Patents by Inventor Alexander Claus

Alexander Claus 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: 9553766
    Abstract: A method, device, system, and computer program product that relate to configuration of an edge component and subcomponents to adapt data from a Device to a readable form and to communicate the adapted data to a Network End Environment. The Network End Environment includes a user interface by which a user requests that the edge component is updated to have a configuration version stored at a source. The system processes the request and updates the edge component configuration. The edge component is updated to a source configuration at a predetermined time interval according to one of a full configuration refresh or a delta configuration. Data received and processed by the edge component can thereafter be pushed to the Network End Environment for storage and/or use in a Network application. The edge component is described as a Connector, and the subcomponents of the edge component are described as Connector components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Thomas Janke, Alexander Claus, Matthias Winkler
  • Publication number: 20160173331
    Abstract: A method, device, system, and computer program product that relate to configuration of an edge component and subcomponents to adapt data from a Device to a readable form and to communicate the adapted data to a Network End Environment. The Network End Environment includes a user interface by which a user requests that the edge component is updated to have a configuration version stored at a source. The system processes the request and updates the edge component configuration. The edge component is updated to a source configuration at a predetermined time interval according to one of a full configuration refresh or a delta configuration. Data received and processed by the edge component can thereafter be pushed to the Network End Environment for storage and/or use in a Network application. The edge component is described as a Connector, and the subcomponents of the edge component are described as Connector components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Janke, Alexander Claus, Matthias Winkler
  • Patent number: 8160920
    Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of measuring process compliance. The method includes storing an adopted reference model of a business process and storing process instances of the business process. The method further includes generating an as-is model from the plurality of process instances. The method further includes calculating a sequence-based compliance measurement between the adopted reference model and the as-is model. The method further includes outputting the sequence-based compliance measurement. The sequence-based compliance measurement may be used to evaluate or to improve the business process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Kerstin Gerke, Jorge Cardoso, Alexander Claus
  • Publication number: 20110040587
    Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of measuring process compliance. The method includes storing an adopted reference model of a business process and storing process instances of the business process. The method further includes generating an as-is model from the plurality of process instances. The method further includes calculating a sequence-based compliance measurement between the adopted reference model and the as-is model. The method further includes outputting the sequence-based compliance measurement. The sequence-based compliance measurement may be used to evaluate or to improve the business process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Kerstin Gerke, Jorge Cardoso, Alexander Claus
  • Publication number: 20100239366
    Abstract: A connecting device (21) for non-positively joining a first structural element (11) to a second structural element (16) comprises a hollow body (22) that forms a cavity (23) and that has an insertion opening (24) for inserting a joining element (36). An anchoring agent (31) for anchoring the joining element (36) that is inserted into the cavity (23) is provided in the cavity (23) of the hollow body (22), whereby the anchoring agent (31; 61) and the hollow body (22) together form a prefabricated unit. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for creating a connection with such a connecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oliver Bahr, Alexander Claus, Joachim Vedder