SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING ONE OR MORE ACTIONS UTILIZING A UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR

• US 20110218958A1
• Filed: 12/20/2010
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Cinarkaya, Bulent, Warshavsky, Alex, Fiske, Aaron, Guest, Ryan
• Granted Patent: US 8,583,587 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/54
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/00 Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing one or more actions utilizing a uniform resource locator. These mechanisms and methods for performing one or more actions utilizing a uniform resource locator can enable improved overall URL usage, more efficient search engine URL results, improved URL comprehension by users, etc.

Claims

1. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium, comprising:

computer code for identifying a uniform resource locator (URL),

computer code for analyzing the URL; and

computer code for performing one or more actions utilizing the URL, based on the analysis.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the URL is submitted by a user.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the URL is identified as a result of analyzing a page including the URL.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that an Internet page hosted by a provider that is to be rendered is scanned for one or more URLs before the page is rendered.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein analyzing the URL includes validating the URL.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein analyzing the URL includes determining whether the URL contains one or more predefined elements.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein analyzing the URL includes determining whether code exists at a provider for performing one or more actions utilizing the URL.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein analyzing the URL includes determining code to be used to perform at least one of rewriting the URL and mapping the URL to data.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that if it is determined that code exists at a provider for rewriting the URL, then the URL is rewritten utilizing the code.

10. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the URL is mapped to data within a system if the URL contains code for mapping the URL.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein rewriting the URL includes at least one of removing one or more portions of the URL and exchanging one or more portions of the URL with a different portion of data.

12. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the one or more actions are performed according to code.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer program product is operable such that an entity drafts the code including one or more rules for at least one of rewriting the identified URL and redirecting a URL request.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the rules include rules for mapping one or more elements of the URL to data that is retrieved.

15. The computer program product of claim 1.3, wherein the rules include rules for altering one or more portions of the URL.

16. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the code is drafted utilizing an interface.

17. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the URL is identified as a result of hooking.

18. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the URL is received at a multi-tenant on-demand database system.

19. A method, comprising:

receiving a uniform resource locator URL);

analyzing the URL; and

performing one or more actions utilizing the URL, based on the analysis.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor for;

receiving a uniform resource locator (URL);

analyzing the URL; and

performing one or more actions utilizing the URL, based on the analysis.

21. A method for transmitting code for use in a multi-tenant database system on a transmission medium, the method comprising:

transmitting code for receiving a uniform resource locator (URL);

transmitting code for analyzing the URL; and

transmitting code for performing one or more actions utilizing the URL, based on the analysis.