Patents by Inventor Cheryl Porro
Cheryl Porro 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).
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Publication number: 20230169266Abstract: Disclosed are database systems, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tabular data in a social network feed. In some implementations, a server of a database system stores, in a database, social network feed data comprising a plurality of feed items as data objects. The server also stores, in a database, tabular data as data objects. The server shares the social network feed data and the tabular data in a social network feed displayable to present the feed items and the tabular data in a user interface, the tabular data being presentable in the user interface in a tabular format. The user interface may receive shareable user commentary regarding the tabular data. The stored tabular data may be editable by users of the database system. The social network feed may be updated to comprise notifications of edits to the tabular data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Patent number: 11544450Abstract: Disclosed are database systems, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tabular data in a social network feed. In some implementations, a server of a database system stores, in a database, social network feed data comprising a plurality of feed items as data objects. The server also stores, in a database, tabular data as data objects. The server shares the social network feed data and the tabular data in a social network feed displayable to present the feed items and the tabular data in a user interface, the tabular data being presentable in the user interface in a tabular format. The user interface may receive shareable user commentary regarding the tabular data. The stored tabular data may be editable by users of the database system. The social network feed may be updated to comprise notifications of edits to the tabular data.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Publication number: 20210089711Abstract: Disclosed are database systems, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tabular data in a social network feed. In some implementations, a server of a database system stores, in a database, social network feed data comprising a plurality of feed items as data objects. The server also stores, in a database, tabular data as data objects. The server shares the social network feed data and the tabular data in a social network feed displayable to present the feed items and the tabular data in a user interface, the tabular data being presentable in the user interface in a tabular format. The user interface may receive shareable user commentary regarding the tabular data. The stored tabular data may be editable by users of the database system. The social network feed may be updated to comprise notifications of edits to the tabular data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Patent number: 10872200Abstract: Disclosed are database systems, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tabular data in a social network feed. In some implementations, a server of a database system stores, in a database, social network feed data comprising a plurality of feed items as data objects. The server also stores, in a database, tabular data as data objects. The server shares the social network feed data and the tabular data in a social network feed displayable to present the feed items and the tabular data in a user interface, the tabular data being presentable in the user interface in a tabular format. The user interface may receive shareable user commentary regarding the tabular data. The stored tabular data may be editable by users of the database system. The social network feed may be updated to comprise notifications of edits to the tabular data.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Publication number: 20180060293Abstract: Disclosed are database systems, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tabular data in a social network feed. In some implementations, a server of a database system stores, in a database, social network feed data comprising a plurality of feed items as data objects. The server also stores, in a database, tabular data as data objects. The server shares the social network feed data and the tabular data in a social network feed displayable to present the feed items and the tabular data in a user interface, the tabular data being presentable in the user interface in a tabular format. The user interface may receive shareable user commentary regarding the tabular data. The stored tabular data may be editable by users of the database system. The social network feed may be updated to comprise notifications of edits to the tabular data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Patent number: 9824082Abstract: Disclosed are database systems, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tabular data in a social network feed. In some implementations, a server of a database system stores, in a database, social network feed data comprising a plurality of feed items as data objects. The server also stores, in a database, tabular data as data objects. The server shares the social network feed data and the tabular data in a social network feed displayable to present the feed items and the tabular data in a user interface, the tabular data being presentable in the user interface in a tabular format. The user interface may receive shareable user commentary regarding the tabular data. The stored tabular data may be editable by users of the database system. The social network feed may be updated to comprise notifications of edits to the tabular data.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Publication number: 20170199863Abstract: Disclosed are database systems, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tabular data in a social network feed. In some implementations, a server of a database system stores, in a database, social network feed data comprising a plurality of feed items as data objects. The server also stores, in a database, tabular data as data objects. The server shares the social network feed data and the tabular data in a social network feed displayable to present the feed items and the tabular data in a user interface, the tabular data being presentable in the user interface in a tabular format. The user interface may receive shareable user commentary regarding the tabular data. The stored tabular data may be editable by users of the database system. The social network feed may be updated to comprise notifications of edits to the tabular data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Patent number: 9589306Abstract: Disclosed are database systems, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tabular data in a social network feed. In some implementations, a server of a database system stores, in a database, social network feed data comprising a plurality of feed items as data objects. The server also stores, in a database, tabular data as data objects. The server shares the social network feed data and the tabular data in a social network feed displayable to present the feed items and the tabular data in a user interface, the tabular data being presentable in the user interface in a tabular format. The user interface may receive shareable user commentary regarding the tabular data. The stored tabular data may be editable by users of the database system. The social network feed may be updated to comprise notifications of edits to the tabular data.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Publication number: 20150178858Abstract: Disclosed are database systems, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tabular data in a social network feed. In some implementations, a server of a database system stores, in a database, social network feed data comprising a plurality of feed items as data objects. The server also stores, in a database, tabular data as data objects. The server shares the social network feed data and the tabular data in a social network feed displayable to present the feed items and the tabular data in a user interface, the tabular data being presentable in the user interface in a tabular format. The user interface may receive shareable user commentary regarding the tabular data. The stored tabular data may be editable by users of the database system. The social network feed may be updated to comprise notifications of edits to the tabular data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Patent number: 9031957Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for presenting updates to associated records to publish on an information feed in an on-demand database service environment. In one embodiment, data is received at a computing device configured to provide computing services via a network. The data may be separated into a plurality of data entries to define structured data. Each data entry may have a plurality of data fields. Each data field may be capable of being assigned a respective data value. The structured data may be stored in a database in an on-demand computing services environment. References to the structured data may be capable of being stored as feed items in one or more feed tables in a database. The feed items may be capable of being published in an information feed displayed on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Patent number: 8732663Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 1, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Yudi Nagata, Luis Maya, Cheryl Porro
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Publication number: 20120216130Abstract: A method for providing an ongoing feedback user interface for an enterprise social network including users associated with an entity. The method can include receiving ongoing feedback from a first user. The ongoing feedback can comprise at least one comment about a second user of the enterprise social network and a name of the second user, the at least one comment is associated with one or more actions performed by the second user in a given time period. The ongoing feedback associated with the second user can be stored in one or more databases associated with the enterprise social network. In response to a request from the second user, the ongoing feedback can be transmitted to display the ongoing feedback on the user system associated with the second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Cheryl Porro, Kenneth Doug Scott, Andrea Suzanne Leszek, Thomas Dvomik
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Publication number: 20120215705Abstract: A method for providing an about me user interface for an enterprise social network including users associated with an entity. The method can include receiving a request for user information. The request can include a name of a user of the enterprise social network. In response to receiving a request, user information can be obtained from one or more databases associated with the enterprise social network. The obtained user information can comprise information previously obtained from the named user and information obtained from one or more external software systems that the named user is currently assigned. The obtained information can be transmitted to a user system associated with a user who requested the user information for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Cheryl Porro, Kenneth Doug Scott, Jeanette Zalder, Jennifer Blackburn, James Hatton, Vamsi Deepak Gadey, Thomas Dvomik, Kavitha Musthyala, Chad Labrosse
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Publication number: 20120215706Abstract: A method for providing a recognition user interface for an enterprise social network including users associated with an entity. The method can include receiving a recognition request to award recognition to a second user of the enterprise social network. The recognition request can include identification information associated with the first user. In response to receiving the request, a profile associated with the second user can be accessed from one or more databases associated with the enterprise social network. A total recognition parameter in the profile associated with the second user can be updated. The updated total recognition parameter associated with the second user and the identification information associated with the first user can be saved in the one or more databases.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Cheryl Porro, Kenneth Doug Scott, Herman Kwong, James Halton, James Hang, Peter (Yuan) Wang, Andrea Holmes
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Publication number: 20120089610Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for presenting updates to associated records to publish on an information feed in an on-demand database service environment. In one embodiment, data is received at a computing device configured to provide computing services via a network. The data may be separated into a plurality of data entries to define structured data. Each data entry may have a plurality of data fields. Each data field may be capable of being assigned a respective data value. The structured data may be stored in a database in an on-demand computing services environment. References to the structured data may be capable of being stored as feed items in one or more feed tables in a database. The feed items may be capable of being published in an information feed displayed on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.Inventors: Sonali Agrawal, Ryan Spraetz, Cheryl Porro
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Publication number: 20110209121Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.Inventors: Yudi Nagata, Luis Maya, Cheryl Porro