Patents by Inventor Bjorn Kettner

Bjorn Kettner 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: 8788372
    Abstract: A method of and system for classifying retail products and services is disclosed. The method includes determining a grouping of characteristic values in a computerized system, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic. The method also includes associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services. The system includes means for determining a grouping of characteristic values, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic. The system also includes means for associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Björn Kettner, Cornelia Behrendt-Schinke, Jörg Haupenthal
  • Patent number: 8620722
    Abstract: A system, method and program product are provided for organizing a store into a department store having shops associated therewith. The method includes receiving a designation of at least one store as being a department store. The department stores of the enterprise defining a department store organizational level. A designation of at least one shop having a type and being a member of the department store is received. A shop organizational level is defined by each shop in the enterprise. The shop operates as a component of the associated department store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Björn Kettner, Cornelia Behrendt-Schinke, Jörg Haupenthal
  • Patent number: 8484135
    Abstract: A method of classifying retail products and services includes providing a listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services in a computerized system, and providing a listing of price level groups defined within the computerized system. The method also includes receiving a user selection of groupings of at least one of retail products and services from the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services and a user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups. The method also includes and assigning the user-selected price level group to the user selection of groupings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bjorn Kettner, Jorg Haupenthal
  • Publication number: 20050267873
    Abstract: A method of using dynamic article lists in a computerized retail management system includes receiving a selection criterion configured for defining article lists from stored identifiers for a plurality of articles in the computerized retail management system and generating a first list of articles based on the selection criterion. The method also includes storing the selection criterion in the computerized retail management system. The first list of articles is not stored with the selection criterion. The stored selection criterion is configured to be retrieved in order to generate a second list of articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Bjorn Kettner, Brigitte Kuhn, Jorg Klomfass, Cornelia Behrendt-Schinke
  • Publication number: 20050209900
    Abstract: A system, method and program product are provided for organizing a store into a department store having shops associated therewith. The method includes receiving a designation of at least one store as being a department store. The department stores of the enterprise defining a department store organizational level. A designation of at least one shop having a type and being a member of the department store is received. A shop organizational level is defined by each shop in the enterprise. The shop operates as a component of the associated department store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Bjorn Kettner, Cornelia Behrendt-Schinke, Jorg Haupenthal
  • Publication number: 20050197883
    Abstract: A method of and system for classifying retail products and services is disclosed. The method includes determining a grouping of characteristic values in a computerized system, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic. The method also includes associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services. The system includes means for determining a grouping of characteristic values, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic. The system also includes means for associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Bjorn Kettner, Cornelia Behrendt-Schinke, Jorg Haupenthal
  • Publication number: 20050197972
    Abstract: A method of classifying retail products and services includes providing a listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services in a computerized system, and providing a listing of price level groups defined within the computerized system. The method also includes receiving a user selection of groupings of at least one of retail products and services from the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services and a user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups. The method also includes and assigning the user-selected price level group to the user selection of groupings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Bjorn Kettner, Jorg Haupenthal