Patents by Inventor Thomas Gros-Bölting

Thomas Gros-Bölting 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: 8370400
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system may include one or more storage devices storing first metadata defining an instance of a first metaobject, second metadata defining an instance of a solution supplement metaobject, wherein the second metadata comprises annotations to the first metadata, and wherein the first metaobject and the solution supplement metaobject are instances of a meta-metaobject. Also stored is executable program code of a service to determine merged metadata based on the first metadata and the annotations to the first metadata. A processor is included to execute the executable program code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Frank Brunswig, Jens Freund, Thomas Gros-Bölting, Michael Hartel, Adam Polly, Thomas Schneider, Otfried von Geisau
  • Publication number: 20120016894
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system may include one or more storage devices storing first metadata defining an instance of a first metaobject, second metadata defining an instance of a solution supplement metaobject, wherein the second metadata comprises annotations to the first metadata, and wherein the first metaobject and the solution supplement metaobject are instances of a meta-metaobject. Also stored is executable program code of a service to determine merged metadata based on the first metadata and the annotations to the first metadata. A processor is included to execute the executable program code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Frank Brunswig, Jens Freund, Thomas Gros-Bölting, Michael Hartel, Adam Polly, Thomas Schneider, Otfried Von Geisau