Patents by Inventor Gerhard Sigl
Gerhard Sigl 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: 8291380Abstract: A method for configuring a software package for an enterprise includes gathering desired To-be configuration requirements for a software package through at least one questionnaire; gathering current As-Is raw data for the enterprise; displaying the To-Be configuration requirements and As-Is raw data; comparing the To-Be configuration requirements and As-Is raw data; selecting final To-Be configuration requirements; and generating and executing configuration code for the software package to pre-configure the software package with the final To-Be configuration requirements.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tirthankar Bandyopadhyay, Kumar Bhaskaran, Rajesh Chopra, Christina Derra, Shiwa Fu, Ying Huang, Stephen K. Kibby, Santhosh Kumaran, Igor A. Naumov, Thomas D. Rosinski, Gerhard Sigl
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Patent number: 8290806Abstract: A system for calculating financial benefit estimations and generating reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations to determine financial benefits of implementing multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for generating financial benefit estimations and reports for the implementation of packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Thomas D. Rosinski, Gerhard Sigl
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Patent number: 8234570Abstract: Harvesting assets for packaged application practices, in one aspect, may include obtaining one or more work products associated with deployment of packaged software applications, extracting content and style, enhancing content and style with models of work products, and storing assets in asset repository.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rema Ananthanarayanan, Kathleen Byrnes, Charbak Chatterjee, Maharshi Desai, Pankaj Dhoolia, Sweefen Goh, Richard T. Goodwin, Mangala Gowri, Anca A. Ivan, Juhnyoung Lee, Senthil Kk Mani, Pietro Mazzoleni, Rakesh Mohan, Debdoot Mukherjee, Aubrey J. Rembert, Gerhard Sigl, Manas R. Kumar Singh, Vibha S. Sinha, Biplav Srivastava
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Publication number: 20120179511Abstract: A system for calculating financial benefit estimations and generating reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations to determine financial benefits of implementing multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for generating financial benefit estimations and reports for the implementation of packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Thomas D. Rosinski, Gerhard Sigl
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Publication number: 20110313932Abstract: One or more project profiles, one or more people profiles, one or more work product profiles are created and connections are made among the one or more project profiles, one or more people profiles, and one or more work product profiles that form a network of projects, people, work products and others. A profile database stores the network of the one or more project profiles, the one or more people profiles, the one or more work product profiles. Data stored in the profile database is analyzed and one or more people, work products and projects that are related to current project are recommended for use in the current project.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Manisha D. Bhandar, Pankaj Dhoolia, Anca A. Ivan, Juhnyoung Lee, Senthil Kk Mani, Debdoot Mukherjee, Aubrey J. Rembert, Gerhard Sigl, Vibha S. Sinha, Biplav Srivastava
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Patent number: 8055606Abstract: An estimation system for deriving multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications with self-calibration and refinement of project estimation models, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform self-calibration and refinement of project estimation models for multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for self-calibration and refinement of project estimation models for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jed Kreamer, Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Thomas D. Rosinski, Vikas J. Shivpuriya, Gerhard Sigl
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Patent number: 8032404Abstract: A system for calculating financial benefit estimations and generating reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations to determine financial benefits of implementing multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for generating financial benefit estimations and reports for the implementation of packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Thomas D. Rosinski, Gerhard Sigl
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Patent number: 8006223Abstract: A system for estimating and generating project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations of project plan details and project plan schedules; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for estimating and generating multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul R. Boulineau, John D. Cann, Rajat Dugar, Jed Kreamer, Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Andrew Raymond, Thomas D. Rosinski, Vikas J. Shivpuriya, Gerhard Sigl, Annette Simonato
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Publication number: 20110167070Abstract: Reusing assets for packaged software application configurations may include defining one or more query criteria based on information associated with a project, querying an asset repository stored in a storage device using the one or more query criteria, receiving a list of one or more assets from the asset repository in response to the querying, and using the one or more assets on the list to compose a document defining deployment procedures associated with deploying a packaged software application.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rema Ananthanarayanan, Manisha D. Bhandar, Kathleen Byrnes, Charbak Chatterjee, Shyhkwei Chen, Maharshi Desai, Pankaj Dhoolia, Sweefen Goh, Richard T. Goodwin, Mangala Gowri, Anca A. Ivan, Juhnyoung Lee, Senthil Kk Mani, Pietro Mazzoleni, Rakesh Mohan, Debdoot Mukherjee, Aubrey J. Rembert, Gerhard Sigl, Manas R. Kumar Singh, Vibha S. Sinha, Biplav Srivastava
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Patent number: 7971180Abstract: A method for scoring and ranking multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the method includes: determining one or more dimensions for a project plan; assigning one or more attributes to each of the one or more dimensions; assigning one or more utility functions to each of the one or more attributes; assigning one or more weights to each of the one or more attributes; assigning one or more ordering factors to one or more combinations and permutations of the dimensions; calculating a series of scores for the one or more combinations and permutations of the dimensions; ranking the one or more combinations and permutations of the dimensions based on the calculated series of scores; and wherein each of the one or more combinations and permutations of the dimensions represents a different individual multi-dimensional project plan.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jed Kreamer, Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Thomas D. Rosinski, Vikas J. Shivpuriya, Gerhard Sigl
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Publication number: 20110099470Abstract: Harvesting assets for packaged application practices, in one aspect, may include obtaining one or more work products associated with deployment of packaged software applications, extracting content and style, enhancing content and style with models of work products, and storing assets in asset repository.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rema Ananthanarayanan, Kathleen Byrnes, Charbak Chatterjee, Maharshi H. Desai, Pankaj Dhoolia, Sweefen Goh, Richard T. Goodwin, Mangala Gowri, Anca A. Ivan, Juhnyoung Lee, Senthil Kk Mani, Pietro Mazzoleni, Rakesh Mohan, Debdoot Mukherjee, Aubrey J. Rembert, Gerhard Sigl, Manas R. Kumar Singh, Vibha S. Sinha, Biplav Srivastava
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Publication number: 20090228867Abstract: A method for configuring a software package for an enterprise includes gathering desired To-be configuration requirements for a software package through at least one questionnaire; gathering current As-is raw data for the enterprise; displaying the To-Be configuration requirements and As-is raw data; comparing the To-Be configuration requirements and As-is raw data; selecting final To-Be configuration requirements; and generating and executing configuration code for the software package to pre-configure the software package with the final To-Be configuration requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2008Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Tirthankar Bandyopadhyay, Kumar Bhaskaran, Rajesh Chopra, Christina Derra (Schmidt), Shiwa S. Fu, Ying Huang, Stephen K. Kibby, Santhosh Kumaran, Igor A. Naumov, Thomas D. Rosinski, Gerhard Sigl
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Publication number: 20080313596Abstract: A method for scoring and ranking multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the method includes: determining one or more dimensions for a project plan; assigning one or more attributes to each of the one or more dimensions; assigning one or more utility functions to each of the one or more attributes; assigning one or more weights to each of the one or more attributes; assigning one or more ordering factors to one or more combinations and permutations of the dimensions; calculating a series of scores for the one or more combinations and permutations of the dimensions; ranking the one or more combinations and permutations of the dimensions based on the calculated series of scores; and wherein each of the one or more combinations and permutations of the dimensions represents a different individual multi-dimensional project plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jed Kreamer, Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Thomas D. Rosinski, Vikas J. Shivpuriya, Gerhard Sigl
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Publication number: 20080312979Abstract: A system for calculating financial benefit estimations and generating reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations to determine financial benefits of implementing multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for generating financial benefit estimations and reports for the implementation of packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Thomas D. Rosinski, Gerhard Sigl
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Publication number: 20080312980Abstract: A system for generating staffing and cost estimations and reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations to determine costs and staffing requirements for multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for scoring and ranking multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul R. Boulineau, John D. Cann, Rajat Dugar, Jed Kreamer, Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Andrew Raymond, Thomas D. Rosinski, Clayton W. Sheriff, Vikas J. Shivpuriya, Gerhard Sigl
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Publication number: 20080313008Abstract: A project estimation system with a model-driven approach to the generation of generic project estimation models for packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold, obtain and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for a model-driven approach to the generation of generic project estimation models for packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Thomas D. Rosinski, Vikas J. Shivpuriya, Gerhard Sigl
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Publication number: 20080313110Abstract: An estimation system for deriving multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications with self-calibration and refinement of project estimation models, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform self-calibration and refinement of project estimation models for multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for self-calibration and refinement of project estimation models for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jed Kreamer, Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Thomas D. Rosinski, Vikas J. Shivpuriya, Gerhard Sigl
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Publication number: 20080313595Abstract: A system for estimating and generating project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations of project plan details and project plan schedules; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for estimating and generating multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul R. Boulineau, John D. Cann, Rajat Dugar, Jed Kreamer, Juhnyoung Lee, Rakesh Mohan, Andrew Raymond, Thomas D. Rosinski, Vikas J. Shivpuriya, Gerhard Sigl, Annette Simonato