Patents by Inventor Siegfried F. Sanders

Siegfried F. Sanders 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).

  • Machine change history tracking process for ERP applications
    Patent number: 8918360
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for recording, managing and tracking changes to objects in a computer system. A master record is created for the computer system; and, a transactional record is created for an object in the computer system. The master record includes the current status of the object and the current status for all objects associated to the object. The transactional record is updated in the electronic database; and, the master record is updated when the transactional record is updated. The master record is linked to all of the transactional records of the objects associated to the object with the processor. The master record is updated with the processor when a transactional record of the objects associated to the object is updated or added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Cordell, Mark W. Honeck, Joachim Lohmiller, Susan L. Merkle, Jan Nielsen, Paul Noga, William J. Reilly, John J. Roberts, Siegfried F. Sanders, Thomas Schaefnner, Debra Jean Waite, Dirdre Ann Wessel, Dan Wingard
  • Machine change history tracking process for ERP applications
    Patent number: 8903765
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for recording, managing and tracking changes to objects in a computer system. A master record is created for the computer system; and, a transactional record is created for an object in the computer system. The master record includes the current status of the object and the current status for all objects associated to the object. The transactional record is updated in the electronic database; and, the master record is updated when the transactional record is updated. The master record is linked to all of the transactional records of the objects associated to the object with the processor. The master record is updated with the processor when a transactional record of the objects associated to the object is updated or added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ed Cordell, Mark W. Honeck, Joachim Lohmiller, Sue Merkle, Jan Nielsen, Paul Noga, Jr., William Reilly, John J. Roberts, Siegfried F. Sanders, Thomas Schaeffner, Debra J. Waite, Deirdre A. Wessel, Dan Wingard
  • Machine Change History Tracking Process for ERP Applications
    Publication number: 20140046918
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for recording, managing and tracking changes to objects in a computer system. A master record is created for the computer system; and, a transactional record is created for an object in the computer system. The master record includes the current status of the object and the current status for all objects associated to the object. The transactional record is updated in the electronic database; and, the master record is updated when the transactional record is updated. The master record is linked to all of the transactional records of the objects associated to the object with the processor. The master record is updated with the processor when a transactional record of the objects associated to the object is updated or added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward Cordell, Mark W. Honeck, Joachim Lohmiller, Susan L. Merkle, Jan Nielsen, Paul Noga, William J. Reilly, John J. Roberts, Siegfried F. Sanders, Thomas Schaefnner, Debra Jean Waite, Dirdre Ann Wessel, Dan Wingard
  • Machine Change History Tracking Process for ERP Applications
    Publication number: 20140046897
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for recording, managing and tracking changes to objects in a computer system. A master record is created for the computer system; and, a transactional record is created for an object in the computer system. The master record includes the current status of the object and the current status for all objects associated to the object. The transactional record is updated in the electronic database; and, the master record is updated when the transactional record is updated. The master record is linked to all of the transactional records of the objects associated to the object with the processor. The master record is updated with the processor when a transactional record of the objects associated to the object is updated or added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ed Cordell, Mark W. Honeck, Joachim Lohmiller, Sue Merkle, Jan Nielsen, Paul Noga, JR., William Reilly, John J. Roberts, Siegfried F. Sanders, Thomas Schaeffner, Debra J. Waite, Deirdre A. Wessel, Dan Wingard