Patents by Inventor Ingo Pfitzner

Ingo Pfitzner 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).

  • Semantic search for business entities
    Patent number: 9684717
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a semantic search to address business entities that fulfill certain criteria are provided. A free search term may be determined by a user for the semantic search. The free search term may include any object type, element or parameter the user would like to search for. An ontology which relates to a specific business or industry may be used for the semantic search. The ontology may include various business classes, roles, and individuals. In some implementations, the ontology may be generated from metadata of business objects. The semantic search may be conducted across the entire ontology to obtain search results that match the free search term. As a result, business entities that fulfill the free search term may be retrieved and provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Ingo Pfitzner
  • Consistent interface for opportunity
    Patent number: 9246869
    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 opportunity business object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Ingo Pfitzner, Thorsten Bender, Sascha Zimmermann, Berthold Wocher, Stephan Naundorf, Markus Wolf, Stefan Mazur, Guang Yang, Olga Kreindlina, Torsten Buecheler, Carsten Scheuch
  • Consistent Interface for Campaign Business Object
    Publication number: 20140278922
    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 a campaign business object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Dirk Wagner, Ingo Pfitzner, Mathias Knura, Martin Steiert
  • CONSISTENT INTERFACE FOR OPPORTUNITY
    Publication number: 20140006546
    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 opportunity business object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Ingo Pfitzner, Thorsten Bender, Sascha Zimmermann, Berthold Wocher, Stephan Naundorf, Markus Wolf, Stefan Mazur, Guang Yang, Olga Kreindlina, Torsten Buecheler, Carsten Scheuch
  • SEMANTIC SEARCH FOR BUSINESS ENTITIES
    Publication number: 20130339340
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a semantic search to address business entities that fulfill certain criteria are provided. A free search term may be determined by a user for the semantic search. The free search term may include any object type, element or parameter the user would like to search for. An ontology which relates to a specific business or industry may be used for the semantic search. The ontology may include various business classes, roles, and individuals. In some implementations, the ontology may be generated from metadata of business objects. The semantic search may be conducted across the entire ontology to obtain search results that match the free search term. As a result, business entities that fulfill the free search term may be retrieved and provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Ingo Pfitzner
  • Message Types for Customer Quote and Customer Quote Request
    Publication number: 20130218711
    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 a customer quote and/or a customer quote request business object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Heidi Johann, Thomas Steiner, Bernd Ecker, Martin Dauer, Steffen Tatzel, Ulrich Bestfleisch, Berthold Wocher, Ingo Pfitzner, Sascha Zimmermann, Markus Wolf
  • Message Types for Sales Order
    Publication number: 20130218726
    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 a sales order business object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Steiner, Bernd Ecker, Heidi Johann, Martin Dauer, Steffen Tatzel, Markus Wolf, Ulrich Bestfleisch, Berthold Wocher, Ingo Pfitzner, Sascha Zimmermann
  • Providing customer relationship management application as enterprise services
    Patent number: 8396749
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a services architecture design that provides enterprise services having customer relationship management 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: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Alexander Koegler, Hamid Moghaddam, Christian Haas, Berthold Wocher, Steffen Hartig, Devasena Rajamohan, Joachim Barnbeck, Olivier M. Dreidemy, Alexandra Mark, Yuh-Cherng Wu, Christopher Ronnewinkel, Michael Lesk, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Martina Lahr, Joerg Walzenbach, Helge Schulte, Volkmar Stegmann, Ingo Pfitzner, Christoph Engler, Wilfried Merkel, Thomas Bach, Cordula Ude, Peer Marschall, Tao Yu, Stefan Adelmann, Rainer Heun, Katja Kasteleiner, Steffen Tatzel, Dagmar Opitz, Martina Keller, Andrea Sudbrack, Uwe Herold, Georg Podhajsky, Thomas Nitschke, Stefan Franke, Wolfgang Nieswand, Michael Jung, Christoph Lehner, Boris Krems, Dietmar Storz, Tariq Khasawneh, Theo Zimmermann, Naci Kalyoncu
  • Architectural design for plan-driven procurement application software
    Patent number: 8386325
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing plan-driven procurement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Inbound Delivery Processing process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Purchase Request Processing process component, a Purchase Order Processing process component, a Purchasing Contract process component, a Supplier Invoice Processing process component, a Demand Forecast Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, an External Procurement Trigger and Response process component, and a Logistics Execution Control process component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Daniel Bock, Achim Heger, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Andrea Sudbrack, Andreas Poth, Christian Ihrig, Christoph Engler, Cordula Ude, Dietmar Nowotny, Georg Podhajsky, Gerhard Maier, Gunther Liebich, Holger Herrmann, Imme Henningsen, Ingo Pfitzner, Jens Freund, Joachim Kenntner, Jochen Hirth, Jochen Steinbach, Jochen Wickel, Karina Herrmann, Katja Kasteleiner, Martin Wunsch, Martina Lahr, Michael Picht, Paola Sala, Peer Marschall, Rainer Heun, Ralf Reinke, Reiner Bildmayer, Stefan Adelmann, Stephan Hetzer, Tao Yu, Thomas Bach, Thomas Nitschke, Uwe Mayer, Volkmar Stegmann, Wilfried Merkel, Wilhelm Zwerger, Martin Von Der Emde
  • Architectural design for opportunity management application software
    Patent number: 8374896
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing ad-hoc goods movement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Christoph Engler, Helge Schulte, Ingo Pfitzner, Priya Mohana, Wolfgang Gentes, Shadab Shafiq, Naga Chandra Sekhar Hota, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Martina Lahr, Andrea Sudbrack
  • PROVIDING FOUNDATION APPLICATION AS ENTERPRISE SERVICES
    Publication number: 20120047079
    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: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Biesemann, Dieter Krisch, Volker Schott, Michael Meyringer, Otfried Von Geisau, Martin Haerterich, Ralf Becker, Ingo Bruss, Horst Schaude, Silke Storch, Klaus Bahr, Volker Faisst, Ralph Moessner, Vsevolod Barabanov, Andreas Kasparek, Jens Griessmann, Hendrik Geipel, Frank Lindqvist, Oliver Grande, Ute Dittmann, Ricardo Padilha, Martin Walla, Joachim Puteick, Daniel Zimmermann, Thomas Schneider, Tilmann Haeberle, Gerald Krause, Karl-Peter Nos, Peter Schwarze, Daniel Maring, Yongbin He, Martina Lahr, Ingo Pfitzner, Shadab Shafio, Christian Haas, Olaf Schulte, Christoph Lehner, Dietmar Storz, Joachim Barnbeck, Bernhard May, Andrea Sudbrack, Michael Wachter, Thomas Kretz, Monika Kaiser, Andreas Steiner, Gurmeet Singh Dhingra, Andreas Huppert, Ashwin Reddy Yeddula, Keshav B. Desai, Tobias Traxel, Kranthi Kumar Muppala, Muttanna Sarashetti, Kritesh Vasing, Kai-Uwe Pielka, Raja Krishnamoorthy, Jyotsna Sharma, Mohit V. Gadkari, Mukesh Kumar, Toralf Grossmann, Andreas Neumann, Fabian Guenther, Jens Ruths, Matthias Richter, Walter Koller, Philipp Suenderhauf
  • Systems and methods to create follow-up meetings
    Patent number: 7966566
    Abstract: A system may include reception of an instruction to create a next meeting based on a source meeting, the source meeting associated with a first plurality of meeting particulars, and automatically creation, in response to the instruction, of the next meeting in association with a second plurality of meeting particulars, wherein at least one of the second plurality of meeting particulars provides an indication of the source meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Gerd M. Ritter, Volkmar Stegmann, Ingo Pfitzner
  • Providing Foundation Application as Enterprise Services
    Publication number: 20100082497
    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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Thomas Biesemann, Dieter Krisch, Volker Schott, Michael Meyringer, Otfried Von Geisau, Martin Haerterich, Ralf Becker, Ingo Bruss, Horst Schaude, Silke Storch, Klaus Bahr, Volker Faisst, Ralph Moessner, Vsevolod Barabanov, Andreas Kasparek, Jens Griessmann, Hendrik Geipel, Frank Lindqvist, Oliver Grande, Ute Dittmann, Ricardo Padilha, Martin Walla, Joachim Puteick, Daniel Zimmermann, Thomas Schneider, Tilmann Haeberle, Gerald Krause, Karl-Peter Nos, Peter Schwarze, Daniel Maring, Yongbin He, Martina Lahr, Ingo Pfitzner, Shadab Shafiq, Christian Haas, Olaf Schulte, Christoph Lehner, Dietmar Storz, Joachim Barnbeck, Bernhard May, Andrea Sudbrack, Michael Wachter, Thomas Kretz, Monika Kaiser, Andreas Steiner, Gurmeet Singh Dhingra, Andreas Huppert, Ashwin Reddy Yeddula, Keshav B. Desal, Tobias Traxel, Kranthi Kumar Muppala, Muttanna Sarashetti, Kritesh Vasing, Kai-Uwe Pielka, Raja Krishnamoorthy, Jyotsna Sharma, Mohit V. Gadkari, Mukesh Kumar, Toralf Grossmann, Andreas Neumann, Fabian Guenther, Jens Ruths, Matthias Richter, Walter Koller, Philipp Suenderhauf
  • Architectural Design for Plan-Driven Procurement Application Software
    Publication number: 20100070324
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing plan-driven procurement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Inbound Delivery Processing process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Purchase Request Processing process component, a Purchase Order Processing process component, a Purchasing Contract process component, a Supplier Invoice Processing process component, a Demand Forecast Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, an External Procurement Trigger and Response process component, and a Logistics Execution Control process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel Bock, Achim Heger, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Andrea Sudbrack, Andreas Poth, Christian Ihrig, Christoph Engler, Cordula Ude, Dietmar Nowotny, Georg Podhajsky, Gerhard Maier, Gunther Liebich, Holger Herrmann, Imme Henningsen, Ingo Pfitzner, Jens Freund, Joachim Kenntner, Jochen Hirth, Jochen Steinbach, Jochen Wickel, Karina Herrmann, Katja Kasteleiner, Martin Wunsch, Martina Lahr, Michael Picht, Paola Sala, Peer Marschall, Rainer Heun, Ralf Reinke, Reiner Bildmayer, Stefan Adelmann, Stephan Hetzer, Tao Yu, Thomas Bach, Thomas Nitschke, Uwe Mayer, Volkmar Stegmann, Wilfried Merkel, Wilhelm Zwerger, Martin Von Der Emde
  • Architectural Design for Opportunity Management Application Software
    Publication number: 20100070329
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing ad-hoc goods movement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Christoph Engler, Helge Schulte, Ingo Pfitzner, Priya Mohana, Wolfgang Gentes, Shadab Shafiq, Naga Chandra Sekhar Hota, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Martina Lahr, Andrea Sudbrack
  • Providing Customer Relationship Management Application as Enterprise Services
    Publication number: 20100070336
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a services architecture design that provides enterprise services having customer relationship management 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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Alexander Koegler, Hamid Moghaddam, Christian Haas, Berthold Wocher, Steffen Hartig, Joachim Barnbeck, Olivier M. Dreidemy, Alexandra Mark, Michael Lesk, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Martina Lahr, Joerg Walzenbach, Helge Schulte, Volkmar Stegmann, Ingo Pfitzner, Christoph Engler, Wilfried Merkel, Thomas Bach, Cordula Ude, Peer Marschall, Stefan Adelmann, Rainer Heun, Katja Kasteleiner, Martina Keller, Andrea Sudbrack, Anoop Kulkarni, Ralph Meiswinkel, Peter Marx, Simon Dieterich, Matthias Schwarz, Bernhard May
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CREATE FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS
    Publication number: 20090125818
    Abstract: A system may include reception of an instruction to create a next meeting based on a source meeting, the source meeting associated with a first plurality of meeting particulars, and automatically creation, in response to the instruction, of the next meeting in association with a second plurality of meeting particulars, wherein at least one of the second plurality of meeting particulars provides an indication of the source meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Gerd M. Ritter, Volkmar Stegmann, Ingo Pfitzner
  • Accessing data in a computer network
    Patent number: 7506069
    Abstract: In a complex network of computer systems and computing devices, the same data may be accessible by more than one computer program. Each computer program may be able to structure and arrange the date for use with a particular computing environment. A single reference address that is independent of the computer program used to structure and arrange the business data may be used to access business data. The location-independent reference address is translated to a reference address associated with a computer programs that is able to access the business data in the desired format. The translation of the single reference address is based on information about the computing environment from which the request was made. The translation of the single reference address also may be based on user preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventor: Ingo Pfitzner
  • Accessing data stored in multiple locations
    Patent number: 7426543
    Abstract: In a complex network of computer systems and computing devices, the same data may be stored in multiple locations and may be structured and arranged in a particular location for use with a particular computing environment. A single reference address that independent of the various physical locations in which the business data may be located may be used to access business data. The location-independent reference address is translated to a reference address associated with the business data in the desired format and the desired storage location. The translation of the single reference address is based on information about the computing environment from which the request was made. The translation of the single reference address also may be based on user preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventor: Ingo Pfitzner
  • Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model
    Publication number: 20080120129
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Seubert, Achim Heger, Adam Polly, Alexander Adam, Alexander Zaichenko, Alexandra Mark, Andre Doerfler, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Andre Wagner, Andrea Pluemper, Andreas Bold, Andreas Brossler, Andreas Huppert, Andreas Leukert-Knapp, Andreas Morsch, Andreas Neumann, Andreas Poth, Andreas Reccius, Andreas Wolber, Antje Fuchs, Antonia Gross, Arno Eifel, Artur Butucel, Arunava Banerjee, Ashwin Yeddula, Axel Kuehl, Benjamin Klehr, Bernd Schmitt, Bjoern Eike, Boris Krems, Christian Auth, Christian Fuhlbruegge, Christiane Cramer, Christiane Schauerte, Christopher Engler, Cristina Buchholz, Damian Theil, Daniel Bock, Daniel Zimmermann, Danny Pannicke, Dieter Krisch, Dietmar Nowotny, Dirk Henrich, Dirk Richtsteiger, Dirk Schindewolf, Doris Karbach, Frank Damaschke, Frank Hastrich, Frank Krueger, Frank Lindqvist, Frank Milpetz, Frank Reinemuth, Galina Pacher, Georg Dopf, Georg Podhajsky, Giovanni Deledda, Guimei Zhang, Gunther Liebich, Heike Berger, Hendrik Geipel, Horst Schaude, Ingo Bruss, Ingo Pfitzner, Jaakob Kind, Jan Hrastnik, Jan Richert, Joachim Liebler, Joachim Puteick, Jochen Steinbach, Joerg Goetting, Johannes Bechtold, Julian Schmidt-Kluegmann, Kai-Michael Roesner, Karsten Kimme, Karsten Koetter, Kathrin Nos, Klaus Herter, Klaus Reinelt, Klaus Schlappner, Kristina Grunewald, Levente Sara, Markus Juchem, Martin Gaub, Martin Hermes, Martin Rogge, Martin Schorr, Mathias Schoenecker, Matthias Asal, Matthias Heinrichs, Matthias Schmitt, Michael Bauer, Michael Conrad, Michael Hartel, Michael Jung, Michael Schier, Michael Segler, Michael Sylvester, Naci Kalyoncu, Olaf Meincke, Oliver Grande