Patents by Inventor Karen Fidelak

Karen Fidelak 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).

  • DESCRIBING CHANGES IN A WORKFLOW BASED ON CHANGES IN STRUCTURED DOCUMENTS CONTAINING WORKFLOW METADATA
    Publication number: 20230026911
    Abstract: A method performed by an electronic device includes retrieving, from a first computing environment, a first set of structured documents that contains metadata for a first version of a workflow to be performed by a workflow engine, the first version of the workflow including a first set of workflow elements. The method further including retrieving, from a second computing environment, a second set of structured documents. The method determines whether a rule is to be applied, based on one but not both of the first and second sets of structured documents including at least one section for a workflow element having a type to which the rule applies, and generating a description of a change in the second version of the workflow relative to the first version of the workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Chun Yuan Chen, George John Murnock, JR., Michael Christopher Olson, Karen Fidelak
  • Describing changes in a workflow based on changes in structured documents containing workflow metadata
    Patent number: 11468229
    Abstract: A method performed by an electronic device includes retrieving, from a first computing environment, a first set of structured documents that contains metadata for a first version of a workflow to be performed by a workflow engine, the first version of the workflow including a first set of workflow elements. The method further including retrieving, from a second computing environment, a second set of structured documents. The method determines whether a rule is to be applied, based on one but not both of the first and second sets of structured documents including at least one section for a workflow element having a type to which the rule applies, and generating a description of a change in the second version of the workflow relative to the first version of the workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc
    Inventors: Nicholas Chun Yuan Chen, George John Murnock, Jr., Michael Christopher Olson, Karen Fidelak
  • DESCRIBING CHANGES IN A WORKFLOW BASED ON CHANGES IN STRUCTURED DOCUMENTS CONTAINING WORKFLOW METADATA
    Publication number: 20210357584
    Abstract: A method performed by an electronic device includes retrieving, from a first computing environment, a first set of structured documents that contains metadata for a first version of a workflow to be performed by a workflow engine, the first version of the workflow including a first set of workflow elements. The method further including retrieving, from a second computing environment, a second set of structured documents. The method determines whether a rule is to be applied, based on one but not both of the first and second sets of structured documents including at least one section for a workflow element having a type to which the rule applies, and generating a description of a change in the second version of the workflow relative to the first version of the workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Chun Yuan Chen, George John Murnock, JR., Michael Christopher Olson, Karen Fidelak