Patents by Inventor Christiane Kuntz-Mayr
Christiane Kuntz-Mayr 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).
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Patent number: 9317581Abstract: An object may be categorized upon distribution of the object from a sender system to a recipient system. The object may be assigned to at least one recipient category in a recipient category hierarchy according to a first predefined mapping from a sender category hierarchy to the recipient category hierarchy. The object is initially assigned to a sender category in the sender category hierarchy. There is applied to the object a second predefined mapping from the recipient category hierarchy to the sender category hierarchy. It is determined whether the first and second predefined mappings converge. If the first and second predefined mappings do not converge, there may be executed a rule-based reassignment algorithm to make the first and second predefined mappings converge.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Knut Heusermann, Juan Carlos Martinez, Ingo Bruss, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr
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Publication number: 20150032755Abstract: An object may be categorized upon distribution of the object from a sender system to a recipient system. The object may be assigned to at least one recipient category in a recipient category hierarchy according to a first predefined mapping from a sender category hierarchy to the recipient category hierarchy. The object is initially assigned to a sender category in the sender category hierarchy. There is applied to the object a second predefined mapping from the recipient category hierarchy to the sender category hierarchy. It is determined whether the first and second predefined mappings converge. If the first and second predefined mappings do not converge, there may be executed a rule-based reassignment algorithm to make the first and second predefined mappings converge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Knut Heusermann, Juan Carlos Martinez, Ingo Bruss, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr
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Patent number: 8862578Abstract: An object may be categorized upon distribution of the object from a sender system to a recipient system. The object may be assigned to at least one recipient category in a recipient category hierarchy according to a first predefined mapping from a sender category hierarchy to the recipient category hierarchy. The object is initially assigned to a sender category in the sender category hierarchy. There is applied to the object a second predefined mapping from the recipient category hierarchy to the sender category hierarchy. It is determined whether the first and second predefined mappings converge. If the first and second predefined mappings do not converge, there may be executed a rule-based reassignment algorithm to make the first and second predefined mappings converge.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2004Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Knut Heusermann, Juan Carlos Martinez, Ingo Bruss, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr
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Patent number: 7912810Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media are provided for integrating carrier services. In one implementation, carrier services are integrated into an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system utilizing an integration platform. The integration platform may include a first, second, and third components. The first, second, and third components may interact to utilize within the integration platform services offered by ERP vendors and carriers by discovering, setting up, testing, running and updating these services. As result, typical business scenarios, such as a order-to-cash process, may be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Barbara Wittmann, Heinz Kagermann, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr, Suresh Babu
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Patent number: 7900151Abstract: A tool and graphical user interface (GUI) may be provided for a customer relationship management (CRM) system that enables a user to create, maintain, display and use individual object (iObject) data that relates to a unique asset in a family of assets. A tool or GUI for maintaining information that relates to individual objects may be referred to herein as an “individual object workbench” (workbench). In general, a workbench may include a selection area for selecting an individual object to be defined, and a definition area in which a user may define information to be associated with the selected individual object. Each individual object may be associated with a unique identifier (e.g., a particular car is associated with a vehicle identification number) as a consistent identifier of an individual asset throughout that asset's lifecycle, which may span multiple owners, for example.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2005Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Gerhard Gebhard, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr, Steffen Horndacher
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Patent number: 7844501Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for interfacing an enterprise customer with a supplier are described herein. In one embodiment, in response to a request received from an enterprise customer via a first interface (e.g., a common or universal interface) of a Web service over the Internet for a service provided by a supplier, processing logic is configured to map the request from a first format compatible with the first interface to a second format compatible with a second interface coupling with a backend system of the supplier. Processing logic invokes a method of the backend system of the supplier via the second interface (e.g., supplier specific interface) to provide the requested service to the enterprise customer using information of the mapped request. The first interface is compatible with the requesting customer and the second interface is a specific interface to the backend system of the supplier. Functionality of mapping and the second interface are maintained by the supplier.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Suresh R. Babu, Youneng Xiao, Jie Zhao, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr, Heinz Kagermann, Ramshankar Venkatasubramanian
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Patent number: 7593916Abstract: Data administration may be managed by receiving in a computer system a first input identifying a data object to be assigned to a control object in the computer system. A second input for the control object is received in the computer system. The second input specifies a relationship between 1) model-level changes to the data object, and 2) instance-level changes to the data object. After the first and second inputs are received, the control object is sent to another computer system. The control object may be accessed to determine whether a system is authorized to make an object change. This access can be by the system about to make the change, or by a system that receives the object change from another system.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2004Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Knut Heusermann, Ingo Bruss, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr, Joachim Brechtel
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Patent number: 7415483Abstract: Techniques are provided for individual data objects in an enterprise computing system, where the individual data objects represent unique assets of a family of assets. The individual data objects are used in addition to business partner master data, and also in some cases in addition to generic product master data. The individual data objects are configurable such that attributes for an individual data object change over the lifetime of the unique asset to which the individual data object pertains. Techniques for modeling the lifecycle of an individual object family are described. Techniques also are provided for an integration framework that integrates a software application with an individual object that is used or altered by the software application.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2003Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Christiane Kuntz-Mayr, Gerhard Gebhard, Bernd Reimann
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Publication number: 20070027891Abstract: A system and method for providing listing check functionality. According to particular embodiments of the invention, an application program searches for and accesses a listing rule to determine whether a product is prohibited by a business organization from being purchased, or allowed by the business organization to be purchased. The listing rule is embodied in a first data structure including one or more pre-configured data elements identifying a classification of the business organization associated, and a link, and a second data structure referenced by the link, the second data structure including or referencing one or more data elements identifying a classification of the product, wherein at least the first data structure or the second data structure includes one or more user-defined data elements identifying either a classification of the business organization or the product, and one or more data elements identifying a listing condition associated with the listing rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2005Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: Christiane Schauerte, Mathias Knura, Norbert Heberle, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr
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Publication number: 20070027740Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for interfacing an enterprise customer with a supplier are described herein. In one embodiment, in response to a request received from an enterprise customer via a first interface (e.g., a common or universal interface) of a Web service over the Internet for a service provided by a supplier, processing logic is configured to map the request from a first format compatible with the first interface to a second format compatible with a second interface coupling with a backend system of the supplier. Processing logic invokes a method of the backend system of the supplier via the second interface (e.g., supplier specific interface) to provide the requested service to the enterprise customer using information of the mapped request. The first interface is compatible with the requesting customer and the second interface is a specific interface to the backend system of the supplier. Functionality of mapping and the second interface are maintained by the supplier.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: Suresh Babu, Youneng Xiao, Jie Zhao, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr, Heinz Kagermann, Ramshankar Venkatasubramanian
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Publication number: 20060293911Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media are provided for integrating carrier services. In one implementation, carrier services are integrated into an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system utilizing an integration platform. The integration platform may include a first, second, and third components. The first, second, and third components may interact to utilize within the integration platform services offered by ERP vendors and carriers by discovering, setting up, testing, running and updating these services. As result, typical business scenarios, such as a order-to-cash process, may be enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Barbara Wittmann, Heinz Kagermann, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr, Suresh Babu
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Publication number: 20060293938Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media are provided for integrating carrier services. In one implementation, carrier services are integrated into an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system utilizing an integration platform. The integration platform may include a first, second, and third components. The first, second, and third components may interact to utilize within the integration platform services offered by ERP vendors and carriers by discovering, setting up, testing, running and updating these services. As result, typical business scenarios, such as a order-to-cash process, may be enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Barbara Wittmann, Suresh Babu, Heinz Kagermann, Ulrike Greiner, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr
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Publication number: 20060059157Abstract: An object may be categorized upon distribution of the object from a sender system to a recipient system. The object may be assigned to at least one recipient category in a recipient category hierarchy according to a first predefined mapping from a sender category hierarchy to the recipient category hierarchy. The object is initially assigned to a sender category in the sender category hierarchy. There is applied to the object a second predefined mapping from the recipient category hierarchy to the sender category hierarchy. It is determined whether the first and second predefined mappings converge. If the first and second predefined mappings do not converge, there may be executed a rule-based reassignment algorithm to make the first and second predefined mappings converge.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2004Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Knut Heusermann, Juan Martinez, Ingo Bruss, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr
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Publication number: 20060041588Abstract: Data administration may be managed by receiving in a computer system a first input identifying a data object to be assigned to a control object in the computer system. A second input for the control object is received in the computer system. The second input specifies a relationship between 1) model-level changes to the data object, and 2) instance-level changes to the data object. After the first and second inputs are received, the control object is sent to another computer system. The control object may be accessed to determine whether a system is authorized to make an object change. This access can be by the system about to make the change, or by a system that receives the object change from another system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2004Publication date: February 23, 2006Inventors: Knut Heusermann, Ingo Bruss, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr, Joachim Brechtel
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Publication number: 20050197852Abstract: A tool and graphical user interface (GUI) may be provided for a customer relationship management (CRM) system that enables a user to create, maintain, display and use individual object (iObject) data that relates to a unique asset in a family of assets. A tool or GUI for maintaining information that relates to individual objects may be referred to herein as an “individual object workbench” (workbench). In general, a workbench may include a selection area for selecting an individual object to be defined, and a definition area in which a user may define information to be associated with the selected individual object. Each individual object may be associated with a unique identifier (e.g., a particular car is associated with a vehicle identification number) as a consistent identifier of an individual asset throughout that asset's lifecycle, which may span multiple owners, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Gerhard Gebhard, Christiane Kuntz-Mayr, Steffen Horndacher