Patents by Inventor Achim Minderlein

Achim Minderlein 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).

  • System for computer-aided monitoring of the use of licenses
    Patent number: 7222367
    Abstract: The use of licenses is monitored in a computer or communication system which has a plurality of terminals and in which at least one license is associated with at least one user. The use of the license or licenses by each user is recorded during a defined period after the license starts to run. Based on the recording result, a message is generated and sent to the user's terminal at least if the scope of use falls short of a predeterminable value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Behr, Ralf Brese, Rainer Zimmermann, Bruno Bozionek, Achim Minderlein
  • System for computer-aided monitoring of the use of licenses
    Publication number: 20030018899
    Abstract: The use of licenses is monitored in a computer or communication system which has a plurality of terminals and in which at least one license is associated with at least one user. The use of the license or licenses by each user is recorded during a defined period after the license starts to run. Based on the recording result, a message is generated and sent to the user's terminal at least if the scope of use falls short of a predeterminable value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Siemens AG
    Inventors: Werner Behr, Ralf Brese, Rainer Zimmermann, Bruno Bozionek, Achim Minderlein