Methods And Apparatus For Selecting Updates To Associated Records To Publish On An Information Feed Using Importance Weights In An On-Demand Database Service Environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing one or more updates associated with a data record, the one or more updates stored in a database;
applying one or more criteria to the one or more updates to generate an importance weight associated with each update;
comparing the one or more importance weights with a designated threshold; and
when one or more importance weights are identified as meeting or exceeding the designated threshold, providing the one or more updates associated with the identified one or more importance weights as one or more candidates for publication on an information feed associated with the data record, the information feed capable of being displayed on a display device.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for selecting updates to associated records to publish on an information feed in an on-demand database service environment. In one embodiment, one or more updates associated with a data record are stored in a database. One or more criteria are applied to the one or more updates to generate an importance weight associated with each update. The one or more importance weights are compared with a designated threshold. When one or more importance weights are identified as meeting or exceeding the designated threshold, the one or more updates associated with the identified one or more importance weights are provided as one or more candidates for publication on an information feed associated with the data record, where the information feed is capable of being displayed on a display device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing one or more updates associated with a data record, the one or more updates stored in a database; applying one or more criteria to the one or more updates to generate an importance weight associated with each update; comparing the one or more importance weights with a designated threshold; and when one or more importance weights are identified as meeting or exceeding the designated threshold, providing the one or more updates associated with the identified one or more importance weights as one or more candidates for publication on an information feed associated with the data record, the information feed capable of being displayed on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a database configured to store one or more updates associated with a data record; and a server configured to; apply one or more criteria to the one or more updates to generate an importance weight associated with each update, compare the one or more importance weights with a designated threshold, and when one or more importance weights are identified as meeting or exceeding the designated threshold, provide the one or more updates associated with the identified one or more importance weights as one or more candidates for publication on an information feed associated with the data record, the information feed capable of being displayed on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions executable by a processor to:
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provide one or more updates associated with a data record, the one or more updates stored in a database; apply one or more criteria to the one or more updates to generate an importance weight associated with each update; compare the one or more importance weights with a designated threshold; and when one or more importance weights are identified as meeting or exceeding the designated threshold, provide the one or more updates associated with the identified one or more importance weights as one or more candidates for publication on an information feed associated with the data record, the information feed capable of being displayed on a display device.
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