Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Herzog

Wolfgang Herzog 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).

  • Publication number: 20160078386
    Abstract: Business process structures and modifications thereto in one or more branches may be reflected in database entries that include a key identifying the node and branch and one or more attributes associated with the node. Various embodiments provide systems, methods, and machine-readable media that facilitate updating the database entries to create a modified branch version of a business process structure, merge the branch version into a parent branch thereof, resolve conflicts between different versions of the business process structure, and/or reconstruct the business process structure within a selected branch context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: Wolfgang Herzog
  • Patent number: 8095564
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel, Klaus-Peter Lang
  • Patent number: 8095563
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel, Klaus-Peter Lang
  • Patent number: 8095562
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel, Klaus-Peter Lang
  • Publication number: 20100287075
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel, Klaus-Peter Lang
  • Publication number: 20100281243
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel, Klaus-Peter Lang
  • Publication number: 20100281244
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel, Klaus-Peter Lang
  • Patent number: 7774369
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel, Klaus-Peter Lang
  • Patent number: 7735063
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel
  • Patent number: 7526457
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring software. The software may be configured with wizard-like configuration levels, including configuration levels that may overlay previous ones. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is provided for configuring software. The method may include prompting a user to select a scenario for configuring the software, receiving, as input, a selected scenario from the user and further prompting the user to enter configuration data based on the selected business scenario. The method may also include applying at least one template to generate at least one configuration statement for the software, wherein the at least one template comprises a set of rules for generating the configuration statement based on the configuration data entered by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Olaf Duevel, Ulrich Frenzel, Wolfgang Herzog, Gunther Liebich
  • Publication number: 20060010163
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel, Klaus-Peter Lang
  • Publication number: 20060010434
    Abstract: A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Ulrich Frenzel
  • Publication number: 20050138558
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring software. The software may be configured with wizard-like configuration levels, including configuration levels that may overlay previous ones. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is provided for configuring software. The method may include prompting a user to select a scenario for configuring the software, receiving, as input, a selected scenario from the user and further prompting the user to enter configuration data based on the selected business scenario. The method may also include applying at least one template to generate at least one configuration statement for the software, wherein the at least one template comprises a set of rules for generating the configuration statement based on the configuration data entered by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Olaf Duevel, Ulrich Frenzel, Wolfgang Herzog, Gunther Liebich
  • Patent number: 6868427
    Abstract: A computer program product for managing customization is described. The product, includes instructions to cause a processor to access a customizable parameter collection that includes a collection of potentially-customizable parameters, identify a first computer system and a second computer system that are potentially impacted by a particular customizable parameter in the collection, and retrieve settings of the particular customizable parameter from the first computer system and second computer system. The computer program product may be tangibly stored on machine readable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: SAP Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Frank Kollnischko, Wulf Kruempelmann
  • Publication number: 20030222903
    Abstract: A method of customizing customizable computer system parameters includes receiving a selected customization setting for a first customizable computer system parameter, identifying, using a database of potentially customizable parameters, the computer system where the first parameter is customizable, and transmitting the selected customization setting to the computer system where the first parameter is customizable to cause the first parameter to be set to the customization setting. The first parameter is included in a database of potentially customizable computer system parameters, and the database identifies a computer system where the first parameter is customizable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Frank Kollnischko, Wulf Kruempelmann
  • Publication number: 20030225741
    Abstract: A computer program product for managing customization is described. The product, includes instructions to cause a processor to access a customizable parameter collection that includes a collection of potentially-customizable parameters, identify a first computer system and a second computer system that are potentially impacted by a particular customizable parameter in the collection, and retrieve settings of the particular customizable parameter from the first computer system and second computer system. The computer program product may be tangibly stored on machine readable media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herzog, Frank Kollnischko, Wulf Kruempelmann