Patents by Inventor Brian St. Clair

Brian St. Clair 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: 11714694
    Abstract: A method for failure event notification in an event recordation and distribution system. The method including monitoring each stage of processing of an event by an event publisher manager, detecting a failure of the event to publish in the event recordation and distribution system, and publishing an error event notification to a status stream in response to detecting the failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Li, Lawrence Eugenio McAlpin, Brian St. Clair, Alex S. Warshavsky
  • Patent number: 11533538
    Abstract: A method of per subscription event filtering is provided for an event recordation and distribution system. The method includes receiving an event from the event recordation and distribution system, determining that an event consumer that is a subscriber of an event stream of the event has specified filter logic for the event stream, and forwarding the event to an event consumer in response to the event meeting requirements of the specified filter logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Dan Li, Lawrence Eugenio McAlpin, Brian St. Clair, Alex S. Warshavsky
  • Publication number: 20210141679
    Abstract: A method for failure event notification in an event recordation and distribution system. The method including monitoring each stage of processing of an event by an event publisher manager, detecting a failure of the event to publish in the event recordation and distribution system, and publishing an error event notification to a status stream in response to detecting the failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Dan Li, Lawrence Eugenio McAlpin, Brian St. Clair, Alex S. Warshavsky
  • Publication number: 20210144440
    Abstract: A method of per subscription event filtering is provided for an event recordation and distribution system. The method includes receiving an event from the event recordation and distribution system, determining that an event consumer that is a subscriber of an event stream of the event has specified filter logic for the event stream, and forwarding the event to an event consumer in response to the event meeting requirements of the specified filter logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Dan Li, Lawrence Eugenio McAlpin, Brian St. Clair, Alex S. Warshavsky
  • Patent number: 10776186
    Abstract: A method and system for event delivery are described. A batch of events for a first topic with replay identifiers is received. Responsive to determining that there is an active replay identifier discontinuity information for the first topic, a determination is performed of whether the first batch of events includes a second set of events that fills the discontinuity identified in the replay identifier discontinuity information. Upon determining that the first batch of events includes a second subset of events with second respective replay identifiers that start from the last replay identifier and do not include a discontinuity the second subset of events is transmitted to an event consumer, and the replay identifier discontinuity information for the first topic is updated based on the second subset of events transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Brian St. Clair, Alex S. Warshavsky, John Arlan Brock
  • Publication number: 20200257574
    Abstract: A method and system for event delivery are described. A batch of events for a first topic with replay identifiers is received. Responsive to determining that there is an active replay identifier discontinuity information for the first topic, a determination is performed of whether the first batch of events includes a second set of events that fills the discontinuity identified in the replay identifier discontinuity information. Upon determining that the first batch of events includes a second subset of events with second respective replay identifiers that start from the last replay identifier and do not include a discontinuity the second subset of events is transmitted to an event consumer, and the replay identifier discontinuity information for the first topic is updated based on the second subset of events transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Brian St. Clair, Alex S. Warshavsky, John Arlan Brock
  • Patent number: 10037316
    Abstract: A method for processing email is presented here. The method begins by receiving email capture criteria for incoming email messages directed to a destination tenant of a multi-tenant database system. The method continues by comparing the email capture criteria to searchable information conveyed in the incoming email messages. When the searchable information in a candidate email message of the incoming email messages matches the email capture criteria by at least a threshold amount, the candidate email message is identified as a matched email message. The method continues by saving a copy of the matched email message for diagnostic analysis, and performing incoming email processing on the matched email message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: salesforce, inc.
    Inventors: Rasmus Mencke, Richard Alan Stevens, Brian St. Clair
  • Patent number: 9628412
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting generic loops is described. In one example, an inbound email is inspected for a loop token. If a loop token is found, then an event identification and a sender identification is extracted. The extracted sender identification and event identification is applied to a loop token record, and the inbound email is conditionally discarded based on the application to the loop token record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian St. Clair, Joseph Humphreys
  • Publication number: 20160110335
    Abstract: A method for processing email is presented here. The method begins by receiving email capture criteria for incoming email messages directed to a destination tenant of a multi-tenant database system. The method continues by comparing the email capture criteria to searchable information conveyed in the incoming email messages. When the searchable information in a candidate email message of the incoming email messages matches the email capture criteria by at least a threshold amount, the candidate email message is identified as a matched email message. The method continues by saving a copy of the matched email message for diagnostic analysis, and performing incoming email processing on the matched email message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Rasmus Mencke, Richard Alan Stevens, Brian St. Clair
  • Patent number: 9262037
    Abstract: A method for processing email is presented here. The method begins by receiving email capture criteria for incoming email messages directed to a destination tenant of a multi-tenant database system. The method continues by comparing the email capture criteria to searchable information conveyed in the incoming email messages. When the searchable information in a candidate email message of the incoming email messages matches the email capture criteria by at least a threshold amount, the candidate email message is identified as a matched email message. The method continues by saving a copy of the matched email message for diagnostic analysis, and performing incoming email processing on the matched email message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Rasmus Mencke, Richard Alan Stevens, Brian St. Clair
  • Publication number: 20130304833
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting generic loops is described. In one example, an inbound email is inspected for a loop token. If a loop token is found, then an event identification and a sender identification is extracted. The extracted sender identification and event identification is applied to a loop token record, and the inbound email is conditionally discarded based on the application to the loop token record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: salesforce.com,inc.
    Inventors: Brian St. Clair, Joseph Humphreys
  • Publication number: 20130290869
    Abstract: A method for processing email is presented here. The method begins by receiving email capture criteria for incoming email messages directed to a destination tenant of a multi-tenant database system. The method continues by comparing the email capture criteria to searchable information conveyed in the incoming email messages. When the searchable information in a candidate email message of the incoming email messages matches the email capture criteria by at least a threshold amount, the candidate email message is identified as a matched email message. The method continues by saving a copy of the matched email message for diagnostic analysis, and performing incoming email processing on the matched email message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Rasmus Mencke, Richard Alan Stevens, Brian St. Clair