Managing information exchange between business entities

US8775671B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Marco Rodeck · Maikammer, DE
• Harish Mehta · Wiesenbach, DE
• Thomas Kunz · Neckargemünd, DE
• Florian Chrosziel · St. Leon-Rot, DE
• Otto Böhrer · Wiesloch, DE
• Joerg Kraemer · Sinsheim, DE
• Rita Merkel · Ilvesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 8, 2014
• Expiry date: Aug 4, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for managing information exchange between business entities include identifying a plurality of routing rules stored in a database of a first business entity computing system; receiving a request for a business transaction through an application of a plurality of applications of the first business entity computing system; determining, based on the identified routing rules, an identifiable business context reference (IBCR) associated with a second business entity computing system, the IBC comprising a unique identifier associated with the second business entity and a first plurality of business data attributes associated with the second business entity; determining, based on the identified IBCR, a communication connection associated with the IBC and an identifiable business context (IBC) associated with the first business entity computing system; and initiating the business transaction between the first business entity computing system and the second business entity computing system through the determined communication connection.