Patents Assigned to salesforce.com
  • COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR SIMULTANEOUS CO-DEVELOPMENT OF DASHBOARD INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20170102833
    Abstract: A computer system facilitates the collaborative design and presentation of graphical dashboard displays or the like by initiating the presentation of dashboard imagery on each of the collaborating system displays. When a user of a client system identifies an object of the dashboard display for editing, instructions are sent to each of the other collaborating systems to identify the editing party and to prevent simultaneous edits of the same object by multiple parties. Edited objects may be shaded, colored or otherwise highlighted to provide additional information about the editor, the changes being made or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Mrudula Kodali, Eli Brumbaugh
  • COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTERNAL CUSTOM FEED ITEMS
    Publication number: 20170103127
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, and methods for presenting feed items in an information feed. In various implementations, a first result object is received, where the first result object is a data structure including a result of a feed query, where the result of the feed query includes at least one feed item to be included in the information feed, and where the at least one feed item has a first presentation. In various implementations, at least one custom object associated with the at least one feed item is received, where the at least one custom object provides a second presentation of the at least one feed item. In some implementations, the at least one custom object is included with the first result object to define an intermediary data structure. In some implementations, the intermediary data structure is stored on one or more storage mediums.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott HANSON, Carter Jon THAXTON
  • Cloud-based security profiling, threat analysis and intelligence
    Patent number: 9619655
    Abstract: An automated software vulnerability scanning and notification system and method provide an automated detection and notification regarding a software vulnerability. The operation of the system and the method includes obtaining software vulnerability information, periodically scanning a web application and a corresponding web server associated with an operator, and evaluating the periodic scans relative to the software vulnerability information to detect software vulnerabilities. Upon detection of a software vulnerability, a notification message is provided automatically to the operator regarding the software vulnerability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Bach, James Dolph
  • Probabilistic tree-structured learning system for extracting contact data from quotes
    Patent number: 9619534
    Abstract: Systems and methods for updating data stored in a database, such as contact information. An input string is obtained through a search for timely material associated with the stored contact. The input string is parsed using probabilistic tendencies to extract entities corresponding to those stored with the contact. Secondary entities are used to assist in the identification of the primary entities. The contact is then updated (or added if new) using the extracted primary entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Arun Kumar Jagota
  • System and method for phrase matching with arbitrary text
    Patent number: 9619458
    Abstract: A system and method for matching phrases having arbitrary text. A first data structure stores a list of common phrases having multiple words. Each unique word is indexed in a hash table and mapped to one or more values that describe attributes of using the word in one or more of the common phrases. Using the hash table and the list of common phrases, a temporary array is defined to keep track of possible matches between words in an input string and the list of common phrases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Fuchs, Zandro Luis Gonzalez, Craig Howland
  • System, method and computer program product for displaying one or more data sets to a user
    Patent number: 9619530
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Donovan A. Schneider, Guillaume Le Stum, Leo Tenenblat, Wei Li
  • System, method and computer program product for determining a risk score for an entity
    Patent number: 9619652
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for determining a risk score for an entity. These mechanisms and methods for determining a risk score for an entity can enable more effective monitoring of a system, can create more relevant data associated with the entity, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Steve Slater
  • Personalizing scoping and ordering of object types for search
    Patent number: 9619524
    Abstract: A method of establishing personalized limits on a search responsive to a key word query in an enterprise search system is described that includes receiving an object types access history for a particular user. Applying this method, the object types access history includes records of object types selected from search results returning multiple object types and records of object types selected via interfaces other than search results. The method continues with determining and storing in computer readable memory a personalized scope of object types. The personalized scope of object types sets a limit on object types initially returned by an enterprise search system for the particular user in response to key word queries by the particular user that do not specify object types to search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Walter Macklem, David Nathanson, Jia Chen, Luke Ball, Shankara Subramanya, Kanishka Maheshwari, Susan Kimberlin
  • Unicode-based image generation and testing
    Patent number: 9619642
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing to tell computers and humans apart and generating said tests are described. To generate a test, a selection of a range of characters at least including the 8-bit ASCII character range is received. Each character in the selected range of characters is tested to determine if the character has a glyph in the selected font, if the character is a whitespace character, and if the character leaves a visible impression. From all the characters in the selected range of characters that pass the tests, a plurality of characters is selected for a challenge, and a larger set of characters (that includes the plurality of characters from the challenge) is selected for a response. An image is generated that includes the challenge and the response, and a solution threshold is calculated based on the location of the challenge characters within the generated response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Gursev Singh Kalra
  • Method and system for selecting amongst a plurality of processes to send a message
    Patent number: 9621488
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for selecting amongst a plurality of processes to send a message (e.g. a message for updating an endpoint system, etc.). These mechanisms and methods for selecting amongst a plurality of processes to send a message can enable embodiments to utilize more than one queue for sending such message. The ability of embodiments to provide such multi-process feature can, in turn, prevent latency that typically accompanies a mounting number of messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Benji Jasik, Simon Zak Fell
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING SEARCH RESULTS ACCORDING TO A PRIORITY ORDER DETERMINED BY USER ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20170097964
    Abstract: A method for presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) of an enterprise software application connected to a server, the enterprise software application comprising at least a multi-tenant database, is provided. The method receives, at the server, user input comprising a search; generates, at the server, a set of search results based on the search, the set of search results being associated with entities of the enterprise software application, each of the entities comprising a respective database object containing predefined categories of data, the multi-tenant database comprising at least the database object; determines a priority order of the search results, based on user interaction history with the entities; and presents, via the GUI, the search results according to the priority order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Glenn Sorrentino, James David Vogt, Steve Courtney
  • Methods and apparatus for discontinuing the following of records in an on-demand database service environment
    Patent number: 9613152
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for discontinuing the following of records in an on-demand database service environment. In one embodiment, one or more records are identified according to one or more designated criteria. The records are stored in a database. The records are being followed by one or more users in an on-demand database service environment such that updates to the records are capable of being stored as feed items in one or more feed tables in the database. The feed items are capable of being published in an information feed displayed on one or more devices associated with the one or more users. The following of the identified one or more records by the one or more users is discontinued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: John Kucera
  • System and method to generate a data-rich template
    Patent number: 9613085
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for correlating template data to select contextually relevant content including receiving a request from a consumer device to serve a template at a server, the template comprising at least one tag, selecting a content in a database associated with the at least one tag based at least in part on a correlation between the template and the at least one tag, substituting the at least one tag with the content, and transmitting the template from the server to the consumer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Tom Waltz, Greg Curiel, Gerald Gibson, Dale McCrory, Kevin Parkerson, Matt Beard
  • Method and system for filtering common fields across multiple data sets
    Patent number: 9613326
    Abstract: A system and method for display of graphical components on a user interface. Multiple components may be displayed on a graphical user interface an active dashboard. Each component is a graphical representation of a report generated from plurality of data fields stored in objects on a database. At least some of the reports are generated from different data models. The displayed components are filtered on the basis of at least one data field that is a common field among the different data models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Vishnubhatta, Eric Nash, Guillaume Le Stum, Stefan Eberl, Siuling Ku
  • FAST CSS PARSER
    Publication number: 20170091157
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to systems and methods for providing a CSS parser to improve the maintainability of code that displays data to users. The technology disclosed also improves the performance and consistency of the code that delivers a user's experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Nathan David McWilliams
  • INTEGRATING AND MANAGING SOCIAL NETWORKING INFORMATION IN AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170091776
    Abstract: Some embodiments comprise integrating information from a social network into a multi-tenant database system. A plurality of information from the social network is retrieved, using a processor and a network interface of a server computer in the multi-tenant database system, wherein the plurality of information is associated with a message transmitted using the social network. Metadata related to the transmitted message is generated, using the processor. A conversation object is generated, using the processor, based on the plurality of information associated with the transmitted message and the metadata related to the transmitted message. The conversation object is then stored in an entity in the multi-tenant database system, using the processor of the server computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Chet CHAUHAN
  • System, method and computer program product for monitoring data activity utilizing a shared data store
    Patent number: 9607034
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Scott Yancey, Scott Hansma
  • Computer implemented methods and apparatus for recommending events
    Patent number: 9607090
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for recommending an event to a user. In some implementations, one or more servers receive information identifying a plurality of events. The one or more servers store data of the plurality of events in a first one or more data tables having an action field, an item field, and a user field, and analyze the data of the first one or more data tables to generate one or more pairs, each pair including information identifying a set of events and a target event. The one or more servers may calculate a similarity score for each of the one or more pairs and store the respective similarity score in a second one or more data tables having a set field, a target event field, and a similarity score field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Joel Palmert, Xiao Meng
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D782506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Yuseung Kim, Jean Elie Bovet, Edward Charles Mengel, III
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D783031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Yuseung Kim, Jean Elie Bovet, Edward Charles Mengel, III