# US 12,216,716 B2 · Cross-functional application data attachment retrieval > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,216,716 B2 - Document ID: US12216716B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/049,063 - Filed: 2022-10-24 - Published: 2024-04-25 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2022-10-24 - Assignees: Sap SE - Applicants: Sap SE - Inventors: Stefan Hesse; Matthias Vogel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12216716B2 ## CPC - G06F 16/93: Document management systems - G06F 21/33: using certificates - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract In an implementation, a request for one or more attachments stored in an application document store is received from a requestor and by an application agent associated with an application. For each attachment identified in the request, the application agent: 1) requests the attachment from a data privacy integration (DPI) kernel service; 2) receives a download link to an attachment in the application document store; 3) downloads, using the download link, the attachment from the application document store; 4) informs the DPI kernel service that a download of the attachment is complete; and 5) receives a message from the DPI kernel service that the download link has been deactivated. The application agent returns the one or more attachments to the requestor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, from a requestor and by an application agent associated with an application, a request for one or more attachment s stored in an application document store; for each attachment identified in the request, the application agent: requests the attachment from a data privacy integration (DPI) kernel service, wherein the DPI kernel service comprises a DPI integrated personal data retrieval (iPDR) agent and a DPI iPDR attachment repository; requesting, by the DPI iPDR agent and to the DPI iPDR attachment repository, metadata describing a download source of an attachment in the application document store; receiving, by the DPI iPDR agent, the metadata; receives, from the DPI kernel service, a download link to the attachment in the application document store, wherein the download link is received by the DPI kernel service directly from the application document store; downloads, using the download link and directly from the application document store, the attachment; informs the DPI kernel service that a download of the attachment is complete; and receives, from the DPI kernel service, a message that the download link has been deactivated, wherein the message that the download link has been deactivated is received directly from the application document store; and returning, by the application agent the one or more attachments to the requestor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the download link includes credentials, tokens, or certificates for authentication. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising: determining, in the DPI iPDR attachment repository, the download source of the attachment in the application document store; and generating the metadata describing the download source of the attachment in the application document store. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising: requesting, by the DPI iPDR agent and to the application document store, the download link; and receiving, by the DPI iPDR agent, and from the application document store the download link. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising: requesting, by the DPI iPDR agent and to the application document store, deactivation of the download link; and receiving, by the DPI iPDR agent, and from the application document store, an indication that the download link has been deactivated. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computer-implemented method of claim 5, comprising: deactivating, by the application document store, the download link; and generating, by the application document store, the indication that the download link has been deactivated. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising: requesting, from the application agent and to the application document store, a download of the attachment from the application document store using the download link. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a requestor and by an application agent associated with an application, a request for one or more attachments stored in an application document store; for each attachment identified in the request, the application agent: requests the attachment from a data privacy integration (DPI) kernel service, wherein the DPI kernel service comprises a DPI integrated personal data retrieval (iPDR) agent and a DPI iPDR attachment repository; requesting, by the DPI iPDR agent and to the DPI iPDR attachment repository, metadata describing a download source of an attachment in the application document store; receiving, by the DPI iPDR agent, the metadata; receives, from the DPI kernel service, a download link to the attachment in the application document store, wherein the download link is received by the DPI kernel service directly from the application document store; downloads, using the download link and directly from the application document store, the attachment; informs the DPI kernel service that a download of the attachment is complete; and receives, from the DPI kernel service, a message that the download link has been deactivated, wherein the message that the download link has been deactivated is received directly from the application document store; and returning, by the application agent the one or more attachments to the requestor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the download link includes credentials, tokens, or certificates for authentication. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8, comprising: determining, in the DPI iPDR attachment repository, the download source of the attachment in the application document store; and generating the metadata describing the download source of the attachment in the application document store. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8, comprising: requesting, by the DPI iPDR agent and to the application document store, the download link; and receiving, by the DPI iPDR agent, and from the application document store the download link. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8, comprising: requesting, by the DPI iPDR agent and to the application document store, deactivation of the download link; and receiving, by the DPI iPDR agent, and from the application document store, an indication that the download link has been deactivated. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12, comprising: deactivating, by the application document store, the download link; and generating, by the application document store, the indication that the download link has been deactivated. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8, comprising: requesting, from the application agent and to the application document store, a download of the attachment from the application document store using the download link. ### Claim 15 A computer-implemented system, comprising: one or more computers; and one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising: receiving, from a requestor and by an application agent associated with an application, a request for one or more attachments stored in an application document store; for each attachment identified in the request, the application agent: requests the attachment from a data privacy integration (DPI) kernel service, wherein the DPI kernel service comprises a DPI integrated personal data retrieval (iPDR) agent and a DPI iPDR attachment repository; requesting, by the DPI iPDR agent and to the DPI iPDR attachment repository, metadata describing a download source of an attachment in the application document store; receiving, by the DPI iPDR agent, the metadata; receives, from the DPI kernel service, a download link to the attachment in the application document store, wherein the download link is received by the DPI kernel service directly from the application document store; downloads, using the download link and directly from the application document store, the attachment; informs the DPI kernel service that a download of the attachment is complete; and receives, from the DPI kernel service, a message that the download link has been deactivated, wherein the message that the download link has been deactivated is received directly from the application document store; and returning, by the application agent the one or more attachments to the requestor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer-implemented system of claim 15, wherein the download link includes credentials, tokens, or certificates for authentication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer-implemented system of claim 15, comprising: determining, in the DPI iPDR attachment repository, the download source of the attachment in the application document store; and generating the metadata describing the download source of the attachment in the application document store. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The computer-implemented system of claim 15, comprising: requesting, by the DPI iPDR agent and to the application document store, the download link; and receiving, by the DPI iPDR agent, and from the application document store the download link. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computer-implemented system of claim 15, comprising: requesting, by the DPI iPDR agent and to the application document store, deactivation of the download link; receiving, by the DPI iPDR agent, and from the application document store, an indication that the download link has been deactivated; deactivating, by the application document store, the download link; and generating, by the application document store, the indication that the download link has been deactivated. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The computer-implemented system of claim 15, comprising: requesting, from the application agent and to the application document store, a download of the attachment from the application document store using the download link.