N-dimensional locking

US8868529B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventor

• Vedran Lerenc · Sonneberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 16, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 21, 2014
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/02
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium for determining intent object preferences for locking intent objects, and grouping the intent objects into sets based on the intent object preferences for locking. The sets may contain intent objects with matching preference values for the intent object preferences for locking. Each set may be locked such that only a matcher object associated with the set may operate on the set. The locking may be done in memory, or via a database. The matcher associated with a set may determine whether the intent objects in that set match other intent objects in the set. Multiple matchers may operate on their associated sets in parallel.