Patents by Inventor Susan S. Levine

Susan S. Levine 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: 11354726
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments are related to Application Programming Interface (API) technologies, and in particular, to Order APIs that are used to make modifications and cancelations to existing order objects. The Order APIs can be used to retrieve the current state of an order object, retrieve the summarized state of an order object as of a specified date, and retrieve a potential state of an order object along with specified changes. The Order APIs are also used to process order changes including changes to the quantity of an existing order object and applying line item changes to an existing order object. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Dandy, Danil Dvinov, Gaurav Salkar, Susan S. Levine
  • Publication number: 20210192601
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments are related to Application Programming Interface (API) technologies, and in particular, to Order APIs that are used to make modifications and cancelations to existing order objects. The Order APIs can be used to retrieve the current state of an order object, retrieve the summarized state of an order object as of a specified date, and retrieve a potential state of an order object along with specified changes. The Order APIs are also used to process order changes including changes to the quantity of an existing order object and applying line item changes to an existing order object. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Michael DANDY, Danil Dvinov, Gaurav Salkar, Susan S. Levine
  • Patent number: 9720993
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in a database network system. These mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in database network system can enable embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization. The ability of embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization can enable users to easily and efficiently change and update data in a database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, James Hang, Susan S. Levine
  • Patent number: 9244954
    Abstract: In a method, system, and computer-readable medium having instructions for customizing standard formula fields, at least a portion of a formula is received for a standard database field of a standard database entity in a multi-tenant database and the standard database entity is used by a plurality of tenants, a date range is stored for maintaining at least the portion of the formula, information on one or more variables of the formula is received, a value is calculated for the standard database field with at least the portion of the formula and information on the one or more variables of the formula and one or more database entities depend on the value for the standard database field, and the value is stored for the standard database field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, Susan S. Levine, Neeraj Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20150379104
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in a database network system. These mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in database network system can enable embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization. The ability of embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization can enable users to easily and efficiently change and update data in a database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, James Hang, Susan S. Levine
  • Patent number: 9141684
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in a database network system. These mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in database network system can enable embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization. The ability of embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization can enable users to easily and efficiently change and update data in a database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, James Hang, Susan S. Levine
  • Publication number: 20150169719
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in a database network system. These mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in database network system can enable embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization. The ability of embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization can enable users to easily and efficiently change and update data in a database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, James Hang, Susan S. Levine
  • Patent number: 8965846
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in a database network system. These mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in database network system can enable embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization. The ability of embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization can enable users to easily and efficiently change and update data in a database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, James Hang, Susan S. Levine
  • Publication number: 20150006590
    Abstract: In a method, system, and computer-readable medium having instructions for customizing standard formula fields, at least a portion of a formula is received for a standard database field of a standard database entity in a multi-tenant database and the standard database entity is used by a plurality of tenants, a date range is stored for maintaining at least the portion of the formula, information on one or more variables of the formula is received, a value is calculated for the standard database field with at least the portion of the formula and information on the one or more variables of the formula and one or more database entities depend on the value for the standard database field, and the value is stored for the standard database field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, Susan S. Levine, Neeraj Ahuja
  • Patent number: 8862632
    Abstract: In a method, system, and computer-readable medium having instructions for customizing standard formula fields, at least a portion of a formula is received for a standard database field of a standard database entity in a multi-tenant database and the standard database entity is used by a plurality of tenants, a date range is stored for maintaining at least the portion of the formula, information on one or more variables of the formula is received, a value is calculated for the standard database field with at least the portion of the formula and information on the one or more variables of the formula and one or more database entities depend on the value for the standard database field, and the value is stored for the standard database field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, Susan S. Levine, Neeraj Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20140032492
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in a database network system. These mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in database network system can enable embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization. The ability of embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization can enable users to easily and efficiently change and update data in a database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, James Hang, Susan S. Levine
  • Patent number: 8572029
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in a database network system. These mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in database network system can enable embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization. The ability of embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization can enable users to easily and efficiently change and update data in a database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, James Hang, Susan S. Levine
  • Publication number: 20120109887
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in a database network system. These mechanisms and methods for synchronizing data in database network system can enable embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization. The ability of embodiments to provide users a synchronization button on a UI or synchronization field through an API for specifying data for synchronization can enable users to easily and efficiently change and update data in a database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, James Hang, Susan S. Levine
  • Publication number: 20110295910
    Abstract: In a method, system, and computer-readable medium having instructions for customizing standard formula fields, at least a portion of a formula is received for a standard database field of a standard database entity in a multi-tenant database and the standard database entity is used by a plurality of tenants, a date range is stored for maintaining at least the portion of the formula, information on one or more variables of the formula is received, a value is calculated for the standard database field with at least the portion of the formula and information on the one or more variables of the formula and one or more database entities depend on the value for the standard database field, and the value is stored for the standard database field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Tyler Ziemann, Susan S. Levine, Neeraj Ahuja