Patents by Inventor Bernd Schmitt

Bernd Schmitt 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: 8869170
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Siar Sarferaz, Markus Peter, Bernd Schmitt, Volker Wiechers
  • Patent number: 8799115
    Abstract: A business object model, which reflects data that is 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. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to an individual material bill of material and/or an order tracking view business object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventor: Bernd Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20140166861
    Abstract: A single photon counting detector system has a layer of photosensitive material and an N×M array of photo-detector diodes. Each photo-detector diode has a bias potential interface and a diode output interface. The bias potential interface is connected to bias potential. An N×M array of high gain, low noise readout unit cells is provided, one readout unit cell for each photo-detector diode. Each readout unit cell has an input interface connected to the diode output interface, a high-gain voltage amplifier with an integration capacitor at least two parallel lines of digital counters, each having a comparator with an individually selectable threshold and a gateable section to determine the counting intervals of the digital counters. A multiplexer allows access to the readout cell unit either on a per pixel basis or for several pixels in parallel to read out the digital counter to a data processor transferring the data off chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT
    Inventors: Bernd Schmitt, Anna Bergamaschi, Aldo Mozzanica, Roberto Dinapoli
  • Patent number: 8725550
    Abstract: Systems, methods and techniques relating to managing process logs are described. A described technique includes identifying an end-to-end business process from a first system; identifying a plurality of systems that execute at least a portion of the end-to-end business process based on a definition of the end-to-end business process within the process registry; identifying a plurality of local process logs associated with the end-to-end business process for the a plurality of systems as defined by the process registry; and generating a federated process log based on at least a portion of each of the a plurality of local process logs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Drittler, Jens-Christoph Nolte, Bernd Schmitt
  • Patent number: 8634999
    Abstract: A method for starting a motor vehicle on a downhill route from an idle state includes the steps of maintaining a sufficient brake force to hold the motor vehicle in the idle state, even if brake actuation by the driver is withdrawn; detecting a wish by the driver to drive off; reducing, independently of the driver, the brake force which is maintained independently of the driver, in such a way that the resulting movement of the motor vehicle follows a preset course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Bach, Michael Bleser, Harald Thelen, Elmar Hoffmann, Bernd Schmitt
  • Patent number: 8600792
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing business process visibility at real time are described herein. One or more business activity events are received at a local business activity event manager. Further, business process binding information associated with the one or more business activity events is retrieved at the business activity manager from a business process model manager. A relationship of the one or more business activity events with a business process using the business process binding is identified at the business activity event manager. Upon determination, a business process log manager is triggered for logging a business activity log of a business process instance at real time. Furthermore, the business activity log is extracted to monitor and analyze the business process instance at real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Drittler, Ralf Ehret, Jens-Christoph Nolte, Bernd Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20130159146
    Abstract: A business object model, which reflects data that is 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. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to an individual material bill of material and/or an order tracking view business object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Bernd Schmitt, Thomas Schneider, Klaus Zumbach
  • Patent number: 8438119
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a services architecture design that provides enterprise services having foundation layer 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: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Joachim Puteick, Martin Rogge, Hendrik Geipel, Andrea Pluemper, Andreas Huppert, Kai-Uwe Pielka, Ashwin Reddy Yeddula, Matthias Schmitt, Toralf Grossmann, Andreas Neumann, Bare Said, Stefan Miller, Michael Neumann, Florian Rehfeld, Ingo Bruss, Horst Schaude, Michael Bauer, Andreas Morsch, Silke Storch, Klaus Bahr, Bernd Schmitt, Michael Meyringer, Dirk Henrich
  • Patent number: 8417593
    Abstract: A business object model, which reflects data that is 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. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to an individual material bill of material and/or an order tracking view business object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Bernd Schmitt, Thomas Schneider, Klaus Zumbach
  • Publication number: 20130019006
    Abstract: Systems, methods and techniques relating to managing process logs are described. A described technique includes identifying an end-to-end business process from a first system; identifying a plurality of systems that execute at least a portion of the end-to-end business process based on a definition of the end-to-end business process within the process registry; identifying a plurality of local process logs associated with the end-to-end business process for the a plurality of systems as defined by the process registry; and generating a federated process log based on at least a portion of each of the a plurality of local process logs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Drittler, Jens-Christoph Nolte, Bernd Schmitt
  • Patent number: 8321831
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing an internal projects application useful for planning and executing internal projects and measures, including network scheduling, resource staffing, cost estimation and management, time confirmation, and progress monitoring. 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Volker Faisst, Otfried von Geisau, Michael Meyringer, Ralf Klein, Dieter Krisch, Daniel Bock, Edwin Himmelsbach, Jens Freund, Stefan Kaetker, Gerd Moosmann, Peter Latocha, Bernd Schmitt
  • Patent number: 8302012
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer-program products, for providing a portal-based desktop. A computer-implemented method for providing status of portal content includes identifying at least one element of portal content to which a user is subscribed. The method includes monitoring a state of the one element of portal content. The method includes indicating status of the one element of portal content, the indication being included as portal content. A computer program product, for providing status of portal content, includes instructions operable to cause a processor to identify at least one element of portal content to which a user is subscribed. The product includes instructions to monitor a state of the one element of portal content. The product includes instructions to indicate status of the one element of portal content, the indication being included as portal content. The product is tangibly stored on machine-readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Bernd Schmitt
  • Patent number: 8255138
    Abstract: A method for starting a motor vehicle, which is held at a standstill on an inclined route by a brake force which is maintained independently of the driver, after a predetermined holding time has elapsed gradually reduces the brake force which is generated independently of the driver, to put the motor vehicle into motion, and then controls the movement of the motor vehicle, corresponding to a preset course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Bach, Michael Bleser, Harald Thelen, Elmar Hoffmann, Bernd Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20120166234
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing business process visibility at real time are described herein. One or more business activity events are received at a local business activity event manager. Further, business process binding information associated with the one or more business activity events is retrieved at the business activity manager from a business process model manager. A relationship of the one or more business activity events with a business process using the business process binding is identified at the business activity event manager. Upon determination, a business process log manager is triggered for logging a business activity log of a business process instance at real time. Furthermore, the business activity log is extracted to monitor and analyze the business process instance at real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: BERNHARD DRITTLER, Ralf Ehret, Jens-Christoph Nolte, Bernd Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20120161016
    Abstract: An X-ray detector contains a layer of photosensitive material and an N×M array of photo-detector diodes disposed in the photosensitive material. Each of the diodes has a bias potential interface and a diode output interface. The bias potential interface is connected to a bias potential. The X-ray detector further has an N×M array of high gain, low noise readout unit cells, one readout unit cell for each diode. Each cell contains an input interface connected to the diode output interface, a high-gain voltage amplifying device having an integration capacitor, a first switch in parallel to the integration capacitor and a sample/hold capacitor disposed between a second switch and third switch. The sample/hold capacitor is connectable to the voltage amplifying device via the second switch and is connectable to a signal output line. A multiplexer contains a row select and a column select circuit allowing access to each readout cell unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT
    Inventor: Bernd Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20120137307
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Siar Sarferaz, Markus Peter, Bernd Schmitt, Volker Wiechers
  • Publication number: 20120137306
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Siar Sarferaz, Markus Peter, Bernd Schmitt, Volker Wiechers
  • Patent number: 8069876
    Abstract: There is disclosed a sealing bush as well as a hydraulic unit fitted with the sealing bush and a check valve. The sealing bush is made of plastic and has, on an end face, a preferably conical elevation that can be brought into sealing contact with a bearing shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Brian Kane, Bernd Schmitt
  • Patent number: D655862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: ONDAL Friseurtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Scheunert, Bernd Schmitt
  • Patent number: D657985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Ondal Friseurtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Scheunert, Bernd Schmitt