Patents by Inventor Stefan Hepper

Stefan Hepper 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).

  • Publication number: 20150149582
    Abstract: A tool for sending a mobile application to a mobile device from a computer. The tool receives a request to retrieve a mobile application for a website, or a part of a website. The tool retrieves a mobile device identifier for a mobile device from a social profile. The tool creates the mobile application for the website, or a part of the website. The tool sends the mobile application to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan A. Hepper, Jaspreet Singh
  • Publication number: 20150142840
    Abstract: Repairing a link based on an issue includes associating at least one metadata segment with a link, identifying, in a resource repository, at least one resource that matches the at least one metadata segment, determining if there is an issue between the link and the at least one resource, and repairing the link based on the issue between the link and at least one resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Baldwin, Mark C. Hampton, Stefan Hepper, Eric Martinez de Morentin
  • Publication number: 20150142754
    Abstract: Repairing a link based on an issue includes associating at least one metadata segment with a link, identifying, in a resource repository, at least one resource that matches the at least one metadata segment, determining if there is an issue between the link and the at least one resource, and repairing the link based on the issue between the link and at least one resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Baldwin, Mark C. Hampton, Stefan Hepper, Eric Martinez de Morentin
  • Publication number: 20150007127
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and program product. In an embodiment, a computing device generates a list of predetermined project templates associated with a web page, wherein the web page is new or preexisting. The computing device transmits the generated list of predetermined project templates for display that includes one or more predetermined project templates that include a preset package of web content editing actions that are associated with the web page. The computing device generates a web page action associated with the web page according to a project generated using a predetermined project template included in the transmitted list of predetermined project templates. The computing device transmits the generated web page action for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Baldwin, Mark C. Hampton, Stefan A. Hepper, Eric M. de Morentin
  • Publication number: 20150007132
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and program product. In an embodiment, a computing device generates a list of predetermined project templates associated with a web page, wherein the web page is new or preexisting. The computing device transmits the generated list of predetermined project templates for display that includes one or more predetermined project templates that include a preset package of web content editing actions that are associated with the web page. The computing device generates a web page action associated with the web page according to a project generated using a predetermined project template included in the transmitted list of predetermined project templates. The computing device transmits the generated web page action for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Baldwin, Mark C. Hampton, Stefan A. Hepper, Eric M. de Morentin
  • Patent number: 8904368
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for instantiating a composite application for different target platforms. In an exemplary manner, a template that describes a composite application having a plurality of application components is created. The template includes a composite application component assembly descriptor and a plurality of platform-specific handlers. The composite application component assembly descriptor lists each application component of the composite application. The platform-specific handlers handle the deployment of application components for the different target platforms. The composite application component assembly descriptor is evaluated to identify platform-specific implementations of the composite application components. The composite application is instantiated using one of the plurality of platform-specific handlers. The platform-specific handlers are included in the template for a platform-specific deployment for one of the plurality of target platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Haenel, Stefan Hepper, Thomas Stober
  • Publication number: 20140281907
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, by a computing device, a selection of one or more presentation templates of a plurality of presentation templates for at least a portion of a web page, wherein the one or more presentation templates define, at least in part, a display format for one or more display types. At least a portion of the one or more display types is mapped to one or more content elements within a content type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Baldwin, Mark C. Hampton, Stefan A. Hepper, Eric Martinez de Morentin
  • Publication number: 20140279569
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system is described. A target completion date for approval of a content item is identified. One or more approvers associated with a sequence of approval for the content item are identified. A recommended completion date for the content item is determined based upon, at least in part, historical workflow data. Whether timely completion of the approval of the content item is likely is determined based upon, at least in part, comparing the target completion date with the recommended completion date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Baldwin, Stefan A. Hepper, Eric Martinez de Morentin
  • Publication number: 20140282571
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system is described. A target completion date for approval of a content item is identified. One or more approvers associated with a sequence of approval for the content item are identified. A recommended completion date for the content item is determined based upon, at least in part, historical workflow data. Whether timely completion of the approval of the content item is likely is determined based upon, at least in part, comparing the target completion date with the recommended completion date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Baldwin, Stefan A. Hepper, Eric Martinez de Morentin
  • Patent number: 8677370
    Abstract: A resource consumption control method and system. The method includes deploying by a computing system, a portlet/servlet. The computing system receives monitor data associated with a first resource consumed by the first portlet/servlet during the deploying. The monitor data comprises a maximum resource consumption rate value for the portlet/servlet and a mean resource consumption rate value for the portlet/servlet. The computing system generates a resource consumption rate limit value for the first portlet/servlet based on the monitor data. The computing system generates action data comprising an action to be executed if the resource consumption rate limit value is exceeded by a consumption rate value for the portlet/servlet. The computing system transmits the resource consumption rate limit value and the action data to the portlet/servlet. The resource consumption rate limit value and the action data are stored with the portlet/servlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Haenel, Stefan Hepper
  • Publication number: 20140052643
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for management of multiple approvals is described. A project is identified, the project including one or more items and having an associated project workflow requiring approval of one or more portions of the project by one or more approvers. An update to a project item is identified. An approver is identified, wherein approval by the approver of one or more of the item and an update to the item is required by the project workflow. The approver is associated with the project based upon, at least in part, the approval by the approver of one or more of the item and the update to the item being required by the project workflow. An order of approval for the project is determined based upon, at least in part, identifying the approver and the update to the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Baldwin, Mark C. Hampton, Stefan A. Hepper, Eric Martinez de Morentin
  • Publication number: 20140040315
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, at a second computer device, data content sent from a first computer device. The data content includes a first set of user metadata and permission metadata. A second set of user metadata and permission metadata is created. Both the first set and the second set of user metadata and permission metadata are maintained with the data content. The second set of user metadata and permission metadata is used in place of the first set of user metadata and permission metadata. The first set of user metadata and permission metadata is restored prior to transmitting the data content. The data content is transmitted at least with the first set of user metadata and permission metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark C. Hampton, Stefan A. Hepper, Eric Martinez de Morentin
  • Publication number: 20130298047
    Abstract: Methods and systems may involve establishing a web portal session with a user of a web content management tool, and generating a user interface in the web content management tool during the web portal session. In one example, the user interface includes a page view and a content editing view. Additionally, the user interface may be transitioned between a page edit state and a page preview state while maintaining the web portal session with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dieter Buehler, Jon M. Harris, Stefan A. Hepper, Carsten Leue, Stefan Schmitt, Jeffrey L. Sokolov
  • Publication number: 20130246908
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for coordinating the management of portal pages and its associated web content. A node is created in the portal database representing a draft of a portal page, where the node refers to a data structure that holds structured information pertaining to the portal content (e.g., portlet instances, layout, design). A shadow node associated with the portal page is created in the web content management system, where the web content of the portal page is associated with the shadow node. The shadow node refers to a data structure that stores information used to identify the portal page stored in the portal database. The portal page, after completing various tasks in the workflow process, is rendered by linking the web content of the portal page associated with its shadow node with the portal content of the portal page stored in the portal database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machiness Corporation
    Inventors: Dieter Buehler, Hendrik Haddorp, Mark C. Hampton, Stefan A. Hepper, Carsten Leue, Eric Martinez de Morentin
  • Publication number: 20130246902
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for coordinating the management of portal pages and its associated web content. A node is created in the portal database representing a draft of a portal page, where the node refers to a data structure that holds structured information pertaining to the portal content (e.g., portlet instances, layout, design). A shadow node associated with the portal page is created in the web content management system, where the web content of the portal page is associated with the shadow node. The shadow node refers to a data structure that stores information used to identify the portal page stored in the portal database. The portal page, after completing various tasks in the workflow process, is rendered by linking the web content of the portal page associated with its shadow node with the portal content of the portal page stored in the portal database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dieter Buehler, Hendrik Haddorp, Mark C. Hampton, Stefan A. Hepper, Carsten Leue, Eric Martinez de Morentin
  • Patent number: 8332459
    Abstract: A predetermined business task of a composite application can be fulfilled. The composite application can include a set of components. The composite application is instantiated by a template means and a predefined collaborative context module controls the interaction of the set of components during the runtime of the composite application. A set of components fulfilling individual services on individual different server systems is leveraged by the composite application. During the instantiation of the composite application from a template, the referenced components (as types) are instantiated leading to runtime instances of these components. The interaction of the different components is controlled on individual different server systems utilizing a primary context module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Blum, Peter Fischer, Hendrik Haddorp, Stefan Hepper, Stefan Liesche, Michael Marks, Thomas Stober
  • Publication number: 20120310980
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for inferred user identity in content distribution. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for inferred user identity in content distribution includes retrieving a set of data of a particular classification from a data store of a computing device of an unidentified user requesting access to content in a content distribution system. The method further includes comparing the set of data of the particular classification to known patterns of data of the particular classification corresponding to different known users. The method yet further includes inferring an identity of the unidentified user based upon at least a partial matching of the compared set of data of the particular classification and known patterns of data of the particular classification. Finally, the method includes managing user interactions of the unidentified user based upon the inferred identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stefan A. Hepper
  • Patent number: 8312469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of network portals and in particular to a method and system for exchanging data between components of one or more composite applications implemented on a portal server, wherein the components are programmed independently from each other. An embodiment of the invention includes: automatically intercepting I/O data being input or output respectively to or from the components or a browser; extracting data objects from the I/O data; determining for a source component, which of the data objects match input requirements of which other potential target components; selecting matching data objects for a matching target component; and transferring the matching data objects to the matching target component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Koeth, Hendrik Haddorp, Stefan Hepper, Stefan Liesche, Michael Marks
  • Patent number: 8312425
    Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for instantiating a template in a composite application infrastructure. A template that describes a composite application having a plurality of application components is created. The template includes a composite application component assembly descriptor which lists each application component of the composite application. The template is stored in a template library. The composite application is instantiated using the template for creating at least one composite application instance. In an application instance registry, composite application instance(s) and instance information related to the composite application instance(s) is/are registered. The composite application instances are transiently represented in the application instance registry by a respective table entry without creating a real object. The real object that is dynamically created represents a particular composite application instance during a composite application usage session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Hepper, Stefan Liesche, Andreas Nauerz, Juergen Schaeck, Thomas Stober
  • Patent number: 8271472
    Abstract: A portal having one or more associated data sources is defined, the portal including one or more portlets for displaying information associated with the one or more associated data sources. An index of the one or more associated data sources is generated. A search query is transmitted to a search engine. The index is searched for data associated with the search query. A result set is received based, at least in part, upon the index and the data associated with the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric de Morentin Martinez, Mark Carl Hampton, Stefan Hepper