Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for automatically generating a diagram representing a software system deployed within an enterprise landscape include actions of receiving, by an automated modeling tool of an enterprise architecture designer, information representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape, the information being received from software tools in a format that is common across each of the software tools, the format enabling processing of the information for generation of a model of the software system, the software tools being executed to maintain the software system within the enterprise landscape, generating, by the automated modeling tool, the model of the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape based on the information, the model being stored in a model repository, and displaying a diagram based on data stored in the model repository, the diagram graphically representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for automatically generating a diagram representing a software system deployed within an enterprise landscape include actions of receiving, by an automated modeling tool of an enterprise architecture designer, information representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape, the information being received from software tools in a format that is common across each of the software tools, the format enabling processing of the information for generation of a model of the software system, the software tools being executed to maintain the software system within the enterprise landscape, generating, by the automated modeling tool, the model of the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape based on the information, the model being stored in a model repository, and displaying a diagram based on data stored in the model repository, the diagram graphically representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for Internet of Things (IoT) end-to-end continuous monitoring. In one example, a method may include transmitting a first message by a first device to a second device in an IoT cloud system, the first message including a first timestamp indicating when the first message is transmitted, receiving a second message by the first device from the second device, the second message including the first timestamp and a second timestamp indicating when the first message was received by the second device, the second message being received at a time indicated by a third timestamp, and monitoring by the first device end-to-end communication between the first device and the second device in the IoT cloud system based on at least one of the first, second, or third timestamps.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, computer program products, and methods for providing Internet of Things (IoT) gateway are described herein. In an aspect, a selection of an Internet of Things (IoT) gateway application is received. A device model in the IoT gateway application is generated. The device model includes one or more device types and corresponding device specific message type definitions. Further, one or more devices corresponding to the one or more device types are identified. Upon receiving a selection of one or more of the identified one or more devices, the selected one or more devices are registered to communicate structured data associated with the registered one or more devices with a selected at least one landscape via the Internet based on the device specific message type definitions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for allowing Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to be integrated using common underlying vocabularies and lightweight reasoning to connect applications and validate IoT device data. In one example method, application-specific vocabularies for each of a plurality of applications are identified at design time, wherein each of the applications is associated with a corresponding vocabulary. At design time and for each application, an explicit mapping of the application-specific vocabulary of a particular application to a corresponding common vocabulary is identified. At runtime, implicit mappings between a first application and a second application to be integrated are computed based on the explicit mapping of the application-specific vocabulary of the first application to the common vocabulary and the explicit mapping of the application-specific vocabulary of the second application to the common vocabulary.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for Internet of Things (IoT) end-to-end continuous monitoring. In one example, a method may include transmitting a first message by a first device to a second device in an IoT cloud system, the first message including a first timestamp indicating when the first message is transmitted, receiving a second message by the first device from the second device, the second message including the first timestamp and a second timestamp indicating when the first message was received by the second device, the second message being received at a time indicated by a third timestamp, and monitoring by the first device end-to-end communication between the first device and the second device in the IoT cloud system based on at least one of the first, second, or third timestamps.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for allowing Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to be integrated using common underlying vocabularies and lightweight reasoning to connect applications and validate IoT device data. In one example method, application-specific vocabularies for each of a plurality of applications are identified at design time, wherein each of the applications is associated with a corresponding vocabulary. At design time and for each application, an explicit mapping of the application-specific vocabulary of a particular application to a corresponding common vocabulary is identified. At runtime, implicit mappings between a first application and a second application to be integrated are computed based on the explicit mapping of the application-specific vocabulary of the first application to the common vocabulary and the explicit mapping of the application-specific vocabulary of the second application to the common vocabulary.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing navigation assistance are described herein. A navigation assistance request is received for commuting between the start waypoint and the destination waypoint. Based on the received request, the angle-orientation coordinates included in the angle-based navigation instruction are converted to direction-based navigation instructions. Finally, the direction-based navigation instructions are provided to a user. In one embodiment, the direction-based navigation instructions are stored in a directed weighted graph. The directed weighted graph may be used to determine navigation instructions for an intersection point. In one embodiment, crowdsourcing is used to collect the navigation instructions.

Abstract: An integration service layer is provided for interaction between applications and platform services. The platform services may be cloud services deployed on one or more cloud platforms. The integration service layer provides a set of instantiated interfaces correspondingly defined for the cloud service. The integration service layer may provide one or more interfaces for a cloud service. An application is created to run on a cloud platform. The application is implemented to consume one or more platform services from the provided platform services. The application is connected with the ISL to consume resources provided by one or more platform services from the platform services that are associated with the ISL. Connections between objects from a user interface of the created application and corresponding interfaces defined at the ISL for the one or more platform services included in the application are defined.

Abstract: A complex event processing system comprises one or more rule engines configured to receive information from a source system via a message broker. Multiple rule engines may be used in parallel, with the same/different rules deployed. According to an embodiment, a rule engine may include a manager component, a proxy component, a reasoner component, and a working memory. The manager and proxy serve as interfaces with the message broker to allow asynchronous communication with a provider storing state information. The reasoner is configured to execute rules based upon occurrence of events in the source system. Embodiments may be particularly suited to implementing a gamification platform including a business entity provider, with an existing business source system (e.g. CRM, ERP).

Abstract: An integration service layer is provided for interaction between applications and platform services. The platform services may be cloud services deployed on one or more cloud platforms. The integration service layer provides a set of instantiated interfaces correspondingly defined for the cloud service. The integration service layer may provide one or more interfaces for a cloud service. An application is created to run on a cloud platform. The application is implemented to consume one or more platform services from the provided platform services. The application is connected with the ISL to consume resources provided by one or more platform services from the platform services that are associated with the ISL. Connections between objects from a user interface of the created application and corresponding interfaces defined at the ISL for the one or more platform services included in the application are defined.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide management, monitoring, and onboarding of a device, a service, and/or an application in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). Data may be acquired data for IoT member devices for interpretation. Methods and systems support a variety of devices, including commodity hardware, various protocols, data formats, and data representation. A device adapter package may include a reusable portion and a device-specific portion. At least part of the device adapter package may be stored in a repository. A system may generate adapter code. A target device to be managed and/or on-boarded to an IoT may be configured using the adapter package and adapter code. The adapter code may be provided to the target device, facilitating authentication and registration of the device. The system may then register the device and generate credentials. Upon verification of the device, the device may be onboarded and managed.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, computer program products, and methods for providing Internet of Things (IoT) gateway are described herein. In an aspect, a selection of an Internet of Things (IoT) gateway application is received. A device model in the IoT gateway application is generated. The device model includes one or more device types and corresponding device specific message type definitions. Further, one or more devices corresponding to the one or more device types are identified. Upon receiving a selection of one or more of the identified one or more devices, the selected one or more devices are registered to communicate structured data associated with the registered one or more devices with a selected at least one landscape via the Internet based on the device specific message type definitions.

Abstract: An advanced context-aware platform is integrated with a variety of other applications to allow processing of contextual information from various sources. One type of application may provide spatial and temporal context information for various actions. Another type of application may provide additional information for an action within a social and/or business context. These contextual information types are received and assimilated by the platform in order to enrich the data value chain. Processing large volumes of data and events may be facilitated in a scalable and rapid manner utilizing technologies such as in-memory databases (e.g., the HANA database available from SAP AG), and/or complex event processing (CEP) such as is available from Sybase ESP. Context-aware platforms according to embodiments may find particular use in providing context to systems implementing gamification in an enterprise environment.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide management, monitoring, and onboarding of a device, a service, and/or an application in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). Data may be acquired data for IoT member devices for interpretation. Methods and systems support a variety of devices, including commodity hardware, various protocols, data formats, and data representation. A device adapter package may include a reusable portion and a device-specific portion. At least part of the device adapter package may be stored in a repository. A system may generate adapter code. A target device to be managed and/or on-boarded to an IoT may be configured using the adapter package and adapter code. The adapter code may be provided to the target device, facilitating authentication and registration of the device. The system may then register the device and generate credentials. Upon verification of the device, the device may be onboarded and managed.

Abstract: A complex event processing system comprises one or more rule engines configured to receive information from a source system via a message broker. Multiple rule engines may be used in parallel, with the same/different rules deployed. According to an embodiment, a rule engine may include a manager component, a proxy component, a reasoner component, and a working memory. The manager and proxy serve as interfaces with the message broker to allow asynchronous communication with a provider storing state information. The reasoner is configured to execute rules based upon occurrence of events in the source system. Embodiments may be particularly suited to implementing a gamification platform including a business entity provider, with an existing business source system (e.g. CRM, ERP).

Abstract: An advanced context-aware platform is integrated with a variety of other applications to allow processing of contextual information from various sources. One type of application may provide spatial and temporal context information for various actions. Another type of application may provide additional information for an action within a social and/or business context. These contextual information types are received and assimilated by the platform in order to enrich the data value chain. Processing large volumes of data and events may be facilitated in a scalable and rapid manner utilizing technologies such as in-memory databases (e.g., the HANA database available from SAP AG), and/or complex event processing (CEP) such as is available from Sybase ESP. Context-aware platforms according to embodiments may find particular use in providing context to systems implementing gamification in an enterprise environment.

Abstract: A complex event processing system comprises one or more rule engines configured to receive information from a source system via a message broker. Multiple rule engines may be used in parallel, with the same/different rules deployed. According to an embodiment, a rule engine may include a manager component, a proxy component, a reasoner component, and a working memory. The manager and proxy serve as interfaces with the message broker to allow asynchronous communication with a provider storing state information. The reasoner is configured to execute rules based upon occurrence of events in the source system. Embodiments may be particularly suited to implementing a gamification platform including a business entity provider, with an existing business source system (e.g. CRM, ERP).

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing navigation assistance are described herein. A navigation assistance request is received for commuting between the start waypoint and the destination waypoint. Based on the received request, the angle-orientation coordinates included in the angle-based navigation instruction are converted to direction-based navigation instructions. Finally, the direction-based navigation instructions are provided to a user. In one embodiment, the direction-based navigation instructions are stored in a directed weighted graph. The directed weighted graph may be used to determine navigation instructions for an intersection point. In one embodiment, crowdsourcing is used to collect the navigation instructions.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods determining a number of contact points applied to a touch-screen, executing, using one or more processors, an application function based on the number of contact points, determining that the number of contact points has decreased during execution of the application function, determining that the number of contact points is greater than zero, and continuing execution of the application function in response to determining that the number of contact points is greater than zero.