Patents by Inventor Torsten Gerlach

Torsten Gerlach 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: 12651224
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method receives a request to explain a configuration key which represents a set of rules for controlling a process flow of an entity of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, the set of rules defining a data operation scheme based on a plurality of tables stored in a database of the ERP system. The method generates a data object from the plurality of tables, the data object including a group of key-value pairs which collectively define the set of rules, preserving the hierarchy of the involved tables. The method generates a prompt based on the data object generated from the plurality of tables, prompts a large language model using the prompt, receives a response from the large language model, and based on the response, outputs an explanation of the configuration key summarizing the set of rules in natural language. Related computing system and software are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Torsten Gerlach
  • Publication number: 20250307744
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method receives a request to explain a configuration key which represents a set of rules for controlling a process flow of an entity of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, the set of rules defining a data operation scheme based on a plurality of tables stored in a database of the ERP system. The method generates a data object from the plurality of tables, the data object including a group of key-value pairs which collectively define the set of rules, preserving the hierarchy of the involved tables. The method generates a prompt based on the data object generated from the plurality of tables, prompts a large language model using the prompt, receives a response from the large language model, and based on the response, outputs an explanation of the configuration key summarizing the set of rules in natural language. Related computing system and software are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: SAP SE
    Inventor: Torsten Gerlach
  • Patent number: 7602407
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically generating graphic display instruments for measured, regulation and/or control values, comprising the following steps: a) selection of a display instrument type; b) dynamic calculation of reproduction positions for reading-aid information in accordance with the type of display instrument that has been selected and with defined parameters; c) generation of the selected display instrument with the reading-aid positions in the calculated reproduction positions by means of respective classified generation objects; and d) display of the measured, regulation and/or control values in conjunction with the generated display instrument on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.
    Inventors: Torsten Gerlach, Jürgen Gotschlich
  • Publication number: 20080094418
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically generating graphic display instruments for measured, regulation and/or control values, comprising the following steps: a) selection of a display instrument type; b) dynamic calculation of reproduction positions for reading-aid information in accordance with the type of display instrument that has been selected and with defined parameters; c) generation of the selected display instrument with the reading-aid positions in the calculated reproduction positions by means of respective classified generation objects; and d) display of the measured, regulation and/or control values in conjunction with the generated display instrument on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Torsten Gerlach, Jurgen Gotschlich