TECHNIQUES FOR CHANGING PERCEIVABLE STIMULI ASSOCIATED WITH A USER INTERFACE FOR AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE

• US 20100205216A1
• Filed: 02/11/2009
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Durdik, Paul, Josephson, Daryl
• Granted Patent: US 8,296,321 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/783
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2457 with adaptation to user needs

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided techniques for providing perceivable stimuli in an interface of a multi-tenant on-demand database system. These techniques for providing perceivable stimuli facilitate collaborative efforts of groups of users of a multi-tenant on-demand database system while maintaining access constraints amongst users associated with a common tenant.

Claims

1. A method of providing a perceivable stimuli in a user interface in data communication with a multi-tenant database system, the method comprising:

receiving a request for access to a sub-portion of content on the database system, the request including requester identification data;

identifying groups having access to the sub-portion;

identifying member information associated with the groups;

determining whether the requester identification data corresponds to the member information; and

configuring an interface to provide perceivable stimuli to the requester that corresponds to the sub-portion in response to the requester information corresponding to the member information, with the perceivable stimuli being defined according to hysteretic data.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein configuring further includes populating different portions of a computer display with content.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein configuring further includes generating an audible signal.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein configuring further includes identifying other users having access to the database and a logical relationship with the requestor, with the hysteretic data being information perceived by the other users.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein configuring further includes providing the perceivable stimuli with deterministic data, said deterministic data being related to a periodic business cycle.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the requester is associated with a tenant associated with the sub-portion and configuring further includes providing the perceivable stimuli with information perceived by additional requesters associated with the tenant.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 further including querying the requester as to whether the visually perceivable information is to be included in the interface when the requester is subsequently granted access to the database system.

8. A machine-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for providing a perceivable stimuli in a user interface in data communication with a multi-tenant database system when executed by one or more processors and cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:

receiving a request for access to a sub-portion of content on the database system, the request having requester identification data;

identifying groups having access to the sub-portion;

identifying member information associated with the groups;

determining whether the requester identification data corresponds to the member information; and

configuring an interface to provide perceivable stimuli to the requestor that corresponds to the sub-portion in response to the requester information corresponding to the member information, with the perceivable stimuli being defined by hysteretic data.

9. The machine readable medium of claim 8 wherein the instructions to carry out the step of configuring further includes instructions to carry out a step of populating different portions of a computer display with content.

10. The machine readable medium of claim 8 wherein the instructions to carry out the step of configuring further includes instructions to carry out a step of generating an audible signal.

11. The machine readable medium of claim 8 wherein the instructions to carry out the step of configuring further includes instructions to carry out the step of identifying other members associated with the one of the groups providing the perceivable stimuli with information perceived by the other members.

12. The machine readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein the instructions to carry out the step of configuring further includes instruction to carry out the step of providing the perceivable stimuli with deterministic data, said deterministic data being related to a periodic business cycle.

13. The machine readable medium as recited in claim 8 wherein the instructions to carry out the step of configuring further includes instructions to carry out a step of providing the perceivable stimuli with information perceived by additional requesters associated with a tenant with which the requester is associated, said tenant being associated with the sub-portion.

14. The machine readable medium as recited in claim 8 further including instruction for carrying out the step of querying the requestor as to whether the visually perceivable information is to be included in the interface when the requestor is subsequently granted access to the database system.

15. An apparatus for providing perceivable stimuli in a user interface in data communication with a multi-tenant database system, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory space having a sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of;

receiving a request for access to a sub-portion of content on the database system, the request having requester identification data;

identifying groups having access to the sub-portion;

identifying member information associated with the groups;

determining whether the requester identification data corresponds to the member information; and

configuring an interface to provide perceivable stimuli to the requestor that corresponds to the sub-portion in response to the requester information corresponding to the member information, with the perceivable stimuli being defined by hysteretic data.

16. A method for transmitting code to thematically associate data entered into an on demand database service by a subscriber to the on demand database service, the apparatus comprising:

transmitting code to detect a first data set for association;

transmitting code to receiving a request for access to a sub-portion of content on the database system, the request having requester identification data;

transmitting code to identify groups having access to the sub-portion;

transmitting code to identify member information associated with the groups;

transmitting code to determine whether the requester identification data corresponds to the member information; and

transmitting code to configure an interface to provide perceivable stimuli to the requester that corresponds to the sub-portion in response to the requester information corresponding to the member information, with the perceivable stimuli being defined by hysteretic data.