Patents by Inventor Tom Schroer

Tom Schroer 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).

  • Collaborative audit framework
    Patent number: 7246137
    Abstract: A framework for comprehensive auditing of applications involved in business processes in distributed application landscapes, including local, distributed and collaborative audit, is based on the concept of a collaborative “audit warehouse” that enables a central, tool-supported audit of cross-enterprise business processes. The interface for the audit data warehouse is defined in an intermediate format language with verification capabilities, such as XML (Extensible Markup Language). Applications in effect write audit data to audit data pools in the warehouse, e.g., in XML format transferred via http over the Internet. Alternatively, data is pulled from the applications by the warehouse automatically or on command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sachar Paulus, Tom Schroer, Cristina Buchholz
  • Collaborative audit framework
    Publication number: 20040006585
    Abstract: A framework for comprehensive auditing of applications involved in business processes in distributed application landscapes, including local, distributed and collaborative audit, is based on the concept of a collaborative “audit warehouse” that enables a central, tool-supported audit of cross-enterprise business processes. The interface for the audit data warehouse is defined in an intermediate format language with verification capabilities, such as XML (Extensible Markup Language). Applications in effect write audit data to audit data pools in the warehouse, e.g., in XML format transferred via http over the Internet. Alternatively, data is pulled from the applications by the warehouse automatically or on command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Sachar Paulus, Tom Schroer, Cristina Buchholz