Patents by Inventor Zhidong Ke
Zhidong Ke 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).
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Patent number: 11797575Abstract: A request may be received to transform records in a data lake that match one or more query criteria. Data lake records that match the criteria may be retrieved. The retrieved records may include two data lake records associated with the same data lake record identifier. A transformed record may be generated based on time stamps associated with the retrieved records.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Shreedhar Sundaram, Mahalaxmi Sanathkumar, Aaron Zhang, Parin Kenia, Violet Gong, Priya Sethuraman, Zhidong Ke, Kevin Terusak
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Patent number: 11775418Abstract: Mechanisms and techniques for providing an isolated runtime environment are disclosed. Scoped properties are generated utilizing a namespace identifier. The namespace identifier is an identifier used to define a scope of at least an isolated application runtime context. Scoped objects are generated corresponding to one or more dependent services utilizing the one or more scoped properties and the namespace identifier. A target application is deployed to a container corresponding to the isolated application runtime context. The target application interacts with at least some of the dependent services utilizing the namespace identifier. At least one integration test is run on the target application in the container. The integration tests refer to the isolated application runtime context utilizing the namespace identifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Heng Zhang, Utsavi Benani, Zhidong Ke
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Publication number: 20220413999Abstract: Mechanisms and techniques for providing an isolated runtime environment are disclosed. Scoped properties are generated utilizing a namespace identifier. The namespace identifier is an identifier used to define a scope of at least an isolated application runtime context. Scoped objects are generated corresponding to one or more dependent services utilizing the one or more scoped properties and the namespace identifier. A target application is deployed to a container corresponding to the isolated application runtime context. The target application interacts with at least some of the dependent services utilizing the namespace identifier. At least one integration test is run on the target application in the container. The integration tests refer to the isolated application runtime context utilizing the namespace identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Heng Zhang, Utsavi Benani, Zhidong Ke
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Patent number: 11526528Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for ingesting data through an atomic transaction are disclosed. Raw data is received from multiple disparate sources to be consumed in an environment that does not support atomic write operations to data consumers. The environment has at least a data table and a notification table. A write to an entry in the data table having an associated version is attempted. The data table entry corresponds to the data to be consumed. A write to a corresponding entry to the notification table is attempted in response to a successful write attempt to the data table. The notification table entry includes information about the corresponding data table entry. The version associated with the data table is modified in response to successful writes of both the data table entry and the notification table entry. At least one data consumer is notified that the data table version has been modified.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Zhidong Ke, Kevin Terusaki, Yifeng Liu, Utsavi Benani, Heng Zhang
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Patent number: 11488082Abstract: Described is a method and system for verifying the end-to-end distribution of messages within an on-demand services platform. To provide the ability to monitor and trace such messages, the system may include a specialized and queryable datastore (or database) that allows the system to track the distribution and acknowledgement of messages throughout the services platform. Accordingly, a specialized verification process may be initiated to query the database to verify the receipt of a message has been acknowledged by various components within the system. In addition, the verification process may automatically retry the distribution the messages to ensure particular downstream components have received the message. Accordingly, the system alleviates the need to manual re-crawl various message source to ensure the end-to-end distribution of such messages.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Utsavi Benani, Zhidong Ke, Scott W. Bishel, Praveen Innamuri, Kevin Terusaki, Shan-Cheng Ho
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Publication number: 20220345458Abstract: Various techniques and mechanisms for sharing remote resources among a trusted group are disclosed. A credential management agent utilizes a resource credential for a first user to access a secure resource corresponding to the first user for a second user by at least validating a second user and validating a consent of the first user to allow the second user to access the secure resource using the resource credential for the first user. The secure resource resides on a remote server system accessible via one or more application program interfaces (APIs). A platform management agent provides an interface for shared resource-agnostic credential sharing. The platform management agent validates credentials for the second user as belonging to a trusted group and forwards a request for access to the secure resource for the second user to the credential management agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Jayanth Parayil Kumarji, Priyadarshini Mitra, Kevin Terusaki, Zhidong Ke, Yifeng Liu, Utsavi Benani, Heng Zhang, Evan Jiang, Birva Joshi, Yogesh Patel
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Patent number: 11467949Abstract: Mechanisms and techniques for providing an isolated runtime environment are disclosed. Scoped properties are generated utilizing a namespace identifier. The namespace identifier is an identifier used to define a scope of at least an isolated application runtime context. Scoped objects are generated corresponding to one or more dependent services utilizing the one or more scoped properties and the namespace identifier. A target application is deployed to a container corresponding to the isolated application runtime context. The target application interacts with at least some of the dependent services utilizing the namespace identifier. At least one integration test is run on the target application in the container. The integration tests refer to the isolated application runtime context utilizing the namespace identifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Heng Zhang, Utsavi Benani, Zhidong Ke
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Publication number: 20220237172Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms to manage deletions from data tables are disclosed. A request to delete data from at least one data table in an environment having tables storing data from multiple disparate sources is received. The environment can also have a delete request status table and a notification table. Processing of the delete request is managed utilizing a multi-stage workflow where stages of the multistage workflow are tracked by updating entries to the delete request status table. Completion of the delete request is verified by checking at least one entry in the delete request status table corresponding to the delete request. A corresponding entry is written to the notification table in response to a successful verified completion of the delete request.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Heng Zhang, Kevin Terusaki, Zhidong Ke, Utsavi Benani, Mugdha Choudhari
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Publication number: 20220171696Abstract: Mechanisms and techniques for providing an isolated runtime environment are disclosed. Scoped properties are generated utilizing a namespace identifier. The namespace identifier is an identifier used to define a scope of at least an isolated application runtime context. Scoped objects are generated corresponding to one or more dependent services utilizing the one or more scoped properties and the namespace identifier. A target application is deployed to a container corresponding to the isolated application runtime context. The target application interacts with at least some of the dependent services utilizing the namespace identifier. At least one integration test is run on the target application in the container. The integration tests refer to the isolated application runtime context utilizing the namespace identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Heng Zhang, Utsavi Benani, Zhidong Ke
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Patent number: 11314767Abstract: Managing mutations in a data lake environment. A mutation request to cause write operations that modify data objects or structures within an environment for collecting unformatted raw data is received. The environment has at least a data table and a notification table. An entry is written to the data table with a streaming job configured to receive and process the mutation request. Entries to the data table specify at least records indicating changes to objects in the environment based on ingestion processing for the environment for collecting unformatted raw data and based on the mutation request. A corresponding entry is written to the notification table in response to a successful write attempt to the data table. The notification table entry has information about data table entries for a specified period. At least one data consumer is notified that the data table has been modified.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: salesforce.com, Inc.Inventors: Zhidong Ke, Utsavi Benani, Kevin Terusaki, Yifeng Liu, Percy Mehta, Heng Zhang
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Publication number: 20220092048Abstract: Architectures and techniques to provide an extract-once framework for data ingestion into a data lake. A data consumption job to ingest data to multiple tables within a data collection platform is started. Checkpoint metadata corresponding to the data consumption job is retrieved from a checkpoint metadata store. A subset of processes from the data consumption job are performed. Checkpoint metadata is updated in response to completion of the subset of processes. A subsequent subset of processes from the data consumption job is performed. Checkpoint metadata is updated in response to completion of each of the at least one subsequent subset of processes from the data consumption job. Batch metadata is updated in response to completion of the data consumption job.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Zhidong Ke, Yifeng Liu, Heng Zhang, Utsavi Benani, Kevin Terusaki, Priyadarshini Mitra
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Patent number: 11275569Abstract: Mechanisms and techniques for providing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) for data lake applications are disclosed. Assembly of code for an app is managed with a CI platform to create a container within a shared environment within which the app runs. The container is isolated from other containers and bundles software, libraries and configuration files and can communicate with other containers through defined channels. The shared environment provides a platform for running the app. The app writes to one or more tables maintained in the shared environment. Assembly of subsequent versions of code for the app is managed by the CI platform. Deployment of the assembled subsequent version of the code to the container is managed by the CI platform. Integration tests are run on the deployed subsequent version of the code with the CI platform. The subsequent version of the code replaces the app in the shared environment when integration testing is complete.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: salesforce.com, Inc.Inventors: Heng Zhang, Aaron Zhang, Mahalaxmi Sanathkumar, Utsavi Benani, Zhidong Ke
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Publication number: 20220035829Abstract: Managing mutations in a data lake environment. A mutation request to cause write operations that modify data objects or structures within an environment for collecting unformatted raw data is received. The environment has at least a data table and a notification table. An entry is written to the data table with a streaming job configured to receive and process the mutation request. Entries to the data table specify at least records indicating changes to objects in the environment based on ingestion processing for the environment for collecting unformatted raw data and based on the mutation request. A corresponding entry is written to the notification table in response to a successful write attempt to the data table. The notification table entry has information about data table entries for a specified period. At least one data consumer is notified that the data table has been modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Zhidong Ke, Utsavi Benani, Kevin Terusaki, Yifeng Liu, Percy Mehta, Heng Zhang
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Publication number: 20220012259Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for ingesting data through an atomic transaction are disclosed. Raw data is received from multiple disparate sources to be consumed in an environment that does not support atomic write operations to data consumers. The environment has at least a data table and a notification table. A write to an entry in the data table having an associated version is attempted. The data table entry corresponds to the data to be consumed. A write to a corresponding entry to the notification table is attempted in response to a successful write attempt to the data table. The notification table entry includes information about the corresponding data table entry. The version associated with the data table is modified in response to successful writes of both the data table entry and the notification table entry. At least one data consumer is notified that the data table version has been modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Zhidong Ke, Kevin Terusaki, Yifeng Liu, Utsavi Benani, Heng Zhang
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Publication number: 20220012214Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for incremental data ingestion are disclosed. Raw data is received from multiple disparate sources to be consumed in an environment for collecting unformatted raw data. The environment has at least a delta data table and a delta notification table. A write to an entry in the delta data table is attempted. Entries to the delta data table specify at least records indicating changes to objects in the environment. A write a corresponding entry to the delta notification table is attempted in response to a successful write attempt to the delta data table. The delta notification table entry includes information about delta data table entries for a specified period. At least one data consumer is notified that the delta data table has been modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Zhidong Ke, Kevin Terusaki, Yifeng Liu, Utsavi Benani, Heng Zhang, Aaron Zhang, Shreedhar Sundaram, Mahalaxmi Sanathkumar
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Publication number: 20210232604Abstract: A request may be received to transform records in a data lake that match one or more query criteria. Data lake records that match the criteria may be retrieved. The retrieved records may include two data lake records associated with the same data lake record identifier. A transformed record may be generated based on time stamps associated with the retrieved records.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Salesforce.com, Inc.Inventors: Shreedhar Sundaram, Mahalaxmi Sanathkumar, Aaron Zhang, Parin Kenia, Violet Gong, Priya Sethuraman, Zhidong Ke, Kevin Terusak
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Publication number: 20210232603Abstract: A data lake partition identifier may be retrieved from a data lake update service. The data lake partition identifier may identify a partition of a data lake that stores a data lake records. Records may be retrieved using a query that includes one of the identifiers. Retrieved records may be transformed and transmitted to a downstream data service.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Salesforce.com, Inc.Inventors: Shreedhar SUNDARAM, Mahalaxmi SANATHKUMAR, Aaron ZHANG, Parin KENIA, Violet GONG, Priya SETHURAMAN, Zhidong KE, Kevin TERUSAK
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Patent number: 11061734Abstract: Described is a system and method for compacting data into customized (e.g. optimal) file sizes for processing by computing resources. The mechanism may leverage various computing resources such as a cluster computing frameworks combined with a stream processing platform to efficiently process the activity data. For example, activity data of an organization may be processed by a set of jobs (or sub-jobs) as part of a data stream by a set of distributed computing resources. In order to efficiently process such data, the mechanism may compact the data into customized (e.g. optimal) file sizes. For example, the customized file sizes may provide an optimal (or near optimal) amount of data to be processed by each job, for example, to improve performance.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Zhidong Ke, Kevin Terusaki, Praveen Innamuri, Narek Asadorian
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Publication number: 20200311637Abstract: Described is a method and system for verifying the end-to-end distribution of messages within an on-demand services platform. To provide the ability to monitor and trace such messages, the system may include a specialized and queryable datastore (or database) that allows the system to track the distribution and acknowledgement of messages throughout the services platform. Accordingly, a specialized verification process may be initiated to query the database to verify the receipt of a message has been acknowledged by various components within the system. In addition, the verification process may automatically retry the distribution the messages to ensure particular downstream components have received the message. Accordingly, the system alleviates the need to manual re-crawl various message source to ensure the end-to-end distribution of such messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Utsavi Benani, Zhidong Ke, Scott W. Bishel, Praveen Innamuri, Kevin Terusaki, Shan-Cheng Ho
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Publication number: 20200250007Abstract: Described is a system and method for compacting data into customized (e.g. optimal) file sizes for processing by computing resources. The mechanism may leverage various computing resources such as a cluster computing frameworks combined with a stream processing platform to efficiently process the activity data. For example, activity data of an organization may be processed by a set of jobs (or sub-jobs) as part of a data stream by a set of distributed computing resources. In order to efficiently process such data, the mechanism may compact the data into customized (e.g. optimal) file sizes. For example, the customized file sizes may provide an optimal (or near optimal) amount of data to be processed by each job, for example, to improve performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Zhidong Ke, Kevin Terusaki, Praveen Innamuri, Narek Asadorian