Patents by Inventor Jens Weidner

Jens Weidner 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: 8266123
    Abstract: Navigating from an alert related to a state of a data object to a source of the alert includes displaying alerts in a portal environment. The portal environment has an analytical portal application associated with an analytical data store and a transaction portal application associated with a transaction data store. One of the alerts includes a transaction alert that is associated with a data object in the transaction data and another of the alerts includes an analytical alert that is associated with a data object. An indication of a transaction alert or an analytical alert is received from a user. When the indication is an indication of an analytical alert, navigation occurs to the analytical portal application. When the indication is an indication of the transaction alert, navigation occurs to the transaction portal application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Marcus Dill, Stefan Zern, Roman Hayer, Wolfgang Meurer, Jens Weidner, Markus Kupke, Stefan Busch, Martin Diewald, Andre Wachholz-Prill
  • Patent number: 7694307
    Abstract: One implementation provides a computer system for invoking execution of analytical tasks in sequence. In this implementation, the computer system is programmed to receive a request to execute an analytical task from a front-end software application, and determine that a first additional analytical task needs to be executed before the requested analytical task. The computer system is then programmed to invoke execution of the first additional analytical task on a first analytical engine. Using information generated from the execution of the first additional analytical task, the computer system is then programmed to invoke execution of the requested analytical task on a second analytical engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Achim Kraiss, Jens Weidner, Marcus Dill, Sven Gilg, Harish Hoskere Mahabal, Dipankar Roy, Vikas Bhan, Manikandan V, Girish V. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 7454412
    Abstract: A method of compiling values that relate to aggregate data includes providing, from a data warehouse system and to a computer device, an output that causes a visual display of an aggregate data portion on the computer device. The aggregate data portion has been aggregated from selected data records in a data source system. There is received, at the data warehouse system and from the computer device, a user input indicating a request to compile values stored in a field of each of the selected data records. The method includes compiling, in the data warehouse system, the values stored in the field of each of the selected data records. The compiled values may be used to create a target group for a marketing campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Diewald, Jens Weidner, Marcus Dill
  • Patent number: 7373633
    Abstract: One implementation provides a computer system that integrates software applications with analytical software applications. In this implementation, the computer system is programmed to receive a request from a software application to execute an analytical task, such as a prediction task or a key performance indicator (KPI) lookup task. The request includes a task name and input information. The computer system then uses the task name to identify an analytical engine and a data store, and invokes an analytical software application in the analytical engine to execute the analytical task. The analytical task is executed using the identified data store and the received input information. The computer system receives task output from the invoked analytical software application, the task output including output information generated during execution of the analytical task. The computer system then sends the output information to the software application that made the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Achim Kraiss, Jens Weidner, Marcus Dill, Sven Gilg, Harish Hoskere Mahabal, Dipankar Roy, Vikas Bhan, Manikandan V, Girish V. Kulkarni, Ramine Eskandari
  • Patent number: 7370316
    Abstract: One implementation provides a computer system that allows front-end software applications to use multiple versions of a data mining model during execution of analytical tasks. In this implementation, the computer system includes a model version selection module that is operable to use a task name in a task request received from a front-end software application to determine a specific version of a data mining model to be used during execution of an analytical task. The computer system also includes a mapping module that is operable to map input data included in the task request received from the front-end software application into a format usable by the specific version of the data mining model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Achim Kraiss, Jens Weidner
  • Patent number: 7360215
    Abstract: One implementation provides a computer system that is capable of processing task requests from front-end software applications. The computer system is programmed to receive a task request from a front-end software application. The task request includes input values and a task name that is associated with an analytical task of a particular type to be executed. The computer system is also programmed to use the task request to select a subset of the input values needed for execution of the analytical task of the particular type, create a task invocation request that includes the selected input values, and send the task invocation request to an analytical engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Achim Kraiss, Jens Weidner, Marcus Dill
  • Publication number: 20070083640
    Abstract: Link tracking includes generating an electronic communication with links providing for a destination URL and a target URL. Upon selection of the active link, a destination site is accessed, based on the destination URL. In the destination site, the tracking information associated with the incoming data access request is parsed off. This tracking information may then be stored in a database or business warehouse for monitoring the response from the electronic communication. Also, a target site is determined based on the tracking information. The destination site thereupon redirects the access request to the target site, providing for the access to the target site to be to directed back to the user and not through the destination site. Therefore, the user may access the target web site based on the electronic communication and this activity can be tracked through the destination site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Dirk Wagner, Jens Weidner
  • Publication number: 20060004816
    Abstract: A method of compiling values that relate to aggregate data includes providing, from a data warehouse system and to a computer device, an output that causes a visual display of an aggregate data portion on the computer device. The aggregate data portion has been aggregated from selected data records in a data source system. There is received, at the data warehouse system and from the computer device, a user input indicating a request to compile values stored in a field of each of the selected data records. The method includes compiling, in the data warehouse system, the values stored in the field of each of the selected data records. The compiled values may be used to create a target group for a marketing campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Diewald, Jens Weidner, Marcus Dill
  • Publication number: 20050283463
    Abstract: Navigating from an alert related to a state of a data object to a source of the alert includes displaying alerts in a portal environment. The portal environment has an analytical portal application associated with an analytical data store and a transaction portal application associated with a transaction data store. One of the alerts includes a transaction alert that is associated with a data object in the transaction data and another of the alerts includes an analytical alert that is associated with a data object. An indication of a transaction alert or an analytical alert is received from a user. When the indication is an indication of an analytical alert, navigation occurs to the analytical portal application. When the indication is an indication of the transaction alert, navigation occurs to the transaction portal application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Marcus Dill, Stefan Zern, Roman Hayer, Wolfgang Meurer, Jens Weidner, Markus Kupke, Stefan Busch, Martin Diewald, Andre Wachholz-Prill
  • Publication number: 20050273386
    Abstract: A method of creating a customer bonus rule to be applied during a marketing campaign may comprise receiving first information in a marketing campaign design tool. The first information may define a marketing campaign that can be performed in a computer system. Foreseen customer responses to the defined marketing campaign may include a predefined customer transaction. The method comprises receiving second information in the marketing campaign design tool. The second information may define a customer bonus rule that instructs the computer system to award a customer bonus upon detecting the predefined customer transaction during the defined marketing campaign. The method may comprise storing the defined customer bonus rule in the computer system such that the defined customer bonus rule can be applied during the defined marketing campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventor: Jens Weidner
  • Publication number: 20050262036
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for providing user navigation to electronic data stored in a data source system. A method may include obtaining, in a data repository management system, pre-selected electronic data stored in a data source system, and providing an output for displaying the pre-selected electronic data on an access device. The output creates a navigation link that upon user selection prompts the data repository management system for navigation target information for accessing the pre-selected electronic data stored in the data source system. A user input using the navigation link may be received at the data repository management system, indicating a request for access to the pre-selected electronic data in the data source system. In response, the data repository management system provides information to the access device, causing it to guide user navigation to access the pre-selected electronic data stored in the data source system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Diewald, Markus Kupke, Jens Weidner, Marcus Dill
  • Publication number: 20040267751
    Abstract: A data analysis workbench enables a user to define a data analysis process that includes an extract sub-process to obtain transactional data from a source system, a load sub-process for providing the extracted data to a data warehouse or data mart, a data mining analysis sub-process to use the obtained transactional data, and a deployment sub-process to make the data mining results accessible by another computer program. Common settings used by each of the sub-processes are defined, as are specialized settings relevant to each of the sub-processes. The invention also enables a user to define an order in which the defined sub-processes are to be executed. The defined data analysis process then is able to be performed by one or more computer systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Marcus Dill, Harish Hoskere Mahabal, Lakshmi Shankar, Jens Weidner, Bernd Ecker, Torsten Bachmann
  • Publication number: 20040249867
    Abstract: One implementation provides a computer system that allows front-end software applications to use multiple versions of a data mining model during execution of analytical tasks. In this implementation, the computer system includes a model version selection module that is operable to use a task name in a task request received from a front-end software application to determine a specific version of a data mining model to be used during execution of an analytical task. The computer system also includes a mapping module that is operable to map input data included in the task request received from the front-end software application into a format usable by the specific version of the data mining model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Achim Kraiss, Jens Weidner
  • Publication number: 20040250255
    Abstract: One implementation provides a computer system that integrates software applications with analytical software applications. In this implementation, the computer system is programmed to receive a request from a software application to execute an analytical task, such as a prediction task or a key performance indicator (KPI) lookup task. The request includes a task name and input information. The computer system then uses the task name to identify an analytical engine and a data store, and invokes an analytical software application in the analytical engine to execute the analytical task. The analytical task is executed using the identified data store and the received input information. The computer system receives task output from the invoked analytical software application, the task output including output information generated during execution of the analytical task. The computer system then sends the output information to the software application that made the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Achim Kraiss, Jens Weidner, Marcus Dill, Sven Gilg, Harish Hoskere Mahabal, Dipankar Roy, Vikas Bhan, Manikandan V, Girish V. Kulkarni, Ramine Eskandari
  • Publication number: 20040230978
    Abstract: One implementation provides a computer system for invoking execution of analytical tasks in sequence. In this implementation, the computer system is programmed to receive a request to execute an analytical task from a front-end software application, and determine that a first additional analytical task needs to be executed before the requested analytical task. The computer system is then programmed to invoke execution of the first additional analytical task on a first analytical engine. Using information generated from the execution of the first additional analytical task, the computer system is then programmed to invoke execution of the requested analytical task on a second analytical engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Achim Kraiss, Jens Weidner, Marcus Dill, Sven Gilg, Harish Hoskere Mahabal, Dipankar Roy, Vikas Bhan, Manikandan V, Girish V. Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20040230977
    Abstract: One implementation provides a computer system that is capable of processing task requests from front-end software applications. The computer system is programmed to receive a task request from a front-end software application. The task request includes input values and a task name that is associated with an analytical task of a particular type to be executed. The computer system is also programmed to use the task request to select a subset of the input values needed for execution of the analytical task of the particular type, create a task invocation request that includes the selected input values, and send the task invocation request to an analytical engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Achim Kraiss, Jens Weidner, Marcus Dill
  • Publication number: 20040215656
    Abstract: A data mining run that includes special analyses is triggered directly after having loaded new data in a data warehouse environment, to enrich the newly loaded data by new attributes. The process automates replicating transaction data from a source system into a data warehouse, triggering a data mining procedure (such as a training or a prediction procedure) that enriches the data with new attributes, and triggering the upload of the enriched data back into the data warehouse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Marcus Dill, Harish Hoskere Mahabal, Lakshmi Shankar, Jens Weidner, Bernd Ecker