Patents by Inventor Eric William Engelking

Eric William Engelking 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: 9544307
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products for providing a security mechanism on a mobile device before performing an action on a database record in an on-demand database service. The action to be performed can be identified for requesting third-party information. When the third-party information is provided by a user who does not have authorization to access data locally or remotely from the mobile device, the action is performed on the database record but the security mechanism can be activated for display on the mobile device. When the security mechanism is traversed, the mobile device can be unlocked and a user can access the database record in the on-demand database service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Eric William Engelking
  • Publication number: 20160127358
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products for providing a security mechanism on a mobile device before performing an action on a database record in an on-demand database service. The action to be performed can be identified for requesting third-party information. When the third-party information is provided by a user who does not have authorization to access data locally or remotely from the mobile device, the action is performed on the database record but the security mechanism can be activated for display on the mobile device. When the security mechanism is traversed, the mobile device can be unlocked and a user can access the database record in the on-demand database service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Eric William Engelking
  • Publication number: 20150052456
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for resharing a feed post in an on-line multi-tenant social network. The method includes: appending, by a first member of an organization, a reshare hashtag to a post configured for publication on a first social network; publishing, by the first member, the post including the appended reshare hashtag to at least a second member of the organization on the first social network; clicking, by a second member, reshare button; selecting, by the second member, a second social network; and republishing the post on the second social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Eric William Engelking