Patents by Inventor Peter Ebert

Peter Ebert 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).

  • Publication number: 20080082023
    Abstract: The present invention provides a puncturing system for withdrawing body fluid. The puncturing system comprises a disposable puncturing unit, which includes a needle element for piercing into skin and a puncturing depth reference element with a skin contact area. The system includes a puncturing instrument which has a puncturing drive, wherein the puncturing drive is coupled by a coupling mechanism to the puncturing unit for driving the needle element to a puncturing depth, the puncturing depth being determined by the distance in the piercing direction between the skin contact area and the position of the tip of the needle at a reversal point of the puncturing movement. The puncturing depth reference element is connected to the needle element such that the puncturing depth reference element moves with the needle element during at least part of the puncturing movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Frank Deck, Ortrud Quarder, Thomas Weiss, Christian Horauf, Michael Keil, Ahmet Konya, Herbert Harttig, Felix Baader, Hans List, Karl-Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20080028313
    Abstract: Techniques are described for generating and implementing dynamic surveys, in which a subsequent query is presented based at least in part on a selected response option of a previous query. For example, a system may include presentation logic configured to display a plurality of queries, each query being associated with a plurality of response options. Sequence logic of the system may be configured to display a graphical sequence controller in association with each of the plurality of response options, and to receive a graphical manipulation of the graphical sequence controllers by which a sequence is designated for presenting a subsequent query based on a selected response option of a previous query. Thus, during implementation of the resulting dynamic survey, the subsequent query may be presented based on the selected response option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20070288160
    Abstract: An electronic location code (eLC) is described that provides location information for an object. The eLC is capable of high levels of accuracy, but uses a relatively low data volume for expressing such high levels of accuracy. Moreover, the eLC may easily be adjusted to represent lower levels of accuracy, when high levels of accuracy are not available or required. The eLC has a standardized format that allows easy transmission, sharing, and storage between a plurality of users. Due to these and other features, the eLC provides many advantages and possibilities for the use of location data, and, for example, allows for individual tracking of locations of a huge number of items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20070288246
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide a graphical user interface including an event element, the event element having been at least partially presented to a user in association with an event performed by the user. For example, the event element may include a query element and/or response element associated with a question/answer pair of an electronic survey. In this case, the event performed by the user may include providing responses to the survey. A reporting element may be displayed on the graphical user interface in association with the event element. For example, the reporting element may include the received responses to the survey. In some examples, then, a reviewer of an electronic survey may view survey results that are superimposed, overlaid, aligned and/or otherwise provided with respect to the survey itself. Thus, for example, the reviewer of the survey may view the survey results in an easy, intuitive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Patent number: 7291159
    Abstract: System for withdrawing body fluid from a body part in particular the finger pad, comprising a compression unit that is deformed when the body part is pressed against it and increases the internal pressure in a region of the body part, and a withdrawal device. Deformation of the compression unit partially converts the primary pressing movement into a secondary movement which leads to an increase in the internal pressure in a region of the body part. The invention also comprises a system for stimulating the outflow of body fluid using a deformable compression unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Guenther Schmelzeisen-Redeker, Thomas Weiss, Frank Deck, Klaus Peter Ebert
  • Patent number: 7283846
    Abstract: A location context-aware mobile system determines the location of a mobile device and updates a user interface based on the location of the device. By using the location of the mobile device to reduce the amount of information required to be entered by a user in a business process application, the system increases the feasibility of providing business process applications on mobile devices such as mobile telephones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Axel Spriestersbach, Hartmut Vogler, Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20060218374
    Abstract: An electronic location code (eLC) is described that provides location information for an object. The eLC is capable of high levels of accuracy, but uses a relatively low data volume for expressing such high levels of accuracy. Moreover, the eLC may easily be adjusted to represent lower levels of accuracy, when high levels of accuracy are not available or required. The eLC has a standardized format that allows easy transmission, sharing, and storage between a plurality of users. Due to these and other features, the eLC provides many advantages and possibilities for the use of location data, and, for example, allows for individual tracking of locations of a huge number of items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20060143082
    Abstract: A system and method allowing customers to create and place advertisements on advertisement presentation nodes via a communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20050192854
    Abstract: A feedback system for visual content is described that allows individual users to obtain feedback regarding selected visual content. The feedback system includes a content navigation enhancer that provides useful navigation and feedback features to a feedback-providing user. When the selected visual content includes a plurality of screens of visual content, the content navigation enhancer may associate an identifier with each of the screens, where each identifier provides a link to its respective screen. The content navigation enhancer may ensure that all of the identifiers are displayed on a user interface, regardless of which screen of visual content is simultaneously displayed on the user interface. Thus, the feedback-providing user has access to all of the screens, regardless of which screen is currently being displayed. Accordingly, the feedback-providing user may select a desired screen to submit corresponding feedback, and may understand a flow or order of the screens of visual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Ebert, Zia Yusuf
  • Publication number: 20050192853
    Abstract: A feedback system for visual content is described that allows individual users to obtain feedback regarding selected visual content. A user of the system uploads any desired visual content, and associates the content with a feedback campaign having user-defined characteristics. The user also may associate feedback elements with the visual content, such as comments regarding the visual content or the type of feedback that is desired. The feedback system provides the visual content and feedback elements to selected other users, perhaps by sending a link to the other users via email. In this way, the receiving users may provide feedback regarding the visual content. In particular, the receiving users may generate a virtual note to be placed on a selected portion of the visual content, so as to provide comment specific to the selected portion. As a result, individual users are enabled to create and manage multiple feedback campaigns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Ebert, Michael Heinrich, Ian Kimbell, Janaki Kumar, Steven Mann, Frederic Samson, Bernhard Schweizer, Zia Yusuf
  • Publication number: 20050193333
    Abstract: A survey generation system is described that allows a survey designer to design and implement a survey for obtaining feedback from participants of the survey. Survey components are displayed within a first portion of a user interface, where each survey component is associated with a type of survey question. The survey designer may select one or more of the survey components by “dragging and dropping” the selected survey component to a second portion of the user interface, where the survey generation system automatically creates an editable instance of the selected survey component and corresponding question type. The survey designer may enter a desired question, and associated answer choices, if any. In this way, the survey designer designs the survey in an easy, fast, and intuitive manner, and, in particular, views the survey as it will appear to the participant, even during the design of the survey.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20050154693
    Abstract: A system for providing adaptive virtual communities is described. The system monitors or has access to a plurality of users or contact information for users (e.g., e-mail addresses). By determining a technical or business context of a particular user, the system is able to match that user with other users who are likely to be able to assist the user within that context. As a result, virtual communities are dynamically created and disbanded on an as-needed basis, so that individual users do not need to wait for, or search for, assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20050154557
    Abstract: A user feedback system for improving a performance of a software application is described. The feedback system includes a telemetry collection system and a user feedback collection system. A context aggregator collects data from both the telemetry collection system and the user feedback collection system, and constructs a data model that characterizes the data. Using this data model, the feedback system is able to provide or enable software support in a timely, convenient, and useful way. Specifically, data in the data model is standardized across a number of software applications and/or users, so that multiple data models, along with other data sources, may be meaningfully compared to identify a problem, and possibly a solution, associated with an operation of the software application. Additionally, users of the feedback system may be connected with a virtual community of other users who the system has determined may be helpful in assisting one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Patent number: 6909963
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods suited to add commercial value to traffic control systems. A computer device is provided that allows connections with a computer network, external sensors or external devices, and a traffic control system. Combinations of the features of the connected components results in a variety of commercially valuable implementations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20050109335
    Abstract: A cooking appliance door having an inner and an outer wall and a perforated wall therebetween. Air flows through the door and the perforated wall, which can be substantially all or a portion of the perforated wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens
    Inventors: Andreas Beck, Volker Drach, Hans-Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20050097014
    Abstract: Expense data is accessed for one or more expense types. An initial average expense is computed for one or more of the expense types and the computed average expenses are presented to a user. A user selection is received of an item corresponding to an expense type, and expense data for the item is entered. An updated average expense is computed for the expense type associated with the item based upon the expense data for the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20050093866
    Abstract: Data corresponding to one or more data dimensions is obtained from a data source. A smart radar chart graphical user interface is generated. The smart radar chart graphical user interface includes a visual representation of the obtained data corresponding to the one or more data dimensions. Each data dimension is displayed radiating from a central point, and data corresponding to a data dimension is displayed at a position indicating the value of the data in relation to a reference value so as to enable the identification of an exception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20050090933
    Abstract: A robot system, operable to perform a task, is integrated on a robot with a sensor, a control module, and a virtual world. The virtual world represents a generic continuum including a collection of information replicating the spatial and temporal properties of a number of articles and related circumstances in an environment of the robot system. As the virtual world provides a common space-time reference for all of the articles, including the robot system itself, the robot system may perform its task in an efficient and robust manner. For example, the robot may move about its environment without colliding with the other articles. Further, the virtual world may include predicted information about the articles, including an anticipated position or condition of the article at a particular time. In this way, the robot system may perform its task in a timely manner, since its operations can be synchronized with the other articles and an idle time may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventor: Peter Ebert
  • Publication number: 20040260325
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed towards the field of lancing aids in which disposable lancet systems are used. The lancet system according to the invention has a needle body which surrounds the needle tip in a lancet system in a protective manner and also comprises a protection against re-use of an ejected lancet system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Hans-Juergen Kuhr, Thomas Weiss, Richard Forster, Peter Sachsenweger, Karl-Peter Ebert
  • Patent number: 6813554
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods suited to add commercial value to traffic control systems. A computer device is provided that allows connections with a computer network, external sensors or external devices, and a traffic control system. Combinations of the features of the connected components result in a variety of commercially valuable implementations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Inventor: Peter Ebert