Eric Te Jacobson

US Patent:

8396894, Mar 12, 2013

Filed:

Nov 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/940986

Inventors:

Eric Jacobson - San Jose CA, US
Les Thomas - Los Gatos CA, US
Gang Zhang - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707793

Abstract:

Methods, program products, and systems implementing integrated repository of structured and unstructured data are disclosed. An integrated environment is provided for accessing, structured data (e. g. , data of a relational database) and unstructured data (e. g. , data stored in a text or binary file), including creating, managing, modifying, and searching the structured data and unstructured data. The integrated environment can include an integrated user interface, a set of commands and application programming interface (API), and storage for a relational database and a document repository. The integrated environment can include a database abstraction layer that allows database operations on both the structured data and the unstructured data.

US Patent:

8442982, May 14, 2013

Filed:

Nov 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/941026

Inventors:

Eric Jacobson - San Jose CA, US
Les Thomas - Los Gatos CA, US
Gang Zhang - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707741, 707711, 707713, 707722, 707765

Abstract:

Methods, program products, and systems implementing integrated repository of structured and unstructured data are disclosed. An integrated environment is provided for accessing structured data (e. g. , data of a relational database) and unstructured data (e. g. , data stored in a text or binary file), including creating, managing, modifying, and searching the structured data and unstructured data. The integrated environment can include an integrated user interface, a set of commands and application programming interface (API), and storage for a relational database and a document repository. The integrated environment can include a database abstraction layer that allows database operations on both the structured data and the unstructured data.

US Patent:

8626795, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Nov 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/940991

Inventors:

Eric Jacobson - San Jose CA, US
Les Thomas - Los Gatos CA, US
Peter Nelson - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707795, 707961, 715243

Abstract:

Methods, program products, and systems implementing dynamic data association are described. Relations between a first data item and a second data item can be created in an ad hoc manner. The first data item can include a row of data in a table in a relational database. The second data item can include a row of data in the same table, in another table in the relational database, or a document outside the relational database. Configurable metadata can be created to link the first data item and the second data item. The link can be directional. The configurable metadata can include data specified by a user. The configurable metadata can be stored in one or more system tables in the relational database. The configurable metadata can be specific to the user, or to a work group of the user. The configurable metadata can change when the first data item or the second data item is modified.

US Patent:

20120117105, May 10, 2012

Filed:

Nov 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/941015

Inventors:

Les Thomas - Los Gatos CA, US
Eric Jacobson - San Jose CA, US
Wesley Powell - San Jose CA, US
Adam Ward - San Jose CA, US
Edward L. Ford - Santa Clara CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707769, 707E17014

Abstract:

Methods, program products, and systems implementing collaborative database operations are disclosed. Collaborative database operations can be facilitated by data notification, where a server notifies a client when data being viewed at the client are updated. Notification can be achieved through registration and polling. A client of a database can request data from a server. The request can include a data request and a registration request. The data request can include a query into a database. The registration request can include a specification on conditions upon which the client is to be notified. The condition can include an event type. Upon registration, the client can poll the server periodically to determine whether a result of the query has changed, and if so, what data record in the result has changed. If a data record has changed, the client can request the changed data using an identifier of the data record.

US Patent:

20120117121, May 10, 2012

Filed:

Nov 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/941027

Inventors:

Les Thomas - Los Gatos CA, US
Eric Jacobson - San Jose CA, US
Wesley Powell - San Jose CA, US
Edward L. Ford - Santa Clara CA, US
Gang Zhang - Fremont CA, US
Adam Ward - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

APPLE INC. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707796, 707E17045

Abstract:

Methods, program products, and systems implementing browser-based database manipulation are described. A browser on a client device can receive a form definition that is generated based on a schema of a relational database and a layout. The schema in the form definition can specify properties of data fields. The browser can display the data fields and other components of the layout in a list. The browser can receive a drag-and-drop input, the drag-and-drop input selecting a data field or a layout component from the list and dropping the selected data field or layout component in a drop zone in a form area in the browser. The browser can determine the drop location, and use the drop location as a parameter to modify the form definition. The layout and the schema can be modified based on the modified form definition.

US Patent:

20210382909, Dec 9, 2021

Filed:

Aug 24, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/410928

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Eric Jacobson - San Jose CA, US
Helen Chan - San Francisco CA, US
Sakshi Arora - San Francisco CA, US
Brinkal Janani - San Francisco CA, US
Dean Moses - Berkeley CA, US
John Henton - San Francisco CA, US
Adheip Varadarajan - Daly City CA, US
Jan Ove Kristian Olsson - Castro Valley CA, US
Wenqing Dai - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Salesforce.com, Inc - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 16/25
G06F 3/0484
G06F 16/26
G06F 16/21
G06F 40/106
G06F 16/957
G06Q 30/00

Abstract:

An interactive database object representation may be created based on configuration instructions. The interactive database object representation may include a plurality of graphical elements that are each associated with a respective database object field. Each of the database object fields may be associated with a database object definition within a database. The interactive database object representation may be published to a storage medium for transmission upon request to a client machine via a network. The interactive database object representation may facilitate the display and editing of data associated with an instance of the database object.

US Patent:

20200097480, Mar 26, 2020

Filed:

Dec 6, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/211527

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Eric Jacobson - San Jose CA, US
Helen Chan - San Francisco CA, US
Sakshi Arora - San Francisco CA, US
Brinkal Janani - San Francisco CA, US
Dean Moses - Berkeley CA, US
John Henton - San Francisco CA, US
Adheip Varadarajan - Daly City CA, US
Jan Ove Kristian Olsson - Castro Valley CA, US
Wenqing Dai - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Salesforce.com, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 16/25
G06F 16/957
G06Q 30/00

Abstract:

An interactive database object representation may be created based on configuration instructions. The interactive database object representation may include a plurality of graphical elements that are each associated with a respective database object field. Each of the database object fields may be associated with a database object definition within a database. The interactive database object representation may be published to a storage medium for transmission upon request to a client machine via a network. The interactive database object representation may facilitate the display and editing of data associated with an instance of the database object.

US Patent:

20200097562, Mar 26, 2020

Filed:

Nov 13, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/188350

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Eric Jacobson - San Jose CA, US
Helen Chan - San Francisco CA, US
Wenqing Dai - San Francisco CA, US
John Henton - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Salesforce Tower - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 17/21
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

An interactive database object representation is created based on a source database object representation. The source database object representation may include a first plurality of graphical elements that are each associated with a respective database object field. The interactive database object representation may include a second plurality of graphical elements that are each associated with a respective database object field. Each of the database object fields may be associated with a database object definition within a database. The interactive database object representation facilitates the display and editing of data associated with an instance of the database object