Patents by Inventor Ralf Gueldemeister

Ralf Gueldemeister 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 process-based access control for a collaboration service in enterprise business software
    Patent number: 8954471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to access control objects directly associated with collaboration process nodes, which are themselves associated with a collaborative software object. The direct association of the access control objects allows for a fine granularity of per-party access control at every step of a collaborative process. Systems and methods for constructing access lists from the access control objects are described, as well as restricted GUI rendering according to access indicators associated with an access control object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Ralf Gueldemeister
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PROCESS-BASED ACCESS CONTROL FOR A COLLABORATION SERVICE IN ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20110107231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to access control objects directly associated with collaboration process nodes, which are themselves associated with a collaborative software object. The direct association of the access control objects allows for a fine granularity of per-party access control at every step of a collaborative process. Systems and methods for constructing access lists from the access control objects are described, as well as restricted GUI rendering according to access indicators associated with an access control object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventor: Ralf Gueldemeister