Patents by Inventor Beau David Cronin

Beau David Cronin 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: 10963541
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing a RELATED command with a predictive query interface including means for generating indices from a dataset of columns and rows, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices within a database of a host organization; exposing the database of the host organization via a request interface; receiving, at the request interface, a query for the database specifying a RELATED command term and a specified column as a parameter for the RELATED command term; querying the database using the RELATED command term and passing the specified column to generate a predictive record set; and returning the predictive record set responsive to the query, the predictive record set having a plurality of elements therein, each of the returned elements including a column identifier and a confidence indicator for the specified column passed with the RELATED command term, wherein the confidence indicator in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Fritz Heinrich Obermeyer, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas, Jonathan Glidden
  • Patent number: 10007956
    Abstract: The technology disclosed describes systems and methods for delivering software trial demonstrations that are customized, with features identified as interesting to a software demonstration candidate, by mining biographical and behavioral data of the candidate. The technology further discloses systems and methods for the customization of trial demonstrations with software usage stories that reflect a software demonstration candidate's interests, identified by analyzing mined biographical and behavioral data about the candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Everett Jemiolo, Beau David Cronin
  • Publication number: 20180047115
    Abstract: The technology disclosed describes systems and methods for delivering software trial demonstrations that are customized, with features identified as interesting to a software demonstration candidate, by mining biographical and behavioral data of the candidate. The technology further discloses systems and methods for the customization of trial demonstrations with software usage stories that reflect a software demonstration candidate's interests, identified by analyzing mined biographical and behavioral data about the candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Everett JEMIOLO, Beau David CRONIN
  • Patent number: 9805427
    Abstract: The technology disclosed describes systems and methods for delivering software trial demonstrations that are customized, with features identified as interesting to a software demonstration candidate, by mining biographical and behavioral data of the candidate. The technology further discloses systems and methods for the customization of trial demonstrations with software usage stories that reflect a software demonstration candidate's interests, identified by analyzing mined biographical and behavioral data about the candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Everett Jemiolo, Beau David Cronin
  • Patent number: 9690815
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing data upload, processing, and predictive query API exposure including means for receiving a dataset in a tabular form, the dataset having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; processing the dataset to generate indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices in a database; exposing an Application Programming Interface (API) to query the indices in the database; receiving a request for a predictive query or a latent structure query against the indices in the database; querying the database for a prediction based on the request via the API; and returning the prediction responsive to the request. Other related embodiments are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas
  • Publication number: 20160364420
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing a RELATED command with a predictive query interface including means for generating indices from a dataset of columns and rows, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices within a database of a host organization; exposing the database of the host organization via a request interface; receiving, at the request interface, a query for the database specifying a RELATED command term and a specified column as a parameter for the RELATED command term; querying the database using the RELATED command term and passing the specified column to generate a predictive record set; and returning the predictive record set responsive to the query, the predictive record set having a plurality of elements therein, each of the returned elements including a column identifier and a confidence indicator for the specified column passed with the RELATED command term, wherein the confidence indicator in
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Fritz Heinrich Obermeyer, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas, Jonathan Glidden
  • Publication number: 20160292199
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing data upload, processing, and predictive query API exposure including means for receiving a dataset in a tabular form, the dataset having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; processing the dataset to generate indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices in a database; exposing an Application Programming Interface (API) to query the indices in the database; receiving a request for a predictive query or a latent structure query against the indices in the database; querying the database for a prediction based on the request via the API; and returning the prediction responsive to the request. Other related embodiments are further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas
  • Patent number: 9454767
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing a RELATED command with a predictive query interface including means for generating indices from a dataset of columns and rows, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices within a database of a host organization; exposing the database of the host organization via a request interface; receiving, at the request interface, a query for the database specifying a RELATED command term and a specified column as a parameter for the RELATED command term; querying the database using the RELATED command term and passing the specified column to generate a predictive record set; and returning the predictive record set responsive to the query, the predictive record set having a plurality of elements therein, each of the returned elements including a column identifier and a confidence indicator for the specified column passed with the RELATED command term, wherein the confidence indicator in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Fritz Heinrich Obermeyer, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas, Jonathan Glidden
  • Publication number: 20160224320
    Abstract: The technology disclosed describes systems and methods for delivering software trial demonstrations that are customized, with features identified as interesting to a software demonstration candidate, by mining biographical and behavioral data of the candidate. The technology further discloses systems and methods for the customization of trial demonstrations with software usage stories that reflect a software demonstration candidate's interests, identified by analyzing mined biographical and behavioral data about the candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Everett Jemiolo, Beau David Cronin
  • Patent number: 9367853
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing data upload, processing, and predictive query API exposure including means for receiving a dataset in a tabular form, the dataset having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; processing the dataset to generate indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices in a database; exposing an Application Programming Interface (API) to query the indices in the database; receiving a request for a predictive query or a latent structure query against the indices in the database; querying the database for a prediction based on the request via the API; and returning the prediction responsive to the request. Other related embodiments are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas
  • Patent number: 9349132
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing a GROUP command with a predictive query interface including means for generating indices from a dataset of columns and rows, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices within a database of a host organization; exposing the database of the host organization via a request interface; receiving, at the request interface, a query for the database specifying a GROUP command term and a specified column as a parameter for the GROUP command term; querying the database using the GROUP command term and passing the specified column to generate a predictive record set; and returning the predictive record set responsive to the query, the predictive record set having a plurality of groups specified therein, each of the returned groups of the predictive record set including a group of one or more rows of the dataset. Other related embodiments are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Fritz Heinrich Obermeyer, Eric Michael Jonas, Jonathan Glidden
  • Patent number: 9342836
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing a PREDICT command with a predictive query interface including means for generating indices from a dataset of columns and rows, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices within a database of a host organization; exposing the database of the host organization via a request interface; receiving, at the request interface, a query for the database specifying at least (i) a PREDICT command term, (ii) one or more specified columns to be predicted, and (iii) one or more column name=value pairs specifying column names to be fixed and the values by which to fix them; and querying the database using the PREDICT command term and passing the one or more specified columns to be predicted and the one or more column name=value pairs to generate a representation of a joint conditional distribution of the one or more specified columns to be predicted fixed according to the column name=value
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: salesforces.com, inc.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas
  • Patent number: 9336533
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing a SIMILAR command with a predictive query interface including means for generating indices from a dataset of columns and rows, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices within a database of a host organization; exposing the database of the host organization via a request interface; receiving, at the request interface, a query for the database specifying a SIMILAR command term, a specified row as a parameter for the SIMILAR command term, and a specified column as a parameter for the SIMILAR command term; querying the database using the SIMILAR command term and passing the specified row and the specified column to generate a predictive record set; and returning the predictive record set responsive to the query, the predictive record set having a plurality of elements therein, each of the returned elements of the predictive record set including (i) a row identifier which corre
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Fritz Heinrich Obermeyer, Eric Michael Jonas, Jonathan Glidden
  • Patent number: 9240016
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing predictive query interface as a cloud service including means for exposing an interface to client devices operating remotely from a host organization, wherein the interface is accessible by the client devices via a public Internet; executing a predictive database at the host organization as an on-demand cloud based service for one or more subscribers; authenticating one of the client devices by verifying the client device is associated with one of the subscribers and based further on authentication credentials for the respective subscriber; receiving a request from the authenticated subscriber via the interface; executing a predictive query or a latent structure query against indices of the predictive database generated from a dataset of columns and rows on behalf of the authenticated subscriber, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; and returning a predictive record set to the authenticat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas, Max Gasner
  • Publication number: 20150193544
    Abstract: In an example, a processing system of a database system may be configured to cause a user system that is coupled to the database system over a network to display a list of a plurality of factors from which the processing system derived a first value of a customer relationship management record. The processing system may be configured to determine whether a person selects a factor of the list. The processing system may be configured to deriving a second value that is different than the first value from at least a subset of the plurality of factors in response to determining that the person selects the factor from the list. The processing system may perform at least one of causing the second value to be displayed on the user system or retaining an association of the second value to the customer relationship management record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Suyog Anil Deshpande, Beau David Cronin
  • Publication number: 20140280190
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing data upload, processing, and predictive query API exposure including means for receiving a dataset in a tabular form, the dataset having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; processing the dataset to generate indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices in a database; exposing an Application Programming Interface (API) to query the indices in the database; receiving a request for a predictive query or a latent structure query against the indices in the database; querying the database for a prediction based on the request via the API; and returning the prediction responsive to the request. Other related embodiments are further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas
  • Publication number: 20140280065
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for predictive query implementation and usage in a multi-tenant database system including means for implementing predictive population of null values with confidence scoring, means for predictive scoring and reporting of business opportunities with probability to close scoring, and other related embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas, Fritz Obermeyer
  • Publication number: 20140278754
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing predictive query interface as a cloud service including means for exposing an interface to client devices operating remotely from a host organization, wherein the interface is accessible by the client devices via a public Internet; executing a predictive database at the host organization as an on-demand cloud based service for one or more subscribers; authenticating one of the client devices by verifying the client device is associated with one of the subscribers and based further on authentication credentials for the respective subscriber; receiving a request from the authenticated subscriber via the interface; executing a predictive query or a latent structure query against indices of the predictive database generated from a dataset of columns and rows on behalf of the authenticated subscriber, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; and returning a predictive record set to the authenticat
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas, Max Gasner
  • Publication number: 20140280153
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing a GROUP command with a predictive query interface including means for generating indices from a dataset of columns and rows, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices within a database of a host organization; exposing the database of the host organization via a request interface; receiving, at the request interface, a query for the database specifying a GROUP command term and a specified column as a parameter for the GROUP command term; querying the database using the GROUP command term and passing the specified column to generate a predictive record set; and returning the predictive record set responsive to the query, the predictive record set having a plurality of groups specified therein, each of the returned groups of the predictive record set including a group of one or more rows of the dataset. Other related embodiments are further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Fritz Heinrich Obermeyer, Eric Michael Jonas, Jonathan Glidden
  • Publication number: 20140280192
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing a RELATED command with a predictive query interface including means for generating indices from a dataset of columns and rows, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices within a database of a host organization; exposing the database of the host organization via a request interface; receiving, at the request interface, a query for the database specifying a RELATED command term and a specified column as a parameter for the RELATED command term; querying the database using the RELATED command term and passing the specified column to generate a predictive record set; and returning the predictive record set responsive to the query, the predictive record set having a plurality of elements therein, each of the returned elements including a column identifier and a confidence indicator for the specified column passed with the RELATED command term, wherein the confidence indicator in
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Beau David Cronin, Fritz Heinrich Obermeyer, Cap Christian Petschulat, Eric Michael Jonas, Jonathan Glidden