Patents by Inventor Klaus D. Weiss

Klaus D. Weiss 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).

  • Method and system for providing a configurable action launchpad
    Patent number: 8166491
    Abstract: A method includes, during execution of a first application program in which a user interacts with the application program, executing a launchpad service that invokes another application program. When a user interface of the first application program is refreshed, a state of the launchpad service is determined based on the refreshed user interface, and one or more launchpad control elements are displayed along with the user interface depending on the determined state of the launchpad service. When the launchpad control element is activated by an operator, execution of a second application program referenced by the activated control element is initiated and advanced to a processing stage determined by the activated control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Klaus D. Weiss, Hans-Dieter Loew, Janet D. Salmon, Stefan-Claudius Mueller
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A CONFIGURABLE ACTION LAUNCHPAD
    Publication number: 20080134220
    Abstract: A method includes, during execution of a first application program in which a user interacts with the application program, executing a launchpad service that invokes another application program. When a user interface of the first application program is refreshed, a state of the launchpad service is determined based on the refreshed user interface, and one or more launchpad control elements are displayed along with the user interface depending on the determined state of the launchpad service. When the launchpad control element is activated by an operator, execution of a second application program referenced by the activated control element is initiated and advanced to a processing stage determined by the activated control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Klaus D. WEISS, Hans-Dieter LOEW, Janet D. SALMON, Stefan-Claudius MUELLER