Patents by Inventor William J. Gallager

William J. Gallager 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).

  • Methods and systems for batch processing in an on-demand service environment
    Patent number: 10013278
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided mechanisms and methods for batch processing in an on-demand service environment. For example, in one embodiment, mechanisms include receiving a processing request for a multi-tenant database, in which the processing request specifies processing logic and a processing target group within the multi-tenant database. Such an embodiment further includes dividing or chunking the processing target group into a plurality of processing target sub-groups, queuing the processing request with a batch processing queue for the multi-tenant database among a plurality of previously queued processing requests, and releasing each of the plurality of processing target sub-groups for processing in the multi-tenant database via the processing logic at one or more times specified by the batch processing queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Gregory D. Fee, William J. Gallager
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BATCH PROCESSING IN AN ON-DEMAND SERVICE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20140282556
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided mechanisms and methods for batch processing in an on-demand service environment. For example, in one embodiment, mechanisms include receiving a processing request for a multi-tenant database, in which the processing request specifies processing logic and a processing target group within the multi-tenant database. Such an embodiment further includes dividing or chunking the processing target group into a plurality of processing target sub-groups, queuing the processing request with a batch processing queue for the multi-tenant database among a plurality of previously queued processing requests, and releasing each of the plurality of processing target sub-groups for processing in the multi-tenant database via the processing logic at one or more times specified by the batch processing queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Gregory D. Fee, William J. Gallager
  • Methods and systems for batch processing in an on-demand service environment
    Patent number: 8776064
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided mechanisms and methods for batch processing in an on-demand service environment. For example, in one embodiment, mechanisms include receiving a processing request for a multi-tenant database, in which the processing request specifies processing logic and a processing target group within the multi-tenant database. Such an embodiment further includes dividing or chunking the processing target group into a plurality of processing target sub-groups, queuing the processing request with a batch processing queue for the multi-tenant database among a plurality of previously queued processing requests, and releasing each of the plurality of processing target sub-groups for processing in the multi-tenant database via the processing logic at one or more times specified by the batch processing queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Gregory D. Fee, William J. Gallager