Patents Assigned to salesforce.com, inc.
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TESTING AN ASPECT OF A USER INTERFACE DETERMINED FROM A DATABASE DEDICATED TO THE TESTING
    Publication number: 20110219273
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for testing an aspect of a user interface determined from a database dedicated to the testing. These mechanisms and methods for testing an aspect of a user interface determined from a database dedicated to the testing can provide a testing dedicated database of aspects of a user interface. The ability to provide a testing dedicated database of aspects of a user interface can enable testing of the user interface without the limitations otherwise associated with a database of aspects of the user interface that is utilized when publishing the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventor: Yudi Nagata
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING AN ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH A RECORD
    Publication number: 20110219338
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing an action associated with a record. These mechanisms and methods for performing an action associated with a record can enable improved data access, simplify and expedite a user's workflow, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Elena Schneider
  • User-maintained contact information data system
    Patent number: 8015058
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system to maintain published contact information. The system includes a storage facility to store contact information of a first entity at the system. The system further includes an interface to electronically publish, via a communications network, the contact information of the first entity to a plurality of users of the system and receive, at the system, information relating to validity of the contact information of the first entity. The information is received via the communications network from a first user of the plurality of users. The system further includes a stored value module automatically to provide a reward to the first user responsive to the receipt of the information relating to the validity of the contact information of the first entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Fowler, Garth B. Moulton, Peng Chong Sien, Saaed Fattahi, Rajan Madhavan, Kenneth R. Lenga
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING AN AMOUNT OF ACCESS TO DATA, BASED ON A ROLE
    Publication number: 20110213789
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for determining an amount of access to data, based on a role. These mechanisms and methods for determining an amount of access to data, based on a role can enable enhanced data security, more relevant data display, increased time savings, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Kedar Doshi, Alfred Vieira, Chaitanya Bhatt, Yongsheng Wu, Yanik Grignon
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISPLAYING ONE OR MORE DATA SETS TO A USER
    Publication number: 20110214064
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for displaying one or more data sets to a user. These mechanisms and methods for displaying one or more data sets to a user can enable enhanced data security, more relevant data display, reduced processing, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Donovan A. Schneider, Guillaume Le Stum, Leo Tenenblat, Wei Li
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHARING A SINGLE INSTANCE OF A DATABASE STORED USING A TENANT OF A MULTI-TENANT ON-DEMAND DATABASE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110213797
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for sharing a single instance of a database stored using a tenant of a multi-tenant on-demand database system. These mechanisms and methods for sharing a single instance of a database stored using a tenant of a multi-tenant on-demand database system can provide a single instance of a database that is shared amongst tenants of a multi-tenant on-demand database system. The ability to provide a single instance of a database that is shared amongst tenants of a multi-tenant on-demand database system can enable the database to be managed or otherwise maintained in a central location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Vance Hess
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USER REGISTRATION WITH A MULTI-TENANT ON-DEMAND DATABASE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110214062
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for user registration with a multi-tenant on-demand database system. These mechanisms and methods for user registration with a multi-tenant on-demand database system can provide user registration of the multi-tenant on-demand database system which takes into consideration a registration of an associated tenant of the multi-tenant on-demand database system. The ability to consider a tenant's registration with the multi-tenant on-demand database system when registering a user with the multi-tenant on--demand database system can improve the management of permissions associated with of the multi-tenant on-demand database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Kedar Doshi, Adi Kuruganti, Chaitanya Bhatt, Jayaprakash Pasala, Sanjaya Lai
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN ADAPTIVE INPUT USER INTERFACE FOR DATA ENTRY APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20110214067
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for a system and method for adapting an online user input form that provides user input to a web-based application. A method comprises defining one or more attributes related to one or more fields of the online user input form, obtaining historical data comprising past user input to related user input forms, calculating historical most common values for each attribute of the one or more attributes; and modifying the one or more fields of the online user input form in accordance with the calculated historical average values. The attributes may include at least one of the size, location, and datatype of each field of the form. The method may be implemented through an application programming interface for implementation through server-side and client-side processes that are written in a web-browser compatible markup language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Jamison M. Tanaka
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USING A DATABASE TO ACCESS CONTENT STORED OUTSIDE OF THE DATABASE
    Publication number: 20110213816
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for using a database to access content stored outside of the database. These mechanisms and methods for using a database to access content stored outside of the database can enable embodiments to provide a database system which can be used to access content when the content is incapable of being stored in the database system, or is otherwise not stored in the database system. The ability of embodiments to provide access to such data via the database system can improve the usability of the database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Kedar Doshi, Sonali Agrawal, Simon Wong, Chaitanya Bhatt, Sandip Ghosh, Gary Baker, Walter Macklem
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MONITORING DATA ACTIVITY UTILIZING A SHARED DATA STORE
    Publication number: 20110208858
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for monitoring data activity utilizing a shared data store, These mechanisms and methods for monitoring data activity utilizing a shared data store can enable enhanced data monitoring, more efficient data storage, improved system resource utilization, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Scott Yancey, Scott Hansma
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR STORING FILE SYSTEM CONTENT IN A MULTI-TENANT ON-DEMAND DATABASE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110208705
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for storing file system content in a multi-tenant on-demand database system. These mechanisms and methods for storing file system content in a multi-tenant on-demand database system can enable embodiments to reduce a number of files stored on a file system, avoid copying of all file system content to file system copies, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Hansma, Simon Z. Fell, Ryan Brainard, Sridevi Gopala Krishnan, Deepa Gupta
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING CUSTOMIZED DROP-DOWN MENUS
    Publication number: 20110209094
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing customized drop-down menus in user interface displays. Drop-down menus include one or more selection options and a table having multiple fields. Drop-down menu items are particularly useful for assisting a user with assigning information synchronized into a target database from one database system, such as an Outlook file, to objects in the target database system, such as a multi-tenant database system as well as providing suggestions to the user from search results when they may want to choose one of those results or perform a different action altogether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Marni Gasn, Herman Kwong
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED TESTING BY UTILIZING A PRECONFIGURED POINT OF ENTRY IN A TEST OR BY CONVERTING A TEST TO A PREDEFINED FORMAT
    Publication number: 20110209121
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for automated testing which utilizes a preconfigured point of entry in a test or which includes a test converted to a predetermined format. These mechanisms and methods for automated testing which utilizes a preconfigured point of entry in a test or which includes a test converted to a predetermined format can provide testing in an automated manner where the testing is otherwise typically. performed manually. The ability to provide this automated testing can increase the efficiency of testing code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Yudi Nagata, Luis Maya, Cheryl Porro
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONDITIONALLY PERFORMING A QUERY INCLUDING AN AGGREGATE FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20110208739
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for conditionally performing a query including an aggregate function. These mechanisms and methods for conditionally performing a query including an aggregate function can limit performance of queries including aggregate functions based on a number or records associated with such performance of such aggregate functions. The ability to limit performance of queries including aggregate functions can enable performance quality of a computer system to be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Craig Weissman
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING ONE OR MORE METADATA OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20110202508
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multi-tenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: David Brooks, Lewis Wiley Tucker, Benji Jasik, Timothy Mason, Eric David Bezar, Simon Wong, Douglas Chasman, Tien Tzuo, Scott Hansma, Adam Gross, Steven Tamm
  • APPLICATION INSTALLATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ALLOWING A PACKAGE TO BE INSTALLED BY A THIRD PARTY
    Publication number: 20110202911
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of developing computer applications, the method comprising providing to multiple users access, over a network, to information on a data center, with a subgroup of the users having access to a sub-portion of the information that is different from the sub-portion accessible by the remaining tenants of the subgroup; and communicating with the data center over the network employing a computer system associated with a user of the sub-group to establish application functionality with the sub-portion that may be accessed, over the network, by additional parties authorized by the user. Also disclosed is a machine-readable medium and a data center, both of which facilitate carrying-out the steps of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: David Brooks, Lewis Wiley Tucker, Benji Jasik, Timothy Mason, Eric David Bezar, Simon Wong, Douglas Chasman, Tien Tzuo, Scott Hansma, Adam Gross, Steven Tamm
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPORTING, PUBLISHING, BROWSING AND INSTALLING ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20110196883
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multi-tenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: David Brooks, Lewis Wiley Tucker, Benji Jasik, Timothy Mason, Eric David Bezar, Simon Wong, Douglas Chasman, Tien Tzuo, Scott Hansma, Adam Gross, Steven Tamm
  • APPLICATION UPDATE SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20110197186
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for storing documents that are being tracked in an on-demand service. These mechanisms and methods for storing documents in an on-demand service can enable embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the storing of the documents in association with a tag. The ability of embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the storing can enable an efficient searching for a shared document. In an embodiment, the shared document is categorized upon being stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Barker, Ryan Lissack, Daniel L. Pletter
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EVALUATING METADATA BEFORE EXECUTING A SOFTWARE APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20110197287
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing license objects to applications in an application platform database system. The method includes associating an LMA with an application installed to the application platform by a developer, notifying a license manager to which the license manager application is installed of the installation of the application to the application platform, and managing subscriber access to the application using the license manager application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Ron Hess, Steven Tamm, David Brooks, Amy Palke, Evan Moses
  • System and method for storing documents accessed by multiple users in an on-demand service
    Patent number: 7991790
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for storing documents that are being tracked in an on-demand service. These mechanisms and methods for storing documents in an on-demand service can enable embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the storing of the documents in association with a tag. The ability of embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the storing can enable an efficient searching for a shared document. In an embodiment, the shared document is categorized upon being stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J Barker, Ryan Lissack, Daniel L Pletter