Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Silver

Daniel C. Silver 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: 10761829
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for dynamic node allocation for a server system that can automatically heal on failure—minimizing the need for static configuration—dynamically adjusting server resources to match load, and minimize end user wait times. The disclosed methods dynamically allocate nodes to increase capacity for a platform that accepts data queries. Additionally disclosed is a system for rolling version update deployment: workers maintain org lists of org-task-queues that they service; org-affinities between the workers and the org-task-queues require the workers to have access to local copies of immutable data sets to service org-tasks from the org-task-queues of the orgs that they service. A leader running on a worker implements a healing and balancing service that maintains worker redundancy, manages the workers' org-affinities to accumulate orgs on their respective org-lists. The leader implements messaging to the workers to update to a new software version and monitors completion of updates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Saptarshi Roy, Daniel C. Silver, Donovan A. Schneider, Medha Pradhan, Ryan Lamore, Naveen Purushothama Rao, Nicholas Geh, Srirama Koneru
  • Patent number: 10671751
    Abstract: A predicate-based row level security system is used when workers build or split an analytical data store. According to one implementation, predicate-based means that security requirements of source transactional systems can be used as predicates to a rule base that generates one or more security tokens, which are associated with each row as attributes of a dimension. Similarly, when an analytic data store is to be split, build job, user and session attributes can be used to generate complementary security tokens that are compared to security tokens of selected rows. Efficient indexing of a security tokens dimension makes it efficient to qualify row retrieval based on security criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Donovan A. Schneider, Daniel C. Silver, Fred Im, Vijayasarathy Chakravarthy
  • Patent number: 10412158
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for dynamic node allocation for a server system that can automatically heal on failure—minimizing the need for static configuration—dynamically adjusting server resources to match load, and minimize end user wait times. The disclosed methods dynamically allocate nodes to increase capacity for a platform that accepts data queries. Additionally disclosed is a system for rolling version update deployment: workers maintain org lists of org-task-queues that they service; org-affinities between the workers and the org-task-queues require the workers to have access to local copies of immutable data sets to service org-tasks from the org-task-queues of the orgs that they service. A leader running on a worker implements a healing and balancing service that maintains worker redundancy, manages the workers' org-affinities to accumulate orgs on their respective org-lists. The leader implements messaging to the workers to update to a new software version and monitors completion of updates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Saptarshi Roy, Daniel C. Silver, Donovan Schneider, Medha Pradhan, Ryan Lamore, Naveen Purushothama Rao, Nicholas Geh, Srirama Koneru
  • Publication number: 20180293063
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for dynamic node allocation for a server system that can automatically heal on failure—minimizing the need for static configuration—dynamically adjusting server resources to match load, and minimize end user wait times. The disclosed methods dynamically allocate nodes to increase capacity for a platform that accepts data queries. Additionally disclosed is a system for rolling version update deployment: workers maintain org lists of org-task-queues that they service; org-affinities between the workers and the org-task-queues require the workers to have access to local copies of immutable data sets to service org-tasks from the org-task-queues of the orgs that they service. A leader running on a worker implements a healing and balancing service that maintains worker redundancy, manages the workers' org-affinities to accumulate orgs on their respective org-lists. The leader implements messaging to the workers to update to a new software version and monitors completion of updates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Saptarshi Roy, Daniel C. Silver, Donovan A. Schneider, Medha Pradhan, Ryan Lamore, Naveen Purushothama Rao, Nicholas Geh, Srirama Koneru
  • Patent number: 10001983
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for dynamic node allocation for a server system that can automatically heal on failure—minimizing the need for static configuration—dynamically adjusting server resources to match load, and minimize end user wait times. The disclosed methods dynamically allocate nodes to increase capacity for a platform that accepts data queries. Additionally disclosed is a system for rolling version update deployment: workers maintain org lists of org-task-queues that they service; org-affinities between the workers and the org-task-queues require the workers to have access to local copies of immutable data sets to service org-tasks from the org-task-queues of the orgs that they service. A leader running on a worker implements a healing and balancing service that maintains worker redundancy, manages the workers' org-affinities to accumulate orgs on their respective org-lists. The leader implements messaging to the workers to update to a new software version and monitors completion of updates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Saptarshi Roy, Daniel C. Silver, Donovan Schneider, Medha Pradhan, Ryan Lamore, Naveen Purushothama Rao, Nicholas Geh, Srirama Koneru
  • Publication number: 20180032323
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for dynamic node allocation for a server system that can automatically heal on failure—minimizing the need for static configuration—dynamically adjusting server resources to match load, and minimize end user wait times. The disclosed methods dynamically allocate nodes to increase capacity for a platform that accepts data queries. Additionally disclosed is a system for rolling version update deployment: workers maintain org lists of org-task-queues that they service; org-affinities between the workers and the org-task-queues require the workers to have access to local copies of immutable data sets to service org-tasks from the org-task-queues of the orgs that they service. A leader running on a worker implements a healing and balancing service that maintains worker redundancy, manages the workers' org-affinities to accumulate orgs on their respective org-lists. The leader implements messaging to the workers to update to a new software version and monitors completion of updates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Saptarshi Roy, Daniel C. Silver, Donovan Schneider, Medha Pradhan, Ryan Lamore, Naveen Purushothama Rao, Nicholas Geh, Srirama Koneru
  • Publication number: 20180034904
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for dynamic node allocation for a server system that can automatically heal on failure—minimizing the need for static configuration—dynamically adjusting server resources to match load, and minimize end user wait times. The disclosed methods dynamically allocate nodes to increase capacity for a platform that accepts data queries. Additionally disclosed is a system for rolling version update deployment: workers maintain org lists of org-task-queues that they service; org-affinities between the workers and the org-task-queues require the workers to have access to local copies of immutable data sets to service org-tasks from the org-task-queues of the orgs that they service. A leader running on a worker implements a healing and balancing service that maintains worker redundancy, manages the workers' org-affinities to accumulate orgs on their respective org-lists. The leader implements messaging to the workers to update to a new software version and monitors completion of updates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Saptarshi Roy, Daniel C. Silver, Donovan Schneider, Medha Pradhan, Ryan Lamore, Naveen Purushothama Rao, Nicholas Geh, Srirama Koneru
  • Publication number: 20170161515
    Abstract: A predicate-based row level security system is used when workers build or split an analytical data store. According to one implementation, predicate-based means that security requirements of source transactional systems can be used as predicates to a rule base that generates one or more security tokens, which are associated with each row as attributes of a dimension. Similarly, when an analytic data store is to be split, build job, user and session attributes can be used to generate complementary security tokens that are compared to security tokens of selected rows. Efficient indexing of a security tokens dimension makes it efficient to qualify row retrieval based on security criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Donovan A. Schneider, Daniel C. Silver, Fred Im, Vijayasarathy Chakravarthy
  • Patent number: 9600548
    Abstract: A predicate-based row level security system is used when workers build or split an analytical data store. According to one implementation, predicate-based means that security requirements of source transactional systems can be used as predicates to a rule base that generates one or more security tokens, which are associated with each row as attributes of a dimension. Similarly, when an analytic data store is to be split, build job, user and session attributes can be used to generate complementary security tokens that are compared to security tokens of selected rows. Efficient indexing of a security tokens dimension makes it efficient to qualify row retrieval based on security criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com
    Inventors: Donovan A. Schneider, Daniel C. Silver, Fred Im, Vijayasarathy Chakravarthy
  • Patent number: 9396018
    Abstract: Low latency communication between a transactional system and analytic data store resources can be accomplished through a low latency key-value store with purpose-designed queues and status reporting channels. Posting by the transactional system to input queues and complementary posting by analytic system workers to output queues is described. On-demand production and splitting of analytic data stores requires significant elapsed processing time, so a separate process status reporting channel is described to which workers can periodically post their progress, thereby avoiding progress inquiries and interruptions of processing to generate report status. This arrangement produces low latency and reduced overhead for interactions between the transactional system and the analytic data store system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Donovan Schneider, Fred Im, Daniel C. Silver, Vijayasarathy Chakravarthy
  • Publication number: 20160104002
    Abstract: A predicate-based row level security system is used when workers build or split an analytical data store. According to one implementation, predicate-based means that security requirements of source transactional systems can be used as predicates to a rule base that generates one or more security tokens, which are associated with each row as attributes of a dimension. Similarly, when an analytic data store is to be split, build job, user and session attributes can be used to generate complementary security tokens that are compared to security tokens of selected rows. Efficient indexing of a security tokens dimension makes it efficient to qualify row retrieval based on security criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Donovan Schneider, Daniel C. Silver, Fred Im, Vijayasarathy Chakravarthy
  • Publication number: 20160104005
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating tenant-based customization of access and security controls in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes generating, by the database system, a plurality of nodes corresponding to a plurality of tenants in a multi-tenant environment, where a node corresponding to a tenant includes data relating to the tenant. The method may further include accepting, by the database system, a plurality of security models associated with the plurality of tenants, and configuring, based on the plurality of security models, security privileges including user privileges to be assigned to the plurality of users representing the plurality of tenants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: ALEX TOUSSAINT, DANIEL C. SILVER, FRED IM, IGOR UKRAINCZYK, SANTHOSH KUMAR KUCHOOR, ALEKSANDR ASHPIS, TIM CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20160103702
    Abstract: Low latency communication between a transactional system and analytic data store resources can be accomplished through a low latency key-value store with purpose-designed queues and status reporting channels. Posting by the transactional system to input queues and complementary posting by analytic system workers to output queues is described. On-demand production and splitting of analytic data stores requires significant elapsed processing time, so a separate process status reporting channel is described to which workers can periodically post their progress, thereby avoiding progress inquiries and interruptions of processing to generate report status. This arrangement produces low latency and reduced overhead for interactions between the transactional system and the analytic data store system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Donovan Schneider, Fred Im, Daniel C. Silver, Vijayasarathy Chakravarthy
  • Publication number: 20160103914
    Abstract: Aggressive exploration can involve multiple, successive queries and visualizations. This creates difficulty scaling the resources needed to deliver fast responses. It is particularly complicated by regular rebuilding of analytic data stores, whether daily or on demand. Migrating queries using the technology described involves migrating indexed fields, known as dimensions, and quantity fields, known as measures, in the background during a query session. A session that starts in server query processing mode may switch to client query processing as enough data fields have been copied from the server to the client. When the client determines that it has enough data fields to process an incoming query, it can locally process the new query without passing it to the server. Since both the server and client are working from copies of the same read only analytic data structure, a user receives the same results from either client or the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Fred Im, Daniel C. Silver, Didier Prophete, Donovan Schneider, Vijayasarathy Chakravarthy