Patents by Inventor Thomas Hettel

Thomas Hettel 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: 11783350
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing an insight provider including a logic component and a configuration component, the logic component including a domain-specific model, the configuration component including one or more parameter values for processing data using the domain-specific model, receiving a set of assets including data indicative of one or more assets, retrieving asset data associated with at least one asset of the first set of assets, the asset data including OT data and IT data, the OT data being provided from one or more networked devices, the IT data being provided from one or more enterprise systems, and processing the OT data and the IT data using the domain-specific model of the logic component to provide a result set, the result set including one or more of a second set of assets and enriched data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Alan Southall, Anubhav Bhatia, Hermann Lueckhoff, Olaf Meincke, Reghu Ram Thanumalayan, Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20220382425
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing insight providers, each including a logic component and a configuration component, each logic component including a respective domain-specific model, and each configuration component including parameter values for processing data using the respective domain-specific model, receiving a set of assets including data indicative of one or more assets, retrieving asset data associated with the set of assets, the asset data including OT data and IT data, the OT data being provided from networked devices, the IT data being provided from one or more enterprise systems, processing the OT data and the IT data using respective domain-specific models of the logic components of the insight providers to provide a result set, the result set including one or more of a second set of assets and enriched data, and transmitting graphical representations for display in GUI that are respectively specific to an insight provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Alan Southall, Anubhay Bhatia, Hermann Lueckhoff, Olaf Meincke, Reghu Ram Thanumalayan, Thomas Hettel
  • Patent number: 11455080
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing insight providers, each including a logic component and a configuration component, each logic component including a respective domain-specific model, and each configuration component including parameter values for processing data using the respective domain-specific model, receiving a set of assets including data indicative of one or more assets, retrieving asset data associated with the set of assets, the asset data including OT data and IT data, the OT data being provided from networked devices, the IT data being provided from one or more enterprise systems, processing the OT data and the IT data using respective domain-specific models of the logic components of the insight providers to provide a result set, the result set including one or more of a second set of assets and enriched data, and transmitting graphical representations for display in GUI that are respectively specific to an insight provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Alan Southall, Anubhay Bhatia, Hermann Lueckhoff, Olaf Meincke, Reghu Ram Thanumalayan, Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20200349589
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing an insight provider including a logic component and a configuration component, the logic component including a domain-specific model, the configuration component including one or more parameter values for processing data using the domain-specific model, receiving a set of assets including data indicative of one or more assets, retrieving asset data associated with at least one asset of the first set of assets, the asset data including OT data and IT data, the OT data being provided from one or more networked devices, the IT data being provided from one or more enterprise systems, and processing the OT data and the IT data using the domain-specific model of the logic component to provide a result set, the result set including one or more of a second set of assets and enriched data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Alan Southall, Anubhav Bhatia, Hermann Lueckhoff, Olaf Meincke, Reghu Ram Thanumalayan, Thomas Hettel
  • Patent number: 10762513
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing an insight provider including a logic component and a configuration component, the logic component including a domain-specific model, the configuration component including one or more parameter values for processing data using the domain-specific model, receiving a set of assets including data indicative of one or more assets, retrieving asset data associated with at least one asset of the first set of assets, the asset data including OT data and IT data, the OT data being provided from one or more networked devices, the IT data being provided from one or more enterprise systems, and processing the OT data and the IT data using the domain-specific model of the logic component to provide a result set, the result set including one or more of a second set of assets and enriched data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Alan Southall, Anubhav Bhatia, Hermann Lueckhoff, Olaf Meincke, Reghu Ram Thanumalayan, Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20180157698
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing insight providers, each including a logic component and a configuration component, each logic component including a respective domain-specific model, and each configuration component including parameter values for processing data using the respective domain-specific model, receiving a set of assets including data indicative of one or more assets, retrieving asset data associated with the set of assets, the asset data including OT data and IT data, the OT data being provided from networked devices, the IT data being provided from one or more enterprise systems, processing the OT data and the IT data using respective domain-specific models of the logic components of the insight providers to provide a result set, the result set including one or more of a second set of assets and enriched data, and transmitting graphical representations for display in GUI that are respectively specific to an insight provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Alan Southall, Anubhay Bhatia, Hermann Lueckhoff, Olaf Meincke, Reghu Ram Thanumalayan, Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20180157982
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing an insight provider including a logic component and a configuration component, the logic component including a domain-specific model, the configuration component including one or more parameter values for processing data using the domain-specific model, receiving a set of assets including data indicative of one or more assets, retrieving asset data associated with at least one asset of the first set of assets, the asset data including OT data and IT data, the OT data being provided from one or more networked devices, the IT data being provided from one or more enterprise systems, and processing the OT data and the IT data using the domain-specific model of the logic component to provide a result set, the result set including one or more of a second set of assets and enriched data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Alan Southall, Anubhav Bhatia, Hermann Lueckhoff, Olaf Meincke, Reghu Ram Thanumalayan, Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20150254583
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the invention may include executing a business task by receiving an instruction to execute a business task; generating an event-condition-action (ECA) rule during execution of the business task; generating a graphical representation corresponding to the ECA rule; and executing, using a processor of the computer system, the business task based on an evaluation of the graphical representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Soeren BALKO, Franz WEBER, Matthias MILTZ, Thomas HETTEL
  • Patent number: 8527440
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods including retrieving a model including a plurality of objects and references between objects, receiving first user input indicating a set of first changes to the model, applying changes of the set of first changes to the model to provide a first modified model, receiving second user input indicating a set of second changes to the model, identifying a conflicting operation in the set of first changes to the set of second changes, applying one or more inverse operations to the first modified model to provide a second modified model, removing the conflicting operation from the set of first changes, defining a subset of first changes including the one or more changes after the conflicting operation, reconciling one or more changes to provide a reconciled subset of first changes, and defining an updated model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventor: Thomas Hettel
  • Patent number: 8453127
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a token synchronization gateway may be recognized in a graph-based business process model, such as a business process modeling notation model. A number of upstream artifacts located upstream from the token synchronization gateway may then be identified in the business process modeling notation model. In addition, a final artifact may be identified directly in front of the token synchronization gateway. The token synchronization gateway may then be compiled into code that will be executed at runtime to perform a synchronization process. The synchronization process may, for example, include handling tokens T1 through Tn to synchronize the upstream artifacts, with each token being associated with one of the n upstream artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Sören Balko, Thomas Hettel
  • Patent number: 8418178
    Abstract: A system may include a thread monitor that is arranged and configured to monitor progress of multiple threads of a workflow process at a synchronization point with each of the threads having a state, and configured to generate at least one inspection trigger for inspection of the threads. A thread inspector may inspect the threads at the synchronization point for a change in the state in any of the threads in response to the inspection trigger. A firing rules engine may determine whether or not the synchronization point should fire based at least in part on the change in the state of at least one of the threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Marlon G. Dumas, Alexander Grosskopf, Thomas Hettel, Moe T. Wynn
  • Publication number: 20120089542
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods including retrieving a model including a plurality of objects and references between objects, receiving first user input indicating a set of first changes to the model, applying changes of the set of first changes to the model to provide a first modified model, receiving second user input indicating a set of second changes to the model, identifying a conflicting operation in the set of first changes to the set of second changes, applying one or more inverse operations to the first modified model to provide a second modified model, removing the conflicting operation from the set of first changes, defining a subset of first changes including the one or more changes after the conflicting operation, reconciling one or more changes to provide a reconciled subset of first changes, and defining an updated model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventor: Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20120072892
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a token synchronization gateway may be recognized in a graph-based business process model, such as a business process modeling notation model. A number of upstream artifacts located upstream from the token synchronization gateway may then be identified in the business process modeling notation model. In addition, a final artifact may be identified directly in front of the token synchronization gateway. The token synchronization gateway may then be compiled into code that will be executed at runtime to perform a synchronization process. The synchronization process may, for example, include handling tokens T1 through Tn to synchronize the upstream artifacts, with each token being associated with one of the n upstream artifacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Sören Balko, Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20110153519
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the invention may include executing a business task by receiving an instruction to execute a business task; generating an event-condition-action (ECA) rule during execution of the business task; generating a graphical representation corresponding to the ECA rule; and executing, using a processor of the computer system, the business task based on an evaluation of the graphical representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Sören BALKO, Franz Weber, Matthias Miltz, Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20110145518
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the invention may include initiating an execution of the business process, the business process being represented by a workflow model that includes a synchronization point, retrieving, from a memory device of the computer system, a pre-computed parameter corresponding to the workflow model, and executing, using a processor of the computer system, the business process by using the pre-computed parameter, wherein the pre-computed parameter represents a configuration of the workflow model in which the synchronization point is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Sören Balko, Thomas Hettel
  • Patent number: 7584163
    Abstract: A method to analyze impact of changes to a model includes accessing a proposed change to a model. An expression that is relevant to the proposed change is accessed. An instances set associated the expression is obtained. The instance set is evaluated to determine an impact of the proposed change to the model. An application utilizes the expression of a model. An impact analyzer assesses impact of a change to the model by evaluating at least one of the one or more expressions and returning an evaluation set for use by the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Michael Altenhofen, Thomas Hettel
  • Publication number: 20090133019
    Abstract: A system may include a thread monitor that is arranged and configured to monitor progress of multiple threads of a workflow process at a synchronization point with each of the threads having a state, and configured to generate at least one inspection trigger for inspection of the threads. A thread inspector may inspect the threads at the synchronization point for a change in the state in any of the threads in response to the inspection trigger. A firing rules engine may determine whether or not the synchronization point should fire based at least in part on the change in the state of at least one of the threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Marlon G. Dumas, Alexander Grosskopf, Thomas Hettel, Moe T. Wynn
  • Publication number: 20080126027
    Abstract: A method to analyze impact of changes to a model includes accessing a proposed change to a model. An expression that is relevant to the proposed change is accessed. An instances set associated the expression is obtained. The instance set is evaluated to determine an impact of the proposed change to the model. An application utilizes the expression of a model. An impact analyzer assesses impact of a change to the model by evaluating at least one of the one or more expressions and returning an evaluation set for use by the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Altenhofen, Thomas Hettel