Abstract: In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing cross organizational data sharing including, for example, means for storing customer organization data in a database of the host organization; allocating at least a sub-set of the customer organization data to be shared as shared data; configuring a hub to expose the shared data to a proxy user and configuring the proxy user at the hub with access rights to the shared data; configuring one or more spokes with access rights to the shared data of the hub via the proxy user; receiving a request from one of the hubs for access to the shared data of the customer organization via the proxy user at the hub; and returning a response to the hub having made the request. Other related embodiments are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 10, 2015
Date of Patent:
May 9, 2017
Assignee:
salesforce.com, inc.
Inventors:
Simon Y. Wong, Igor Tsyganskiy, Patrick John Calahan, Alexandre Hersans
Abstract: A system and method for associating a character string with one or more defined entities of a contact record. An input character string is received. The string is first evaluated to see if the structure of the string is recognized. If not, then the string is compared to entries in a look up table. If the string format is not recognized, and the string is not found in the look up table, then a posterior probability is calculated for a set of defined entities over a limited set of string processing features. The result of probabilistic scoring determines which of the defined entities to associate with the character string.
Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing a synchronization of data. These mechanisms and methods for performing a synchronization of data can enable a more efficient synchronization, time and resource savings, an enhanced user experience, etc.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 30, 2015
Date of Patent:
May 9, 2017
Assignee:
salesforce.com, inc.
Inventors:
Didier Prophete, Ronald F. Fischer, Sönke Rohde
Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method executable by a computer to analyze complex metadata of a data source is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a processor, complex metadata from the data source; processing, by a processor, the complex metadata to determine a dictionary of metadata; processing, by a processor, the dictionary of metadata to determine a graph of nodes and edges; processing, by a processor, the graph using a single feature analysis method; and displaying a representation of a visual graph based on results of the feature analysis method.
Abstract: A method for presenting search results is provided. The method receives a user input search query; obtains, from a search engine, a first set of search results responsive to the user input search query; efficiently identifies a promoted set of search results for promotion using a set of search promotion rules, each of the set of search promotion rules including a set of terms and one or more document identifiers; revises the first set of search results, based on the identified promoted set, to create a second set of search results; and presents the second set of search results, wherein the second set of search results includes the first set of search results and the promoted set in a promoted position.
Abstract: Systems and methods for installing and upgrading application packages to an application platform. Application packages may be uploaded to a directory by developing users (developers) for installation by subscribing users (subscribers). Alternatively, a developer may send identification information to a subscribing user to allow that user to access and install that application package created by the developer. Application packages may also be upgraded. If a developer changes the original source package, a subscriber can choose to pull into their organization the change(s) made by the publisher while preserving any data rows the subscriber had created since first importing the package.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 11, 2017
Publication date:
May 4, 2017
Applicant:
salesforce.com, inc.
Inventors:
Lars Hofhansl, Nathan Jensen-Horne, Scott Hansma, Steven Tamm, Craig Weissman
Abstract: Omni-channel routing broker technology is usable to improve the experience for customers and for workers using service channels, especially for very large enterprise service operation centers that have large pools of agents, helping businesses determine the relative priority for handling a variety of service channels, and to efficiently route issues accordingly. Omni-channel routing broker includes intelligent routing of service requests in a large, distributed service center operation, efficiently prioritizing the routing of work across organizations to agents based on availability, capacity and priority—in a multi-tenant environment. The disclosed methods are usable for managing digital data for many tenants to software instances, including groups of users who share common access with a specific set of privileges to a software instance of at least one application.
Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to identifying and notifying a user of nearby attendees at a mega attendance event who are in user's social graph by comparing the user's social graph to a list of event attendees. The identified attendees can be stratified into social graph tags that annotate, categorize and prioritize other users in the user's social graph. The technology disclosed also relates to identifying and notifying the user of nearby attendees of sessions at the event who meet introduction preferences of the user by finding matches between introduction preference attributes specified by the user and attributes of the attendees provided by the list of event attendees.
Abstract: Mechanisms and methods for sharing database content stored by a first organization with a third party are provided. A network address is provided to the third party, which can enable control of the access to the content and tracking of the views of the content. For example, the network address can include an encrypted key that contains information about the organization that created content and the specific distribution ID for delivering the content when requested by the third party using the address. A distribution can be created in numerous ways, with various restrictions on the access to the document of a distribution.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 10, 2015
Date of Patent:
May 2, 2017
Assignee:
SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
Inventors:
John Dismore, Didier Prophete, Wolfgang Mathurin
Abstract: In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for performing time-partitioned collaborative filtering in an on-demand service environment including, for example, receiving as input, a plurality of access requests for data stored within the host organization and a corresponding plurality of actions for the data to which access is requested; accessing an input table having a time field, action field, item field, and agent field therein; recording time data and agent data for each of the received plurality of access requests and the corresponding plurality of actions; recording an item within the item field and an action within the action field for each of the received plurality of access requests and the corresponding plurality of actions based on the action performed on an item of the data to which access is requested; and analyzing the input table to generate one or more pairs of first actions and items to second actions and items and a time based score for eac
Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to embedding private comments in public messages. In particular, it relates to customizing public messages by including private comments that are directed to specific recipients. The private comments are included in the context of the public messages sent to their intended recipients but excluded from the public message when it is sent to other recipients. The private comments can be viewable only to their intended recipients and in the context of the public response. The public response as seen by recipients not intended to receive private comments does not include the private comments. This enables a sender of a private comment to efficiently communicate selected information to specific recipients without burdening all recipients with information which may not be relevant for them. Furthermore, it preserves the overall context of the original message.
Abstract: A request for information to be provided as a page of content is received. The page is provided by a server device communicatively coupled to receive the request from a remote requesting device. A requesting physical device class corresponding to the remote requesting device is determined. The server device is configurable to utilize a plurality of styles to be selected by device class. The page of content is constructed with the server device in response to the request based on the device class by dynamically assembling a response by providing device-specific styles that are compatible with the requesting device are selected from the plurality of styles that can be used to provide the content. The dynamically constructed page of content is transmitted to the requesting device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 30, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2017
Assignee:
salesforce.com, inc.
Inventors:
Philip N. Calvin, Brian Zotter, Eric G. Dorgelo
Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems are provided for writing events to a data store. An application server generates events, the data store that stores the events, and a temporary events file storage system (TEFSS) temporarily stores groups of events as events files. When events are unable to be written directly to the data store, an indirect events writer is invoked that includes event capture threads each being configured to generate a particular events file, and write it to the TEFSS. Each events file includes a plurality of events flushed from an in-memory buffer service. An events file uploader service reads the events file(s) from the TEFSS, and then writes the events from each of the events files to the data store.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2017
Assignee:
salesforce.com, inc.
Inventors:
Aakash Pradeep, Adam Torman, Alex Warshavsky, Samarpan Jain
Abstract: Systems, device and techniques are disclosed for dynamically retrieving and monitoring geo-fence activity. A meta geo-fence may be identified based on a user device geolocation. The meta geo-fence having a radius that is dynamically generated to include previously defined geo-fences within or touching the meta geo-fence. User device geolocation may be monitored in relation to the defined geo-fences included in the radius of the meta geo-fence. A communication may be sent to the user device when the user device reports that the user device has entered or exited one of the previously defined geo-fences within or touching the radius of the meta geo-fence.
Abstract: A messaging system implements messaging among application servers and databases, utilizing other servers that implement messaging brokers. A large flood of incoming messages can bring down messaging brokers by overflowing the message queues, negatively impacting performance of the overall system. This disclosure in some embodiments detects and identifies “flooders” in a timely manner and isolates their message traffic to dedicated queues to avoid impacting other system users. Subsequently, a preferred system de-allocates the queues and returns the messaging system to normal operation when flooding conditions subside, and “sweeps” up any remaining orphan messages.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 18, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2017
Assignee:
SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
Inventors:
Hui Lam Kwong, Xiaodan Wang, Vipul Modani, John B. Buisson
Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for portal user data access in a multi-tenant on-demand database system. These mechanisms and methods for portal user data access in a multi-tenant on-demand database system can enable embodiments to provide portal-specific user accounts to the multi-tenant on-demand database system which have reduced configuration requirements than users directly accessing the multi-tenant on-demand database system. The ability of embodiments to provide portal-specific user accounts can reduce processing requirements of the database system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 12, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2017
Assignee:
salesforce.com, inc.
Inventors:
Yongsheng Wu, Alfred Vieira, Punit Jain