Patents by Inventor Steffen Vollmert

Steffen Vollmert 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).

  • Patent number: 12026653
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to using a web-based analytics system to determine a carbon footprint metric for a product. The web-based analytics system may import indirect carbon footprint data from an environmental compliance system and quantity structure data describing the product from an accounting system table. The web-based analytics system may identify, using the quantity structure data, a first constituent component for the product and import first constituent component carbon footprint data for the first constituent component. The web-based analytics system may identify an activity for the product and import activity carbon footprint data describing a carbon footprint for the activity. The web-based analytics system may determine the carbon footprint metric for the product using the first constituent component carbon footprint data, the activity carbon footprint data, and the indirect carbon footprint data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Steffen Vollmert, Hartmut Koerner
  • Patent number: 11521274
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes methods, software, and systems for estimating cost allocations, including a method for the following steps. Using a machine learning system, transactions are consolidated into estimated sender-receiver totals for costs transmitted by senders to receivers in an organization. A sender-receiver percentage matrix is determined from the estimated sender-receiver totals of a given sender and for each receiver of the transactions from the given sender. The sender-receiver percentage matrix includes, for each sender, estimated sender-receiver percentages. Current actual costs are determined for each sender to receivers for a given time period. Estimated cost allocations are determined for given time period using the sender-receiver percentage matrix. The estimated cost allocations are determined for each receiver in the organization based on a function of the current actual costs for each sender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Steffen Vollmert, Luisa Karl, Konrad Schenk, Olga Cherepanova, Janet Dorothy Salmon, Ralf Ille, Thomas Zuerker
  • Publication number: 20220076182
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to using a web-based analytics system to determine a carbon footprint metric for a product. The web-based analytics system may import indirect carbon footprint data from an environmental compliance system and quantity structure data describing the product from an accounting system table. The web-based analytics system may identify, using the quantity structure data, a first constituent component for the product and import first constituent component carbon footprint data for the first constituent component. The web-based analytics system may identify an activity for the product and import activity carbon footprint data describing a carbon footprint for the activity. The web-based analytics system may determine the carbon footprint metric for the product using the first constituent component carbon footprint data, the activity carbon footprint data, and the indirect carbon footprint data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Steffen Vollmert, Hartmut Koerner
  • Publication number: 20210383300
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture are provided for focusing data. In some implementations, there may be provided sending a query for report data in response to a first selection of a report and a second selection of a machine learning model, the query including an identifier of the report and an indication of the machine learning model, the machine learning model trained to focus a structure of the report data for the report; in response to detecting the indication, processing, by the machine learning model, the report data to sort and focus the report data, the report data being responsive to the query of a database; and providing the processed report data to a user interface for display to a user, the report data structured to include the focus provided by the machine learning model. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Steffen Vollmert, Jean-Philippe Lombardi
  • Publication number: 20200302550
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes methods, software, and systems for estimating cost allocations, including a method for the following steps. Using a machine learning system, transactions are consolidated into estimated sender-receiver totals for costs transmitted by senders to receivers in an organization. A sender-receiver percentage matrix is determined from the estimated sender-receiver totals of a given sender and for each receiver of the transactions from the given sender. The sender-receiver percentage matrix includes, for each sender, estimated sender-receiver percentages. Current actual costs are determined for each sender to receivers for a given time period. Estimated cost allocations are determined for given time period using the sender-receiver percentage matrix. The estimated cost allocations are determined for each receiver in the organization based on a function of the current actual costs for each sender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Steffen Vollmert, Luisa Karl, Konrad Schenk, Olga Cherepanova, Janet Dorothy Salmon, Ralf Ille, Thomas Zuerker
  • Publication number: 20170316499
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, devices, systems, and computer program products for simulating currency risk by analyzing and manipulating financial data stored in an in-memory database and presenting results to a user on a display. The currency risk may be simulated by manipulating the stored financial data according to a business change, a foreign currency share change, and/or a foreign currency exchange rate change. Also provided is a scenario constructor that allows for the creation, simulation, and storage of complex currency risk scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Steffen Vollmert, Oliver Becker, Achim Bolte, Steven Coombs, Patricia David, Guenter Graf, Hartmut Koerner, Thomas Pohl, Ralf Reinke, Christian Seemann
  • Patent number: 9075800
    Abstract: In a business application, contexts can be switched based on a selected customer. A first authorization profile can be associated with the business application. The authorization profile can restrict a user's ability to access, enter new or update existing information. In response to selection of a first element, such as a customer, the authorization profile can be switched to a second, different authorization profile with different read and/or write privileges. Context switching can also be used which includes additional features beyond the authorization profile. For example, personalization parameters that affect look and feel can be swapped. Additionally, available actions or pages accessible in the application can be swapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Steffen Vollmert
  • Publication number: 20140278707
    Abstract: A system and method include generating an indication regarding a need for a commodity from a manufacturing and resource planning system, estimating future prices of the commodity via a simulation tool as a function of current, historical, and simulated commodity prices, correlating the estimated future prices with a lead time to identify an optimal time to purchase the needed commodities, and generating a list of purchase orders via a computer system as a function of the correlation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Martina Rothley, Werner Neureuther, Martin Szabadi, Steffen Vollmert, Peter Schlaak
  • Publication number: 20140089348
    Abstract: In a business application, contexts can be switched based on a selected customer. A first authorization profile can be associated with the business application. The authorization profile can restrict a user's ability to access, enter new or update existing information. In response to selection of a first element, such as a customer, the authorization profile can be switched to a second, different authorization profile with different read and/or write privileges. Context switching can also be used which includes additional features beyond the authorization profile. For example, personalization parameters that affect look and feel can be swapped. Additionally, available actions or pages accessible in the application can be swapped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventor: Steffen Vollmert