Patents by Inventor Sandra Nieves
Sandra Nieves 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).
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Patent number: 8527499Abstract: A computer implemented method for providing a user interface, the method including: providing an interface generator for generating a user interface, the user interface allowing a user to perform a search within a business object or within business objects in a business situation, using a combination of searching using one or more key words and browsing in accordance with predefined options.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Joerg Beringer, Sandra Nieves
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Patent number: 8195631Abstract: Systems and techniques to develop an enterprise management consolidation system are described including a cross-functional application to provide communication between at least one of an object modeling tool, a process modeling tool and a user interface tool. The user interface tool is configured to find resources having desired characteristics. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes receiving characteristics of a resource desired by a user and searching a data source of resource profiles to locate profiles having one or more of the characteristics. The located profiles are provided to the user in a hit-list, which may then be narrowed by receiving from the user refinements or segment filters.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2003Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Joerg Beringer, Annette Haeussler, Sandra Nieves
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Patent number: 7849175Abstract: Systems and techniques to provide control center pages in a portal. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes enabling a user of a portal to navigate between control level pages and execution level pages without losing work performed in the execution level pages. The control level includes user-centric control center page(s) that provide the user with personal resources and serve as an anchor, or “home”, page.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Joerg Beringer, Michael Hatscher, Sandra Nieves, Annette Häuβler, Edmund Eberleh, Eric Wood, Emil Tso, Chinhao Lee, Matthias Harbusch
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Patent number: 7836457Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for hybrid contextual floor plans for object instances. A method for providing a user interface for running business entities wherein data related to a process instance and data related to an object instance are managed in a uniform way, includes enabling a generalized meta model to unify process data and object data where there is a direct relationship between process and object instance, enabling an interface generator for directly generating a user interface from the generalized meta model, that allows the user to manipulate data either directly by manipulating the object data or indirectly by performing a process step, and enabling the user interface by the interface generator, the user interface providing a hybrid view of a process view representing phase data of an instantiated process instance and an object view representing object data of an instantiated object instance.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2005Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Joerg Beringer, Michael Hatscher, Sandra Nieves
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Publication number: 20090055737Abstract: An application having an associated and a graphical user interface is initiated. Thereafter, the widget determines a first state of the application. Once the first state of the application is determined, the widget calls at least one remote repository to retrieve one or more electronic annotations associated with the first state of the application. These electronic annotations are then displayed in connection with the graphical user interface of the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventors: Andreas Borchardt, Scott Cairncross, Jan Dostert, Li Zhiyong, Michel Martin, Sandra Nieves, Tarun Telang, Jannis Rondorf
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Patent number: 7304678Abstract: An appliance is provided for capturing and communicating images to other devices with communication capabilities. An embodiment of the appliance comprises capturing a plurality of image data, grouping the image data into a group, receiving new image data, and attaching the new image data to the group such that the group comprises the plurality of image data and the new image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2003Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard, Modest Khovaylo
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Patent number: 7133162Abstract: A hand-held image capture and communication appliance and method of using same are provided wherein images may be scanned and saved in an internal memory. The appliance includes a processor for manipulating and exhibiting the images on a built-in display screen. Program code stored in the internal memory includes a help utility module that allows the user to obtain information on operating the various features of the appliance. The help utility module includes code segments for displaying a textual dialog and/or an animation that convey information correlated with the help topics. Advantageously, animation can be used to demonstrate features that would be difficult to explain in words or would require a lengthy dialog. For those topics requiring a more extensive textual explanation or if it is desired to combine a textual discussion with an animation, the help utility module includes a code segment for scrolling the display to communicate multiple screens or pages of information to the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2002Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard
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Patent number: 7079181Abstract: A hand-held image capture and communication appliance and method of using same are provided wherein images may be captured and saved in an internal memory. The appliance includes a processor for manipulating and exhibiting the images on a built-in display screen. Program code stored in the internal memory and executed by the processor includes a delete page module for purging the memory of captured images when they are no longer needed. The delete page module includes a code segment for displaying an animation, which, in the preferred embodiment, is designed to convey the concept to the user that a delete operation is irreversible. One implementation of the animation shows the deleted page or group of pages turn into ashes, which is a metaphor for the permanence of the delete operation. A confirmation prompt is provided prior to carrying out the delete operation to inform the user how many pages or images will be deleted and what percentage of memory will be freed.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2002Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard
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Patent number: 7038717Abstract: A capturing and viewing appliance and method are provided for capturing and communicating images to other appliances and devices with communication capabilities. The capturing and viewing appliance includes a processor for manipulating and viewing the images on a built-in display. Program code stored in internal memory includes a menu navigation interface application program which allows the user to use navigation buttons and operational buttons to operate the menu navigation interface in operating the appliance. The menu navigation interface provides a user-friendly interface for operating an appliance or other device through reuse of the navigation buttons and operational buttons in menu activation and deactivation as well as menu item selection.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2002Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard
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Patent number: 6995875Abstract: A capturing and viewing appliance and method are used for capturing and communicating images. The capturing and viewing appliance is an instrument used to capture and communicate images to other devices with communication capabilities. The capturing and viewing appliance includes a processor for manipulating and viewing the images on a built-in display. Program code stored in internal memory includes a menu/image navigation application program which allows the user to use navigation buttons to view multiple images as well as navigate menus. According to another aspect of the invention, the menu/image navigation interface provides a user-friendly interface for effective communication of functionality of an appliance or other device to the user through use of animated transitions.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2002Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard
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Publication number: 20060026558Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for hybrid contextual floor plans for object instances. A method for providing a user interface for running business entities wherein data related to a process instance and data related to an object instance are managed in a uniform way, includes enabling a generalized meta model to unify process data and object data where there is a direct relationship between process and object instance, enabling an interface generator for directly generating a user interface from the generalized meta model, that allows the user to manipulate data either directly by manipulating the object data or indirectly by performing a process step, and enabling the user interface by the interface generator, the user interface providing a hybrid view of a process view representing phase data of an instantiated process instance and an object view representing object data of an instantiated object instance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: Joerg Beringer, Michael Hatscher, Sandra Nieves
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Publication number: 20060026145Abstract: A computer implemented method for providing a user interface, the method including: providing an interface generator for generating a user interface, the user interface allowing a user to perform a search within a business object or within business objects in a business situation, using a combination of searching using one or more key words and browsing in accordance with predefined options.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: Joerg Beringer, Sandra Nieves
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Publication number: 20060015383Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for generic contextual floor plans. A computer-implemented method for providing a user interface for running business processes, wherein process data are handled in data objects by one or more service-oriented business applications, including enabling a generalized information architecture for presenting modeled-business situations, including work-roles, process instances, and business object instances for handing the data objects active in the plurality of business processes, enabling an interface generator for directly generating a user interface from the generalized information architecture, and enabling the user interface by the interface generator while identifying a particular instantiated business situation as a business context in the generalized information architecture to which the user interface provides the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventors: Joerg Beringer, Michael Hatscher, Sandra Nieves, Eric Wood, Dennis Moore
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Patent number: 6972792Abstract: A capturing and viewing appliance and method are provided for capturing and communicating images to other devices with communication capabilities. The capturing and viewing appliance includes a processor for manipulating and viewing the images on a built-in display. Program code stored in internal memory includes an error utility interface which informs the user of an error in operating the appliance. According to another aspect of the invention, the error interface provides a user-friendly interface for learning how to correctly operate the appliance after an error in operation has occurred. Through the use of icons, operational buttons, and animated sequences the present invention presents a novel user interface which makes the error interface and method a solution in devices with limited resources which need to be able to communicate with users correct methods of operating an appliance.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard
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Patent number: 6819341Abstract: An appliance indicates that it is transferring information over a wireless communication path to an external device by displaying an animation. In one embodiment, an animation indicates that the appliance is attempting to establish communication over an infra red (IR) port with the external device by displaying an animation having an light emitting diode (LED) with emanating waves propagating away from the LED. Movement of the waves stop when communication is established. The wave edges indicate a maximum cone angle indicating the direction that the IR port must be pointed to establish and maintain communication with the external device.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2001Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Kevin N. Smith, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard
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Patent number: 6784904Abstract: A capturing and viewing appliance and method are used for capturing and communicating images. The capturing and viewing appliance is an instrument used to capture and communicate images to other devices with communication capabilities. The capturing and viewing appliance includes a processor for manipulating and viewing the images on a built-in display. Program code stored in internal memory includes a menu/image navigation application program which allows the user to use navigation buttons to view multiple images as well as navigate menus. According to another aspect of the invention, the menu/image navigation interface provides a user-friendly interface for effective communication of functionality of an appliance or other device to the user through use of animated transitions.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Barry K. Hansen, Thomas E. Berg, David J. Sims, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard, Scott Henderson, Davin Stowell, Steven Vordenberg
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Publication number: 20040131050Abstract: Systems and techniques to provide control center pages in a portal. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes enabling a user of a portal to navigate between control level pages and execution level pages without losing work performed in the execution level pages. The control level includes user-centric control center page(s) that provide the user with personal resources and serve as an anchor, or “home”, page.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Joerg Beringer, Michael Hatscher, Sandra Nieves, Annette Haussler, Edmund Eberleh, Eric Wood, Emil Tso, Chinhao Lee, Matthias Harbusch
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Publication number: 20040133413Abstract: Systems and techniques to develop an enterprise management consolidation system are described including a cross-functional application to provide communication between at least one of an object modeling tool, a process modeling tool and a user interface tool. The user interface tool is configured to find resources having desired characteristics. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes receiving characteristics of a resource desired by a user and searching a data source of resource profiles to locate profiles having one or more of the characteristics. The located profiles are provided to the user in a hit-list, which may then be narrowed by receiving from the user refinements or segment filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Joerg Beringer, Annette Haeussler, Sandra Nieves
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Publication number: 20040036790Abstract: An appliance is provided for capturing and communicating images to other devices with communication capabilities. An embodiment of the appliance comprises capturing a plurality of image data, grouping the image data into a group, receiving new image data, and attaching the new image data to the group such that the group comprises the plurality of image data and the new image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard, Modest Khovaylo
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Publication number: 20040006746Abstract: An appliance is provided for capturing and communicating images to other devices with communication capabilities. An embodiment of the capturing and viewing appliance comprises displaying a page on a display, the page corresponding to one of a plurality of image data, the plurality of image data each being contiguous members of a group; displaying a flipping animation on the display in response to operating a navigation button; and displaying a new page on the display upon conclusion of the display of the flipping animation, the new page corresponding to another one of the plurality of image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Inventors: James C. Dow, Dan L. Dalton, Michael L. Rudd, Karin C. Ruffatto, Daniel Formosa, Sandra Nieves, Paul Hamburger, Michael J. DeVries, Nancy Shepard, Modest Khovaylo