ARRANGEMENT FOR USING ERP-SYSTEMS ON, PREFERABLY, MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20090318126A1
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CSB-System AG
• Original Assignee: CSB-System AG
• Inventors: Schimitzek, Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/159,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20090318126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement for using, in particular, ERP-applications of different clients in the form of, preferably, any particular mobile terminal, enabling data exchange with internal ERP-systems via the extranet and intranet. A user can select between different applications according to predetermined authorizations, which are not stored on the terminal, which can be initially guided according to the individual selection thereof and enables access to the internal ERP-systems. According to the invention, in a connection (6) between the mobile end terminal (1) to the ERP-system (4) via the intranet (10), a mobile ERP-server (3) having a special memory area (9) is located (6) between the connection (6) and the intranet (10). In said special storage area, configured specific access authorizations to the modules (5) of the ERP-systems (4) are stored for each individual user and for each mobile terminal (1), the logic of said modules taking the form of applications and supplementary applications linked to individually adapted menus (7) with scripts of a mask which is reproduced on a display (8) of the mobile terminal (1).

Claims

1. Arrangement for preferably mobile use of an ERP-system and further applications by users, essentially comprising a mobile terminal suitable for the data exchange, a conventional access point, an ERP-system with ERP-logic as applications in the form of modules, which are connected via extranet and intranet, characterized in that

in a connection (6) from the mobile terminal (1) to the ERP-system (4) via the intranet (10) between the connection (6) and the intranet (10) a mobile ERP-server (3) with a special memory region (9) is disposed, and in the special memory region (9) are stored specific authorizations, which are configured individually for each user and for each mobile terminal (1), for access to the modules (5) of the ERP-system (4), with their logic as applications and further applications linked with individually adapted menus (7) with scripts of a mask displayed on a display (8) of the mobile terminal (1).

2. Arrangement for preferably mobile use of an ERP-system and further applications as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that on the display (8) of the mobile terminal (1) the input mask of an application from the modules (5) of the ERP-system (4) is displayed after, with the selection of an application offered in the menu (7), the associated command line of the script is transmitted to the mobile ERP-server (3) and from there the script for the application is received and stored as a reply.

3. Arrangement for preferably mobile use of an ERP-system and further applications as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the data input into the mask of the application by the user as a result of the processing are represented as result lines on the display (8) by the ERP-logic-retrieved generated data.

4. Arrangement for preferably mobile use of an ERP-system and further applications as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the script for selection of the applications in the mask of the menu 7 is stored on the mobile terminal 1.

5. Arrangement for preferably mobile use of an ERP-system and further applications as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that after the mobile terminal 1 has been connected with the mobile ERP-server 3, if a new version of the script for the menu (7) for selection of an application is present, no update of the stored script takes place but after replacement of the script the menu (7) is shown in an updated form.

6. Arrangement for preferably mobile use of an ERP-system and further applications as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that via the ERP-system (4) and a VPN (16) and the mobile ERP-server (3) data called up from an external ERP-system (15) are present on the mobile terminal (1) and are displayed on the display (8).

7. Arrangement for preferably mobile use of an ERP-system and further applications as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that on the mobile ERP-server 3 the access to data of an event and phone management server 11 is implemented via the intranet 10 from the mobile terminal (1).

8. Arrangement for preferably mobile use of an ERP-system and further applications as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the mobile terminal (1) of a mobile client is in the form of an internet browser on a computer with internet access.