Patents by Inventor Manfred Muench

Manfred Muench 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).

  • Architectural design for make-to-specification application software
    Patent number: 8401908
    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 The process components include an RFQ Processing process component, a Purchase Request Processing process component, a Purchase Order Processing process component, a Purchasing Contract Processing process component, a Supplier Invoice Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, an External Procurement Trigger and Response process component, and a Customer Requirement Processing process component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Reiner Bildmayer, Achim Clemens, Bernhard Lokowandt, Thomas Gross-Boelting, Manfred Muench, Klaus Reinelt
  • ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR MAKE-TO-SPECIFICATION APPLICATION SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20100138276
    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 The process components include an RFQ Processing process component, a Purchase Request Processing process component, a Purchase Order Processing process component, a Purchasing Contract Processing process component, a Supplier Invoice Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, an External Procurement Trigger and Response process component, and a Customer Requirement Processing process component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Reiner Bildmayer, Achim Clemens, Bernhard Lokowandt, Thomas Gross-Boelting, Manfred Muench, Klaus Reinelt