Private application distribution mechanisms and architectures

• US 10,209,973 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2014
• Issued: 02/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Ellis, Ryan, Nambiar, Pratima, Conklin, Heather, Geerdink, Jochem Ferdinand, James, Benjamin, Baldwin, Wilhelmina, Vyas, Kunal, McGinty, Michael Patrick, Reasinger, Todd Edward, Guyot, Noah Bruce
• Primary Examiner(s): Rutten, James D.
• Application Number:
  US14/488,157
• Publication Number:
  US 20160077817A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,617 Days
• Field of Search: 717178
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

Private AppExchanges within an on-demand services environment in which multiple tenants have corresponding tenant identifiers (IDs) and the on-demand services environment is provided by an entity separate from the client entities. Access to a listing of apps is provided to a remote device based on a tenant ID associated with the user. The listing of apps for each tenant ID is controlled by an administrative entity associated with each respective tenant ID and. A download request is received from the remote device for a selected app from the listing. The remote device is allowed access only to the listing of apps having a tenant ID corresponding to the tenant ID for the remote device. Download access is granted to the remote device for a selected app in response to the download request. The code for the selected app is transmitted from a storage device to the remote device.

Claims

1. A method for providing private app listings within an on-demand services environment provided by one or more processors coupled with at least one memory device in which multiple tenants have corresponding tenant identifiers (IDs) having one of one or more users associated with the respective tenant IDs, wherein users of each of multiple client entities can only access data identified by a tenant ID associated with the respective client entity, and wherein the on-demand services environment is provided by an entity separate from the client entities, the method comprising:

providing access to a listing of apps, with the one or more processors, to a remote device based on a tenant ID associated with the user, wherein the listing of apps for each tenant ID is controlled by an administrative entity associated with each respective tenant ID and the listing of apps is stored in a database within the on-demand services environment, wherein the listing of apps provided to the remote device is based, at least in part, on tenant ID so that the on-demand services environment provides tenant-specific listings of apps for individual users of the on-demand services environment where the listings include at least apps that are specific to the corresponding tenant and not available to other tenants, and wherein the listing of apps provided to the remote device are based on an authorization utilized to access the on-demand services environment without an additional authorization and further wherein at least a portion of the apps are for multiple platform types;

receiving download request, with the one or more processors, from the remote device for a selected app from the listing, wherein the remote device is allowed access only to the listing of apps having a tenant ID corresponding to the tenant ID for the remote device;

granting download access, with the one or more processors, to the remote device for a selected app in response to the download request, wherein the download access is associated with the tenant ID for the remote device;

causing transmission of code for the selected app from a storage device responsive to the on-demand services environment storing the code to the remote device;

receiving, with the one or more processors, from the remote device, a request for authorization to use the selected app; and

determining, with the one or more processors, if the remote device is authorized to access the selected app; and

transmitting, with the one or more processors, authorization to use the selected app if the remote device is authorized to use the selected app.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a social media feed with the listing of apps corresponding to the selected app, wherein the social media feed provides posts related to the selected app.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the social media feed includes at least a training video for the selected app.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the listing of apps is provided by language to multiple political jurisdictions.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the listing of apps comprises apps for mobile devices and apps for desktop devices.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the listing of apps is provided to users of multiple on-demand services environments corresponding to the same organization.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to providing private app listings within an on-demand services environment provided by one or more processors coupled with at least one memory device in which multiple tenants have corresponding tenant identifiers (IDs) having one of one or more users associated with the respective tenant IDs, wherein users of each of multiple client entities can only access data identified by a tenant ID associated with the respective client entity, and wherein the on-demand services environment is provided by an entity separate from the client entities, the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

provide access to a listing of apps, with the one or more processors, to a remote device based on a tenant ID associated with the user, wherein the listing of apps for each tenant ID is controlled by an administrative entity associated with each respective tenant ID and the listing of apps is stored in a database within the on-demand services environment, wherein the listing of apps provided to the remote device is based, at least in part, on tenant ID so that the on-demand services environment provides tenant-specific listings of apps for individual users of the on-demand services environment where the listings include at least apps that are specific to the corresponding tenant and not available to other tenants, and wherein the listing of apps provided to the remote device are based on an authorization utilized to access the on-demand services environment without an additional authorization and further wherein at least a portion of the apps are for multiple platform types;

receive download request, with the one or more processors, from the remote device for a selected app from the listing, wherein the remote device is allowed access only to the listing of apps having a tenant ID corresponding to the tenant ID for the remote device;

grant download access, with the one or more processors, to the remote device for a selected app in response to the download request, wherein the download access is associated with the tenant ID for the remote device;

cause transmission of code, with the one or more processors, for the selected app from a storage device responsive to the on-demand services environment storing the code to the remote device;

receive, with the one or more processors, from the remote device, a request for authorization to use the selected app; and

determine, with the one or more processors, if the remote device is authorized to access the selected app; and

transmit, with the one or more processors, authorization to use the selected app if the remote device is authorized to use the selected app.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 further comprising instructions that, when executed, provide a social media feed with the listing of apps corresponding to the selected app, wherein the social media feed provides posts related to the selected app.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the social media feed includes at least a training video for the selected app.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 wherein the listing of apps is provided by language to multiple political jurisdictions.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 wherein the listing of apps comprises apps for mobile devices and apps for desktop devices.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the listing of apps is provided to users of multiple on-demand services environments corresponding to the same organization.

13. A system having one or more processors to provide private app listings within an on-demand services environment provided by one or more processors coupled with at least one memory device in which multiple tenants have corresponding tenant identifiers (IDs) having one of one or more users associated with the respective tenant IDs, wherein users of each of multiple client entities can only access data identified by a tenant ID associated with the respective client entity, and wherein the on-demand services environment is provided by an entity separate from the client entities, the one or more processors to:

provide access to a listing of apps, with the one or more processors, to a remote device based on a tenant ID associated with the user, wherein the listing of apps for each tenant ID is controlled by an administrative entity associated with each respective tenant ID and the listing of apps is stored in a database within the on-demand services environment, wherein the listing of apps provided to the remote device is based, at least in part, on tenant ID so that the on-demand services environment provides tenant-specific listings of apps for individual users of the on-demand services environment where the listings include at least apps that are specific to the corresponding tenant and not available to other tenants, and wherein the listing of apps provided to the remote device are based on an authorization utilized to access the on-demand services environment without an additional authorization and further wherein at least a portion of the apps are for multiple platform types;

receive download request, with the one or more processors, from the remote device for a selected app from the listing, wherein the remote device is allowed access only to the listing of apps having a tenant ID corresponding to the tenant ID for the remote device;

grant download access, with the one or more processors, to the remote device for a selected app in response to the download request, wherein the download access is associated with the tenant ID for the remote device;

cause transmission of code, with the one or more processors, for the selected app from a storage device responsive to the on-demand services environment storing the code to the remote device;

receive, with the one or more processors, from the remote device, a request for authorization to use the selected app; and

determine, with the one or more processors, if the remote device is authorized to access the selected app; and

transmit, with the one or more processors, authorization to use the selected app if the remote device is authorized to use the selected app.

14. The system of claim 13 further to provide a social media feed with the listing of apps corresponding to the selected app, wherein the social media feed provides posts related to the selected app.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the social media feed includes at least a training video for the selected app.

16. The system of claim 13 wherein the listing of apps is provided by language to multiple political jurisdictions.

17. The system of claim 13 wherein the listing of apps comprises apps for mobile devices and apps for desktop devices.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the listing of apps is provided to users of multiple on-demand services environments corresponding to the same organization.