Zachmann
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Patent number: 7783714Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the invention manage messages transported between a first computer system and a second computer system. For instance, in one embodiment, According to another exemplary embodiment, a method obtains a business object identifier that identifies a business object associated with a first message to be transported over a network from the first computer system to the second computer system. The method may then generate a transport identifier associated with the transported message. The method may then route the first message the second computer system, such that the routing generates a second message that is transported to the second computer system. The method then obtains the second message transported to the second computer system. Finally, the method creates a data structure in memory including the transport identifier, the business object identifier, and the second message.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Roman Hayer, Bernhard Brinkmoeller, Franz Weber, Volker Wiechers, Thea Hillenbrand
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Patent number: 7778965Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for handling instances of providers in a plurality of frameworks. An instance of a first provider is created and registered to store a first change to a buffer. An instance of a second provider is created and registered to store a second change to the buffer. The buffer is checked to determine whether data consistency is guaranteed to result from the first and second changes. If data consistency is guaranteed, the first and second changes are committed to a database.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Jutta Bindewald, Frank Brunswig, Uwe Schlarb, Volker Wiechers
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Patent number: 7770146Abstract: A method is provided for providing one or more services by a service provider to a service consumer. The method may include defining a meta-model describing at least one core service and at least one compound service; creating a model for the core service based on the meta-model; and implementing the core service on the service provider based on the model. The method may also include implementing the compound service on the service provider and implementing a generic access interface on the service consumer to dynamically access the core service and the compound service.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Frank Brunswig, Thomas Fiedler, Oliver Goetz, Stefan Rau, Stefan Wenneker, Volker Wiechers
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Patent number: 7650597Abstract: An application system includes a first process configured to execute an application program, wherein the application program is operable to use a set of data structures. The application system also includes a second process configured to interpret a markup language document. A transformation template is configured to specify a symmetric mapping between the markup language document and the set of data structures. A transformation virtual machine runs in association with the first process and is operable to execute the transformation template. The transformation virtual machine is operable to perform a symmetric transformation between the markup language document and the set of data structures to allow the first process and the second process to exchange information.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: SAP AktiengesellschaftInventors: Karsten K. Bohlmann, Andreas Blumenthal, Stefan O. Bresch, Christian Stork, Christoph H. K. Wedler, Volker Wiechers