Patents by Inventor Jimmy Hua

Jimmy Hua 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: 11574078
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for data processing are described. According to the techniques described herein, an application server may be used for real-time provisioning for features for a user. The application server may validate requests from the user for feature activation or deactivation and after validation, may communicate with a provisioning server, which may be non-local to the user or the application server, to indicate validation and activation or deactivation of a feature for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy Hua, Gang Shu, Chong Pang, Nidhi Baheti, Liuxizi Xu, Barkkarn Aravinda Arasakutti Vetrivelu, Jaisudha Gunasekaran, Sai Prashanth Lakshminaraayana, Ravi L Honakere, Bijoy Sarkar, Frédéric Voituret
  • Publication number: 20220269801
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for data processing are described. According to the techniques described herein, an application server may be used for real-time provisioning for features for a user. The application server may validate requests from the user for feature activation or deactivation and after validation, may communicate with a provisioning server, which may be non-local to the user or the application server, to indicate validation and activation or deactivation of a feature for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Jimmy Hua, Gang Shu, Chong Pang, Nidhi Baheti, Liuxizi Xu, Barkkarn Aravinda Arasakutti Vetrivelu, Jaisudha Gunasekaran, Sai Prashanth Lakshminaraayana, Ravi Lakkanna Gowda Honakere, Bijoy Sarkar, Frédéric Voituret
  • Patent number: 11263135
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to retrieving data from an in-memory cache, such as that for a database system. In various embodiments, an in-memory cache receives a request from an application for data, where the request specifies a class having a function executable to access the data from a location external to the cache in response to a cache miss. The cache handles the request such that the cache miss is not returned to the application. Specifically, the cache, in some embodiments, determines whether it stores the requested data, and in response to determining that it does not store the data, calls the function of the class to access the data from the location external to the cache and receives the data returned by the execution of the function. The cache then stores the received data in the cache and returns the received data in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy Hua, Alejandro Soini, Christopher Wall, Matthew Small, Raj Advani, Shumin Zhao, Weiping Tan
  • Publication number: 20200125491
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to retrieving data from an in-memory cache, such as that for a database system. In various embodiments, an in-memory cache receives a request from an application for data, where the request specifies a class having a function executable to access the data from a location external to the cache in response to a cache miss. The cache handles the request such that the cache miss is not returned to the application. Specifically, the cache, in some embodiments, determines whether it stores the requested data, and in response to determining that it does not store the data, calls the function of the class to access the data from the location external to the cache and receives the data returned by the execution of the function. The cache then stores the received data in the cache and returns the received data in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jimmy Hua, Alejandro Soini, Christopher Wall, Matthew Small, Raj Advani, Shumin Zhao, Weiping Tan
  • Patent number: 10515013
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to retrieving data from an in-memory cache, such as that for a database system. In various embodiments, an in-memory cache receives a request from an application for data, where the request specifies a class having a function executable to access the data from a location external to the cache in response to a cache miss. The cache handles the request such that the cache miss is not returned to the application. Specifically, the cache, in some embodiments, determines whether it stores the requested data, and in response to determining that it does not store the data, calls the function of the class to access the data from the location external to the cache and receives the data returned by the execution of the function. The cache then stores the received data in the cache and returns the received data in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy Hua, Alejandro Soini, Christopher Wall, Matthew Small, Raj Advani, Shumin Zhao, Weiping Tan
  • Patent number: 10447737
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for delegating administration duties using application containers may include associating, by a database system, a custom object to a delegated administrator; associating, by the database system, an application container with a custom object; and enabling, by the database system, the delegated administrator to manage the custom object based on permissions included in the application container, wherein the application container includes a subset of permission included in an application permission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy Hua, Belinda Wong, Aris Chang, Anjesh Dubey, Sukrutha Raman Bhadouria, Bharath Kumar Pareek
  • Patent number: 10394412
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for providing user-customizable permissions governing user access to computing resources in a computing system. For example, a database storing data objects identifying permissions of users, sets of the permissions, and users can be maintained. One or more fields can be displayed on a display of a user device. The one or more fields can be configured to receive input to perform one or more operations. Input can be received from a user via the user interface on the display of the user device. One or more operations can be performed. The database can be updated such that the data objects identify a custom permission or a permission set to which a custom permission has been assigned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Adam Torman, John Arlan Brock, Anjesh Dubey, Jimmy Hua, Aris Chang, Bharath Kumar Pareek, Sukrutha Raman Bhadouria, Belinda Wong
  • Publication number: 20190146920
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to retrieving data from an in-memory cache, such as that for a database system. In various embodiments, an in-memory cache receives a request from an application for data, where the request specifies a class having a function executable to access the data from a location external to the cache in response to a cache miss. The cache handles the request such that the cache miss is not returned to the application. Specifically, the cache, in some embodiments, determines whether it stores the requested data, and in response to determining that it does not store the data, calls the function of the class to access the data from the location external to the cache and receives the data returned by the execution of the function. The cache then stores the received data in the cache and returns the received data in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Jimmy Hua, Alejandro Soini, Christopher Wall, Matthew Small, Raj Advani, Shumin Zhao, Weiping Tan
  • Publication number: 20180129359
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for providing user-customizable permissions governing user access to computing resources in a computing system. For example, a database storing data objects identifying permissions of users, sets of the permissions, and users can be maintained. One or more fields can be displayed on a display of a user device. The one or more fields can be configured to receive input to perform one or more operations. Input can be received from a user via the user interface on the display of the user device. One or more operations can be performed. The database can be updated such that the data objects identify a custom permission or a permission set to which a custom permission has been assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Adam Torman, John Arlan Brock, Anjesh Dubey, Jimmy Hua, Aris Chang, Bharath Kumar Pareek, Sukrutha Raman Bhadouria, Belinda Wong
  • Publication number: 20170337391
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for activating assignments of permission sets may include enabling, by a server computing system, assignment of one or more permission sets to a user, wherein access to a computing resource associated with the one or more permission sets is blocked until the assignment of the one or more permission sets is activated; detecting, by the server computing system, a start of a first user session associated with the user; and activating, by the server computing system, the assignment of the one or more permission sets based on the detecting of the start of the first user session and based on one or more of the user and the first user session satisfying one or more qualification requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Aris CHANG, Jimmy HUA, Bharath Kumar PAREEK, Sukrutha Raman BHADOURIA, Belinda WONG, Thomas WYRICK, Michael RAYMOND
  • Patent number: 9710127
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for providing user-customizable permissions governing user access to computing resources in a computing system. For example, a database storing data objects identifying permissions of users, sets of the permissions, and users can be maintained. One or more fields can be displayed on a display of a user device. The one or more fields can be configured to receive input to perform one or more operations. Input can be received from a user via the user interface on the display of the user device. One or more operations can be performed. The database can be updated such that the data objects identify a custom permission or a permission set to which a custom permission has been assigned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Adam Torman, John Arlan Brock, Anjesh Dubey, Jimmy Hua, Aris Chang, Bharath Kumar Pareek, Sukrutha Raman Bhadouria, Belinda Wong
  • Patent number: 9628493
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for modifying permission sets and validating permission set assignments to users. In some implementations, a computing device receives a request to create a permission set containing one or more permissions and assign the permission set to a first user. The first user is associated with a first user constraint that defines a first group of permissions available to the first user. The computing device may determine that the permission set to be assigned to the first user does not violate the first user constraint, and may assign the permission set to the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Alex Warshavsky, Doug Bitting, Adam Torman, Bhumi Damania, Carol Franger, Herman Kwong, Igor Pesenson, Jimmy Hua
  • Publication number: 20160294881
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for delegating administration duties using application containers may include associating, by a database system, a custom object to a delegated administrator; associating, by the database system, an application container with a custom object; and enabling, by the database system, the delegated administrator to manage the custom object based on permissions included in the application container, wherein the application container includes a subset of permission included in an application permission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Jimmy HUA, Belinda WONG, Aris CHANG, Anjesh DUBEY, Sukrutha Raman BHADOURIA, Bharath Kumar PAREEK
  • Publication number: 20160105409
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for providing user-customizable permissions governing user access to computing resources in a computing system. For example, a database storing data objects identifying permissions of users, sets of the permissions, and users can be maintained. One or more fields can be displayed on a display of a user device. The one or more fields can be configured to receive input to perform one or more operations. Input can be received from a user via the user interface on the display of the user device. One or more operations can be performed. The database can be updated such that the data objects identify a custom permission or a permission set to which a custom permission has been assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Adam Torman, John Arlan Brock, Anjesh Dubey, Jimmy Hua, Aris Chang, Bharath Kumar Pareek, Sukrutha Raman Bhadouria, Belinda Wong
  • Publication number: 20150106736
    Abstract: Disclosed are some examples of systems, apparatus, methods and storage media for configuring the presentation of a user interface (UI) based on a role of the user with respect to a data object. In some implementations, a database system stores a plurality of data objects and user profiles. The system further includes processors operable to receive a first request for a data object from a user device, identify available UI configurations based on the user profile and on the data object, communicate first information to the user device for displaying a UI having a first one of the available UI configurations, receive a second request to change the UI to have a second one of the available UI configurations, and communicate second information to the user device for displaying the second UI configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Adam Torman, Jimmy Hua, John Arlan Brock, Anjesh Dubey
  • Patent number: 8973106
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, devices, and computer readable storage media for providing permissions to users in an on-demand service environment. A server receives criteria indicating characteristics of users and/or permission sets. Selected permission sets can be assigned to identified users. Data indicating the assignment of the permission sets can also be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Alex Warshavsky, Adam Torman, Bhumi Damania, Carol Franger, Doug Bitting, Jimmy Hua
  • Publication number: 20140013400
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for modifying permission sets and validating permission set assignments to users. In some implementations, a computing device receives a request to create a permission set containing one or more permissions and assign the permission set to a first user. The first user is associated with a first user constraint that defines a first group of permissions available to the first user. The computing device may determine that the permission set to be assigned to the first user does not violate the first user constraint, and may assign the permission set to the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Alex Warshavsky, Doug Bitting, Adam Torman, Bhumi Damania, Carol Franger, Herman Kwong, Igor Pesenson, Jimmy Hua
  • Publication number: 20130298202
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, devices, and computer readable storage media for providing permissions to users in an on-demand service environment. A server receives criteria indicating characteristics of users and/or permission sets. Selected permission sets can be assigned to identified users. Data indicating the assignment of the permission sets can also be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Alex Warshavsky, Adam Torman, Bhumi Damania, Carol Franger, Doug Bitting, Jimmy Hua