Patents by Inventor David Yourdon

David Yourdon 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: 11907267
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for displaying a user interface for frequent pattern (FP) analysis are described. In some cases, data stored at a multi-tenant database server may be analyzed to understand various interactions and patterns between data attributes associated with multiple users, or determine one or more attributes associated with a characterization of an individual (e.g., a persona). The multi-tenant database server may effectively cluster and/or perform calculations on attributes of the data to understand user patterns and determine common personas. The results may then be displayed by a user interface at a user device (e.g., associated with the user).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce Inc.
    Inventors: Yacov Salomon, Kexin Xie, Wanderley Liu, Nathan Irace Burke, David Yourdon
  • Patent number: 11556595
    Abstract: A data processing server may receive a set of data objects for frequent pattern (FP) analysis. The set of data objects may be analyzed using an attribute diversity technique. For the set of data attributes of the set of data objects, the server may arrange the attributes in one or more dimensions. The server may initialize a set of centroids on data points and identify mean values of nearby data points. Based on an iteration of the mean value calculation, the server may identify a set of attributes corresponding to final mean values as being groups of similarly frequent attributes. These groups of similarly frequent attributes may be analyzed using an FP analysis procedure to identify frequent patterns of data attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Irace Burke, Kexin Xie, Xingyu Wang, Wanderley Liu, David Yourdon
  • Patent number: 11238105
    Abstract: A database server may perform reach potential analysis for a local segment, or a target audience, of a data set. The local segment may include user devices which share a specific, common attribute. The database server may calculate similarities and correlations between a first data set for a user and a second data set from a data provider. The database server may calculate a reach index using the second data set from the data provider to determine whether user devices are likely to join the local segment by taking on the specific attribute which defines the local segment. Using the data set from the data provider, the database server may determine a reach potential within the first data set, outside of the first data set, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Xingyu Wang, Gloriose Hitimana, David Yourdon, Nathan Irace Burke, Jonathan Budd
  • Publication number: 20210157847
    Abstract: A data processing server may receive a set of data objects for frequent pattern (FP) analysis. The set of data objects may be analyzed using an attribute diversity technique. For the set of data attributes of the set of data objects, the server may arrange the attributes in one or more dimensions. The server may initialize a set of centroids on data points and identify mean values of nearby data points. Based on an iteration of the mean value calculation, the server may identify a set of attributes corresponding to final mean values as being groups of similarly frequent attributes. These groups of similarly frequent attributes may be analyzed using an FP analysis procedure to identify frequent patterns of data attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Nathan Irace Burke, Kexin Xie, Xingyu Wang, Wanderley Liu, David Yourdon
  • Patent number: 10963519
    Abstract: A data processing server may receive a set of data objects for frequent pattern (FP) analysis. The set of data objects may be analyzed using an attribute diversity technique. For the set of data attributes of the set of data objects, the server may arrange the attributes in one or more dimensions. The server may initialize a set of centroids on data points and identify mean values of nearby data points. Based on an iteration of the mean value calculation, the server may identify a set of attributes corresponding to final mean values as being groups of similarly frequent attributes. These groups of similarly frequent attributes may be analyzed using an FP analysis procedure to identify frequent patterns of data attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Irace Burke, Kexin Xie, Xingyu Wang, Wanderley Liu, David Yourdon
  • Patent number: 10826852
    Abstract: A database server may receive or monitor user engagement metadata corresponding to a plurality of communication messages transmitted to the users. The database server analyzes the metadata to determine optimal transmission frequencies for digital communication messages based on engagement rates received in the user engagement metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Zhao Jin, Shrestha Basu Mallick, Yacov Salomon, Kexin Xie, Sheng Loong Su, Todd Swardenski, Trent Albright, Armita Peymandoust, Michael Jones, Brian Brechbuhl, David Yourdon
  • Publication number: 20200311143
    Abstract: A database server may perform reach potential analysis for a local segment, or a target audience, of a data set. The local segment may include user devices which share a specific, common attribute. The database server may calculate similarities and correlations between a first data set for a user and a second data set from a data provider. The database server may calculate a reach index using the second data set from the data provider to determine whether user devices are likely to join the local segment by taking on the specific attribute which defines the local segment. Using the data set from the data provider, the database server may determine a reach potential within the first data set, outside of the first data set, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Xingyu Wang, Gloriose Hitimana, David Yourdon, Nathan Irace Burke, Jonathan Budd
  • Publication number: 20200301966
    Abstract: A data processing server may receive a set of data objects for frequent pattern (FP) analysis. The set of data objects may be analyzed using an attribute diversity technique. For the set of data attributes of the set of data objects, the server may arrange the attributes in one or more dimensions. The server may initialize a set of centroids on data points and identify mean values of nearby data points. Based on an iteration of the mean value calculation, the server may identify a set of attributes corresponding to final mean values as being groups of similarly frequent attributes. These groups of similarly frequent attributes may be analyzed using an FP analysis procedure to identify frequent patterns of data attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan Irace Burke, Kexin Xie, Xingyu Wang, Wanderley Liu, David Yourdon
  • Publication number: 20200137008
    Abstract: A database server may receive or monitor user engagement metadata corresponding to a plurality of communication messages transmitted to the users. The database server analyzes the metadata to determine optimal transmission frequencies for digital communication messages based on engagement rates received in the user engagement metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Zhao Jin, Shrestha Basu Mallick, Yacov Salomon, Kexin Xie, Sheng Loong Su, Todd Swardenski, Trent Albright, Armita Peymandoust, Michael Jones, Brian Brechbuhl, David Yourdon
  • Publication number: 20190362018
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for displaying a user interface for frequent pattern (FP) analysis are described. In some cases, data stored at a multi-tenant database server may be analyzed to understand various interactions and patterns between data attributes associated with multiple users, or determine one or more attributes associated with a characterization of an individual (e.g., a persona). The multi-tenant database server may effectively cluster and/or perform calculations on attributes of the data to understand user patterns and determine common personas. The results may then be displayed by a user interface at a user device (e.g., associated with the user).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yacov Salomon, Kexin Xie, Wanderley Liu, Nathan Irace Burke, David Yourdon