Patents by Inventor Lee Horner

Lee Horner 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).

  • Mechanism for facilitating dynamic format transformation of software applications in an on-demand services environment
    Patent number: 8898656
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic zero-downtime updating of formats of software applications in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving a request to facilitate a format change to a current version of a software application at a computing device, and retrieving a trigger corresponding to the format change, where a trigger may include a version indicator to indicate a past version of the software application relating to the format change. The method may further include comparing the current version and the indicated past version of the software application, and invoking the format change to the current version of the software application based on the retrieved trigger and the version indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Karthik Rajan, Pallav Kothari, Scott Hansma, Lee Horner
  • MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING DYNAMIC FORMAT TRANSFORMATION OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS IN AN ON-DEMAND SERVICES ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20130055232
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic zero-downtime updating of formats of software applications in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving a request to facilitate a format change to a current version of a software application at a computing device, and retrieving a trigger corresponding to the format change, where a trigger may include a version indicator to indicate a past version of the software application relating to the format change. The method may further include comparing the current version and the indicated past version of the software application, and invoking the format change to the current version of the software application based on the retrieved trigger and the version indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Karthik Rajan, Pallav Kothari, Scott Hansma, Lee Horner