Methods and systems for regulating user engagement

US9436701B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9436701-B2
Application numberUS-201313913213-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 7, 2013
Priority dateJul 3, 2012
Publication dateSep 6, 2016
Grant dateSep 6, 2016

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Methods and systems are provided for regulating interaction with respect to an object in a database. One exemplary method involves creating an engagement record associated with the object in the database and in response receiving a request for a database activity with respect to the object from a user, determining whether the user is authorized to initiate the database activity with respect to the object based on a protection status indicated by the engagement record for the object. When the first user is authorized, the database is updated the database to reflect the requested database activity associated with the object and the protection status of the engagement record is updated in response to the database activity. After updating the protection status of the engagement record, subsequent database activity with respect to the object initiated by a second user is regulated based on the updated protection status.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of regulating interaction with respect to an object in a database, the method comprising: creating an engagement record in the database, the engagement record being associated with the object and indicating a protection status for the object, wherein creating the engagement record comprises obtaining engagement rules for the object from a configuration record in the database and determining an initial protection status for the object based on the en…

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What does patent US9436701B2 cover?
Methods and systems are provided for regulating interaction with respect to an object in a database. One exemplary method involves creating an engagement record associated with the object in the database and in response receiving a request for a database activity with respect to the object from a user, determining whether the user is authorized to initiate the database activity with respect to …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Salesforce Com Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F21/6227. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 06 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).