Patents by Inventor Liane Engel

Liane Engel 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).

  • Document searching system
    Patent number: 8577865
    Abstract: Searching for documents using different sources includes receiving a search statement containing information for the documents, and determining a search strategy based on the search statement. The search strategy includes first and second search activities for searching first and second sources, respectively, where the first and second search activities are weighted. The first and second sources are searched using the first and second search activities, respectively, where an order in which the first and second search activities are performed is dictated by weightings of the first and second search activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Thomas Elsaesser, Liane Engel
  • Document searching system
    Publication number: 20060080295
    Abstract: Searching for documents using different sources includes receiving a search statement containing information for the documents, and determining a search strategy based on the search statement. The search strategy includes first and second search activities for searching first and second sources, respectively, where the first and second search activities are weighted. The first and second sources are searched using the first and second search activities, respectively, where an order in which the first and second search activities are performed is dictated by weightings of the first and second search activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Elsaesser, Liane Engel