Patents by Inventor Walter Waterfeld

Walter Waterfeld 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).

  • Mapping web services to ontologies
    Patent number: 7487166
    Abstract: A system for enterprise information integration is described. The system is based on different layers: the data sources, source ontologies corresponding to the data schema of the data sources, an integration ontology integrating the different source ontologies, a level of query input, preferably in the form of a web service. Between the levels, mapping rules are used. For the mapping of document style web services and XML documents to ontologies detailed rules are given, covering i.a. simpleContent and complexContent elements, which are mapped to class properties and relations (object properties), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignees: ontoprise GmbH, Software AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Angele, Jurgen Harbarth, Harald Schoning, Walter Waterfeld, Kay Winkler, Michael Gesmann
  • Enterprise information integration platform
    Patent number: 7293010
    Abstract: A system for enterprise information integration is described. The system is based on different layers: the data sources, source ontologies corresponding to the data schema of the data sources, an integration ontology integrating the different source ontologies, a level of query input, preferably in the form of a web service. Between the levels, mapping rules are used. These mapping rules and the entire system are based on predicate logic. The queries are answered with the help of the rules using inference based on predicate logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignees: Ontoprise GmbH, Software A.G.
    Inventors: Jürgen Angele, Jürgen Harbarth, Harald Schöning, Walter Waterfeld, Kay Winkler, Björn Brauel
  • Mapping web services to ontologies
    Publication number: 20060173868
    Abstract: A system for enterprise information integration is described. The system is based on different layers: the data sources, source ontologies corresponding to the data schema of the data sources, an integration ontology integrating the different source ontologies, a level of query input, preferably in the form of a web service. Between the levels, mapping rules are used. For the mapping of document style web services and XML documents to ontologies detailed rules are given, covering i.a. simpleContent and complexContent elements, which are mapped to class properties and relations (object properties), respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicants: ontoprise GmbH, Software AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Angele, Jurgen Harbarth, Harald Schoning, Walter Waterfeld, Kay Winkler, Michael Gesmann
  • Enterprise information integration platform
    Publication number: 20060167856
    Abstract: A system for enterprise information integration is described. The system is based on different layers: the data sources, source ontologies corresponding to the data schema of the data sources, an integration ontology integrating the different source ontologies, a level of query input, preferably in the form of a web service. Between the levels, mapping rules are used. These mapping rules and the entire system are based on predicate logic. The queries are answered with the help of the rules using inference based on predicate logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicants: ontoprise GmbH, Software AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Angele, Jurgen Harbarth, Harald Schoning, Walter Waterfeld, Kay Winkler, Bjorn Brauel