Patents by Inventor Beth BREISNES

Beth BREISNES 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).

  • Dependency-aware rules engine for delivering managed package upgrades
    Patent number: 11893377
    Abstract: A method implemented by at least one server for pushing managed package upgrades comprises receiving a dependency graph from an operating entity via an API call that expresses relationships between a set of software packages. A subscriber set is ingested for subscribers of the software packages via an API call to the operating entity that owns the software packages. A per-subscriber dependency graph is constructed expressing relationships between the individual subscriber's delivery operations. The set of packages is delivered based on dependency order of the per-subscriber dependency graph, while applying one or more rules including: i) push schedule rules that allow the first operating entity to specify time-based gates for the deliveries; ii) subscriber exclusion rules that allow the operating entity to exclude specific subscribers; iii) rules for automatic retries of failed operations; and iv) rules to chunk the push upgrade operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: David Reed, Jason Lantz, Marcel Pufal, James Estevez, Beth Breisnes, Brandon Parker, David Ray
  • DEPENDENCY-AWARE RULES ENGINE FOR DELIVERING MANAGED PACKAGE UPGRADES
    Publication number: 20230350661
    Abstract: A method implemented by at least one server for pushing managed package upgrades comprises receiving a dependency graph from an operating entity via an API call that expresses relationships between a set of software packages. A subscriber set is ingested for subscribers of the software packages via an API call to the operating entity that owns the software packages. A per-subscriber dependency graph is constructed expressing relationships between the individual subscriber's delivery operations. The set of packages is delivered based on dependency order of the per-subscriber dependency graph, while applying one or more rules including: i) push schedule rules that allow the first operating entity to specify time-based gates for the deliveries; ii) subscriber exclusion rules that allow the operating entity to exclude specific subscribers; iii) rules for automatic retries of failed operations; and iv) rules to chunk the push upgrade operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: David REED, Jason LANTZ, Marcel PUFAL, James ESTEVEZ, Beth BREISNES, Brandon PARKER, David RAY