Systems, methods, and devices for synchronization of content associated with computing platforms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11922156-B2
Application number	US-202117332848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 27, 2021
Priority date	May 27, 2021
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices facilitate synchronization of content between instances of data records. Servers may be configured to generate a data record comprising a dynamic synchronization data object, receive an input associated with the data record, and determine a plurality of synchronization parameters including a plurality of expansion parameters and a plurality of permission parameters associated with the dynamic synchronization data object. The servers may be configured to determine a plurality of update parameters based on the synchronization parameters, the update parameters identifying if a modification included in the input should be applied to contents of the dynamic synchronization data object. The servers may also be configured to update the data record and the contents of the dynamic synchronization data object based, at least in part, on the determined update parameters, the updating including pushing the updated contents to at least one of the plurality of target data records.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A server comprising one or more processors being configurable to cause:
generating a data record comprising a dynamic synchronization data object, the data record being configured to be shared to a plurality of target data records;
receiving an input associated with the data record, the input identifying a modification to the dynamic synchronization data object;
determining a plurality of synchronization parameters comprising a plurality of expansion parameters determined based on identified data object boundaries and expansion rules of at least some of the plurality of target data records such that synchronization for each target record is configured based on data object boundaries and expansion rules for that target record, and further comprising a plurality of permission parameters associated with the dynamic synchronization data object;
determining a plurality of update parameters based on the synchronization parameters, the update parameters identifying if the modification should be applied to contents of the dynamic synchronization data object; and
updating the data record and the contents of the dynamic synchronization data object based, at least in part, on the update parameters, the updating comprising pushing the updated contents to at least one of the plurality of target data records.

2. The server of claim 1 , wherein the expansion parameters identify one or more constraints associated with expansions to the dynamic synchronization data object.

3. The server of claim 2 , wherein the expansions comprise an expansion of a boundary of the dynamic synchronization data object within the data record, and wherein the permission parameters identify one or more constraints on accesses permitted by at least one target user.

4. The server of claim 3 , wherein the permission parameters are determined based on user profile data and security parameters associated with the at least one target user.

5. The server of claim 1 , wherein the server is further configurable to cause:
generating a user interface element associated with the dynamic synchronization data object, wherein the user interface element is linked to the dynamic synchronization data object.

6. The server of claim 5 , wherein the user interface element is configured to receive textual input from a plurality of users having access to the data record and the dynamic synchronization data object.

7. The server of claim 1 , wherein the data record is a word processing document.

8. The server of claim 1 , wherein the data record is a spreadsheet document.

9. The server of claim 1 , wherein the data record is a presentation document.

10. A method comprising:
generating a data record comprising a dynamic synchronization data object, the data record being configured to be shared to a plurality of target data records;
receiving an input associated with the data record, the input identifying a modification to the dynamic synchronization data object;
determining a plurality of synchronization parameters comprising a plurality of expansion parameters determined based on identified data object boundaries and expansion rules of at least some of the plurality of target data records such that synchronization for each target record is configured based on data object boundaries and expansion rules for that target record, and further comprising a plurality of permission parameters associated with the dynamic synchronization data object;
determining a plurality of update parameters based on the synchronization parameters, the update parameters identifying if the modification should be applied to contents of the dynamic synchronization data object; and
updating the data record and the contents of the dynamic synchronization data object based, at least in part, on the update parameters, the updating comprising pushing the updated contents to at least one of the plurality of target data records.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the expansion parameters identify one or more constraints associated with expansions to the dynamic synchronization data object.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the expansions comprise an expansion of a boundary of the dynamic synchronization data object within the data record.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the permission parameters identify one or more constraints on accesses permitted by at least one target user.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the permission parameters are determined based on user profile data and security parameters associated with the at least one target user.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising:
generating a user interface element associated with the dynamic synchronization data object, wherein the user interface element is linked to the dynamic synchronization data object.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising:
receiving, at the user interface element, textual input from a plurality of users having access to the data record and the dynamic synchronization data object.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the data record is selected from a group consisting of: a word processing document, a spreadsheet document, and a presentation document.

18. A computer program product comprising non-transitory computer-readable program code capable of being executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configurable to cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
generating a data record comprising a dynamic synchronization data object, the data record being configured to be shared to a plurality of target data records;
receiving an input associated with the data record, the input identifying a modification to the dynamic synchronization data object;
determining a plurality of synchronization parameters comprising a plurality of expansion parameters identifying determined based on identified data object boundaries and expansion rules of at least some of the plurality of target data records such that synchronization for each target record is configured based on data object boundaries and expansion rules for that target record, and further comprising a plurality of permission parameters associated with the dynamic synchronization data object;
determining a plurality of update parameters based on the synchronization parameters, the update parameters identifying if the modification should be applied to contents of the dynamic synchronization data object; and
updating the data record and the contents of the dynamic synchronization data object based, at least in part, on the update parameters, the updating comprising pushing the updated contents to at least one of the plurality of target data records.

19. The computer program product recited in claim 18 , wherein the expansion parameters identify one or more constraints associated with expansions to the dynamic synchronization data object, and wherein the expansions comprise an expansion of a boundary of the dynamic synchronization data object within the data record.

20. The computer program product recited in claim 18 , wherein the permission parameters identify one or more constraints on accesses permitted by at least one target user, and wherein the permission parameters are determined based on user profile data and security parameters associated with the at least one target user.

Assignees

• Salesforce Inc

Inventors

• Rahman Sami
• Hamlin Drew
• Bheda Anuj
• Savage Jr Tim
• Vidani Peter

Classifications

• G06F8/65 Primary

  Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57) · CPC title

• G06F16/178 Primary

  Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems · CPC title