Patents by Inventor Scott Bessler

Scott Bessler 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).

  • Systems and methods for automatic generation of a relationship management system
    Patent number: 9898743
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the automatic creation of a relationship management system is described. The method may include receiving a request from a user to create a relationship management system, and receiving specification of one or more electronic communication systems and user access credentials that provide access to each of the corresponding accounts. Furthermore, the method may include obtaining past electronic communications using the received user access credentials and analyzing the past electronic communications to extract contact data. The method may also include creating the relationship management system for the user and adding the contact data as contacts associated with the user in the created relationship management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Scott Bessler, Patricio Echague, Adam Evans, Andrea Hawksley, Gary Lerhaupt, Jason Li, Steve Loughlin, Kunal Punera
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION SHARING IN A RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150278718
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for communication sharing in a relationship management system is described. The method may include obtaining an electronic communication by a relationship management system and extracting identification data from the electronic communication. Furthermore, the method may include locating a collaborator and a relationship in the extracted identification data, wherein the collaborator and the relationship are participants in a relationship management process. The method may also include determining when the collaborator and the relationship are both members in a communications sharing list that is associated with the relationship management process, and distributing data associated with the electronic communication to collaborator members in the communications sharing list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Adam Evans, Scott Bessler, Gary Lerhaupt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF A RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150100356
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the automatic creation of a relationship management system is described. The method may include receiving a request from a user to create a relationship management system, and receiving specification of one or more electronic communication systems and user access credentials that provide access to each of the corresponding accounts. Furthermore, the method may include obtaining past electronic communications using the received user access credentials and analyzing the past electronic communications to extract contact data. The method may also include creating the relationship management system for the user and adding the contact data as contacts associated with the user in the created relationship management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: RelateIQ, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Bessler, Patricio Echague, Adam Evans, Andrea Hawksley, Gary Lerhaupt, Jason Li, Steve Loughlin, Kunal Punera