Patents by Inventor Ralf Ruth

Ralf Ruth 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).

  • Multiple field look ahead and value help
    Patent number: 8370335
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for providing value help. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method may include receiving, from a user interface, an input. Based on the received input, one or more fields may be determined from a plurality of columns of a table of a database. The determined one or more fields may be provided to the user interface for presentation as a value help to the input being presented at the user interface. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Ralf Ruth, Uwe Klinger
  • System and method for testing a software product
    Patent number: 8296734
    Abstract: A system for testing at least one software product comprising a requirement loader and a test specification loader. The requirement loader is adapted for loading a plurality of requirements on the software product into a database. The test specification loader is adapted for loading a plurality of test specifications for the software product into the database, each test specification being related to one or more of the requirements. The test specification loader is further adapted for generating during loading of a test specification a virtual test specification in the database for each of the one or more related requirements, the virtual test specification comprising all test specifications for the respective requirement on the software product stored in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Software AG
    Inventors: Julius Geppert, Ralf Ruth
  • System and Method for Testing a Software Product
    Publication number: 20090313606
    Abstract: A system for testing at least one software product comprising a requirement loader and a test specification loader. The requirement loader is adapted for loading a plurality of requirements on the software product into a database. The test specification loader is adapted for loading a plurality of test specifications for the software product into the database, each test specification being related to one or more of the requirements. The test specification loader is further adapted for generating during loading of a test specification a virtual test specification in the database for each of the one or more related requirements, the virtual test specification comprising all test specifications for the respective requirement on the software product stored in the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Julius Geppert, Ralf Ruth
  • Multiple Field Look Ahead and Value Help
    Publication number: 20090150434
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for providing value help. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method may include receiving, from a user interface, an input. Based on the received input, one or more fields may be determined from a plurality of columns of a table of a database. The determined one or more fields may be provided to the user interface for presentation as a value help to the input being presented at the user interface. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Ralf Ruth, Uwe Klinger