Patents by Inventor Janek Schumann

Janek Schumann 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).

  • Business object based navigation
    Patent number: 9256839
    Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention relates to a method for navigating within a database containing business objects. The method includes the steps of providing a preconfigured model comprising preconfigured business object types and preconfigured associations of the business object types, identifying a reference to a business object instance within a software object and determining a primary business object type corresponding to the business object instance, providing links to at least one secondary business object type associated with the primary business object type in accordance with the preconfigured business model, and retrieving from the database at least one attribute of at least one business object instance within the secondary business object type associated to the primary business object type in accordance with the preconfigured model. In this manner, a user may more easily navigate the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUT FUR SOFTWARESYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Hasso Plattner, Alexander Zeier, Matthias Uflacker, Cafer Tosun, Janek Schumann, Kok Thim Chew
  • BUSINESS OBJECT BASED NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20100287145
    Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention relates to a method for navigating within a database containing business objects. The method includes the steps of providing a preconfigured model comprising preconfigured business object types and preconfigured associations of the business object types, identifying a reference to a business object instance within a software object and determining a primary business object type corresponding to the business object instance, providing links to at least one secondary business object type associated with the primary business object type in accordance with the preconfigured business model, and retrieving from the database at least one attribute of at least one business object instance within the secondary business object type associated to the primary business object type in accordance with the preconfigured model. In this manner, a user may more easily navigate the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Hasso-Plattner-Institut fuer Softwaresystemtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Zeier, Hasso Plattner, Matthias Uflacker, Cafer Tosun, Janek Schumann, Kok Thim Chew