Patents by Inventor Stefan Hack

Stefan Hack 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).

  • Portal for implementation of multiple software components
    Patent number: 7921023
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system and method of receiving data indicates one or more software components included in a user's system landscape, receives a user's selection of a software component to be managed or customized, accesses the software component in response to the user's selection, receives a user's input relating to an alteration to be made to a feature or setting of the software component, and modifies one or more files associated with the software component to reflect the alteration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guenther Theiss, Guenter Blattner, Werner Wolf, Stefan Hack, Michael Erhardt
  • Business process analysis tool
    Patent number: 7376579
    Abstract: A strategic management tool that derives relevant business processes. The tool provides a set of business processes based on information from at least one of a market force and an industry trend and applies a method to identify a subset of the business processes. The method is selected from at least one of transformational strategy method, a business goals and objectives method and a program solutions method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Stefan Hack, Shaun Elliott
  • Value chain optimization system and method
    Patent number: 7280973
    Abstract: The activities and interactions between participants in a Collaborative Business Scenario are displayed as various views of polygons that are positioned to communicate interactions, communications, implementations, and qualitative and quantifiable business benefits resulting in successful optimization of an enterprise's value chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Stefan Hack, Michael Augsburger, Miho Birimisa
  • Value chain optimization system and method
    Patent number: 7206751
    Abstract: The activities and interactions between participants in a collaborative business scenario are displayed as various views of polygons that are positioned to communicate interactions, communications, implementations, and qualitative and quantifiable business benefits resulting in successful optimization of an enterprise's value chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Stefan Hack, Michael Augsburger, Miho Birimisa
  • Scenario-oriented solution maps
    Publication number: 20050154624
    Abstract: Displaying information relating to a business includes obtaining an aspect of the business that can affect an objective of the business, obtaining a business scenario that corresponds to the aspect, obtaining a business process in the business scenario, and generating a map for display that associates the business process, the business scenario, and the aspect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Stefan Hack, Liezl Schulte
  • Tool for developing a map of relevant business processes and flows
    Publication number: 20030187676
    Abstract: Techniques for deriving a map of relevant business processes includes receiving a user's selection of an industry or process category, providing a map of business processes relevant to the user's selection, modifying nomenclature, processes, process categories, main processes, or pool elements associated with the map in response to a user's selection, and providing a customized map of the relevant business processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Stefan Hack, Liezl Schulte
  • Business process analysis tool
    Publication number: 20030187707
    Abstract: A strategic management tool that derives relevant business processes. The tool provides a set of business processes based on information from at least one of a market force and an industry trend and applies a method to identify a subset of the business processes. The method is selected from at least one of transformational strategy method, a business goals and objectives method and a program solutions method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Stefan Hack, Shaun Elliott
  • Industry information analysis tool
    Publication number: 20030187718
    Abstract: A strategic management tool that provides industry-specific information. The tool associates each of a plurality of industries with a plurality of market participants, receives a user's selection of an industry, receives a user's selection of a market participant, and provides industry and market participant specific information to a user. The information corresponds to the industry and market participant selected by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Stefan Hack, Shaun Elliott
  • Business process valuation tool
    Publication number: 20030187675
    Abstract: A strategic management tool that calculates a business value. The tool selects at least one relevant business process, presents key performance indicators associated with the relevant business process, and derives a value equation based on a subset of key performance indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Stefan Hack, Shaun Elliott
  • Portal for implementation of multiple software components
    Publication number: 20030126050
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system and method of receiving data indicates one or more software components included in a user's system landscape, receives a user's selection of a software component to be managed or customized, accesses the software component in response to the user's selection, receives a user's input relating to an alteration to be made to a feature or setting of the software component, and modifies one or more files associated with the software component to reflect the alteration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Guenther Theiss, Guenter Blattner, Werner Wolf, Stefan Hack, Michael Erhardt
  • Value chain optimization system and method
    Publication number: 20020065696
    Abstract: The activities and interactions between participants in a collaborative business scenario are displayed as various views of polygons that are positioned to communicate interactions, communications, implementations, and qualitative and quantifiable business benefits resulting in successful optimization of an enterprise's value chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Stefan Hack, Michael Augsburger, Miho Birimisa