Patents by Inventor Joshua M. Roe

Joshua M. Roe 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: 10055702
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating collection of data and dynamic generating of visual workflow and corresponding tasks in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, by and incorporating into a database system, a query to perform a collection of data relating to an organization, where the query represents creating a new business process relating to workings of the organization. The method may further include collecting, by the database system, the data from one or more accounts relating to the organization, assigning, by the database system, one or more tasks to the collected data, performing, by the database system, the one or more tasks, and dynamically generating, by the database system, a visual workflow in response to the performing of the one or more tasks, wherein the visual workflow is used to facilitate the new business process based on the one or more tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Samuel William Bailey, Joshua M. Roe, Aniko van der Lee
  • Publication number: 20140379400
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating collection of data and dynamic generating of visual workflow and corresponding tasks in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, by and incorporating into a database system, a query to perform a collection of data relating to an organization, where the query represents creating a new business process relating to workings of the organization. The method may further include collecting, by the database system, the data from one or more accounts relating to the organization, assigning, by the database system, one or more tasks to the collected data, performing, by the database system, the one or more tasks, and dynamically generating, by the database system, a visual workflow in response to the performing of the one or more tasks, wherein the visual workflow is used to facilitate the new business process based on the one or more tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: SAMUEL WILLIAM BAILEY, JOSHUA M. ROE, ANIKO van der LEE
  • Patent number: 8914422
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for displaying a graphical representation of data objects of a schema using an online tool. In an embodiment, the online tool may be used to create or modify a schema. Modifying a schema may include adding or modifying or deleting data objects. Modifying data objects may include adding or modifying or deleting data fields. The online tool may be used to define relationships between data objects. In an embodiment, user permissions may be set for data objects. In an embodiment, the graphical representations of data objects may be selected and placed is a different location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Patricia Hale, Barathkumar Sundaravaradan, Joshua Lulewicz, Justin Appler, Kavitha Musthyala, Edward Li, Cordelia McGee-Tubb, Luc Marcel Giavelli, Joshua M. Roe, Shawna A. Wolverton
  • Publication number: 20130046799
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for displaying a graphical representation of data objects of a schema using an online tool. In an embodiment, the online tool may be used to create or modify a schema. Modifying a schema may include adding or modifying or deleting data objects. Modifying data objects may include adding or modifying or deleting data fields. The online tool may be used to define relationships between data objects. In an embodiment, user permissions may be set for data objects. In an embodiment, the graphical representations of data objects may be selected and placed is a different location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Salesforce.com Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Patricia Hale, Barathkumar Sundaravaradan, Joshua Lulewicz, Justin Appler, Kavitha Musthyala, Edward Li, Cordelia McGee-Tubb, Luc Marcel Giavelli, Joshua M. Roe, Shawna A. Wolverton