Patents by Inventor Francois Lopitaux

Francois Lopitaux 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).

  • Patent number: 10552464
    Abstract: A database system may generate a new case associated with a customer support query. The database system may initiate a search for other cases related to the new case and identify articles linked to the related cases. The database system may identify more relevant articles by finding the related cases that use a similar vocabulary for describing similar customer problems. The database system then identifies the articles used for resolving the prior problems. Thus, the database system may bridge the gap between vocabularies used by customers to describe problems and vocabularies used in articles to describe solutions to those problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Bruno Roustant, Marc Brette, Pierre-Yves Chevalier, Francois Lopitaux, Ghislain Brun, Ilan Ginzburg, Jean-Baptiste Charlety, Pierre Salagnac, Son Thanh Chang
  • Patent number: 10216791
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for adjusting a data query. These mechanisms and methods for adjusting a data query can enable more relevant query results, increased efficiency and revenue, optimized customer interaction, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: salesforce.com
    Inventors: Francois Lopitaux, Frederic Voituret, Sylvana Bounthiem, Medha Pradhan, Nicolas Paymal, Gregoire Lejeune
  • Publication number: 20170242559
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a custom app. One or more options for configuring features of an app to be generated based on an application template file that describes a generic app having a plurality of features of different types are provided via a graphical user interface. At least one application template file is modified based on one or more inputs received via the graphical user interface to select from the plurality of features to be included in the app. Code is automatically generated to provide the app having the features configured via the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen L. Pepper, Christopher Jolley, Purushotham Babu Naidu, Francois Lopitaux, Mandy Louise Blumreich, Kari L. Hotchkiss
  • Patent number: 9495557
    Abstract: Data category visibility are defined at the permission set and profile levels so that users who may not be assigned a role can have the data filtered by data category access rules. In an embodiment, data is filtered based on products or projects so that the products or project can be used as a data category group, once the product or project as been assigned to the user, the user may be granted access, via a data category visibility in a permission set, regardless of the user's role or position in the user hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Paymal, Francois Lopitaux, Fabien Cochard, Gregoire Lejeune
  • Publication number: 20160179906
    Abstract: A database system may generate a new case associated with a customer support query. The database system may initiate a search for other cases related to the new case and identify articles linked to the related cases. The database system may identify more relevant articles by finding the related cases that use a similar vocabulary for describing similar customer problems. The database system then identifies the articles used for resolving the prior problems. Thus, the database system may bridge the gap between vocabularies used by customers to describe problems and vocabularies used in articles to describe solutions to those problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Bruno ROUSTANT, Marc Brette, Pierre-Yves Chevalier, Francois Lopitaux, Ghislain Brun, Ilan Ginzburg, Jean-Baptiste Charlety, Pierre Salagnac, Son Thanh Chang
  • Patent number: 9223852
    Abstract: Knowledge base is gaining popularity as a customer support tool. Customers search the knowledge base for solutions to their issues. Keywords searched in knowledge base are analyzed and reports are made available for managers and supervisors to understand the trends and requirements of customers. The number of keywords searched can be extremely large in some organizations. In this specification, storing the keywords in a meaningful way in order to generate report for further analysis is discussed. Efficient data storage helps in managing voluminous data and also reducing the amount of memory required to store the data. Any of the above embodiments can be used independently or together with any combination of other embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Francois Lopitaux, Etienne Giraudy, Mark A. Fischer, Xavier Hosxe
  • Patent number: 9195648
    Abstract: Mechanisms and methods for enabling customers to manage multi-lingual knowledge bases, so that end users can access articles based on a language the end user chooses, while also providing publishers with tools to manage articles in different languages and to translate them, either using an external vendor or leveraging in house translators, and providing administrators (knowledge managers) with the ability to setup or choose which languages are available in the knowledge base, as well as default language assignments for translations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Etienne Giraudy, Gene Rivera, Jill Blue Lin, Nicolas Paymal, Orjan Kjellberg, Natalie Doan, Mark A. Fischer, Francois Lopitaux
  • Publication number: 20140115003
    Abstract: Data category visibility are defined at the permission set and profile levels so that users who may not be assigned a role can have the data filtered by data category access rules. In an embodiment, data is filtered based on products or projects so that the products or project can be used as a data category group, once the product or project as been assigned to the user, the user may be granted access, via a data category visibility in a permission set, regardless of the user's role or position in the user hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Nicolas Paymal, Francois Lopitaux, Fabien Cochard, Gregoire Lejeune
  • Publication number: 20140082011
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for adjusting a data query. These mechanisms and methods for adjusting a data query can enable more relevant query results, increased efficiency and revenue, optimized customer interaction, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Francois Lopitaux, Frederic Voituret, Sylvana Bounthiem, Medha Pradhan, Nicolas Paymal, Gregoire Lejeune
  • Publication number: 20130151231
    Abstract: Mechanisms and methods for enabling customers to manage multi-lingual knowledge bases, so that end users can access articles based on a language the end user chooses, while also providing publishers with tools to manage articles in different languages and to translate them, either using an external vendor or leveraging in house translators, and providing administrators (knowledge managers) with the ability to setup or choose which languages are available in the knowledge base, as well as default language assignments for translations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Salesforce.com Inc.
    Inventors: Etienne Giraudy, Gene Rivera, Jill Blue Lin, Nicolas Paymal, Orjan Kjellberg, Natalie Doan, Mark A. Fischer, Francois Lopitaux
  • Publication number: 20120330644
    Abstract: Mechanisms and methods for enabling customers to manage multi-lingual knowledge bases, so that end users can access articles based on a language the end user chooses, while also providing publishers with tools to manage articles in different languages and to translate them, either using an external vendor or leveraging in house translators, and providing administrators (knowledge managers) with the ability to setup or choose which languages are available in the knowledge base, as well as default language assignments for translations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Salesforce.com Inc.
    Inventors: Etienne Giraudy, Gene Rivera, Mark A. Fischer, Jill Blue Lin, Nicolas Paymal, Orjan Kjellberg, Natalie Doan, Francois Lopitaux
  • Publication number: 20110307510
    Abstract: Knowledge base is gaining popularity as a customer support tool. Customers search the knowledge base for solutions to their issues. Keywords searched in knowledge base are analyzed and reports are made available for managers and supervisors to understand the trends and requirements of customers. The number of keywords searched can be extremely large in some organizations. In this specification, storing the keywords in a meaningful way in order to generate report for further analysis is discussed. Efficient data storage helps in managing voluminous data and also reducing the amount of memory required to store the data. Any of the above embodiments can be used independently or together with any combination of other embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Lopitaux, Etienne Giraudy, Mark A. Fischer, Xavier Hosxe