Mechanism for facilitating dynamic interaction with development applications and tools an on-demand services enviroment

• US 8,954,923 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 02/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Satyanarayanan, Rajaram
• Primary Examiner(s): WANG, RONGFA PHILIP
• Application Number:
  US13/841,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20130318492A1
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• Field of Search: 717/104
• US Class Current: 717/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/70 Software maintenance or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic interaction with development applications and tools in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, from log files, historical user preferences and usage data relating to a user and one or more development tools for software development at a computing device. The historical user preferences and usage data may be based on past acts of the user and recorded at the log files. The method may further include generating a model based on the historical user preference and usage data, determining one or more predictions from the model. The predictions may include one or more of: an ordering of the development tools, a filtering of a plurality of features of one or more of the development tools, and a usage-based customization of the one or more development tools. The method may further include providing the development tools for display to the user based on the predictions.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from log files, historical user preferences and usage data relating to a user and one or more development tools for software development at a computing device, wherein the historical user preferences and usage data are based on past acts of the user and recorded at the log files;

generating a model based on the historical user preferences and usage data, wherein the usage data comprises real-time user activities including read activity or write activity relating to one or more features of the one or more development tools, and wherein the historical user preferences are based on historical real-time tracking of the real-time user activities over a period of time;

determining, via a processor, one or more predictions from the model, wherein the predictions include one or more of;

an ordering of the development tools, a filtering of a plurality of features of one or more of the development tools, and a usage-based customization of the one or more development tools; and

providing the development tools for display to the user based on the predictions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the development tools for display includes displaying the development tools according to one or more of the ordering, filtering, and usage-based customization, wherein the development tools are displayed, via a display device, at the computing device, wherein the one or more predictions comprise predictive estimations about the user'"'"'s predictive interaction with the one or more of the development tools.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the ordering comprises arranging icons relating to the development tools in a particular order on a screen of the display device as determined from the one or more predictions.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the filtering comprises one or more of adding, removing, and modifying one or more features of each of the development tools based on the one or more predictions.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the usage-based customizations comprise facilitating real-time modification of one or more of the development tools based on the one or more predictions.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein facilitating real-time modification comprises dynamically performing, in real-time and based on the current preferences, one or more of:

configuring the one or more development tools according to the user'"'"'s current usage, adding new features to the one or more development tools, removing or modifying existing features of the one or more development tools, adding one or more new tools to the development tools, and removing one or more development tools from the development tools.

7. A system comprising:

a computing device having a memory to store instructions, and a processing device to execute the instructions, the computing device further having a mechanism to;

receive, from log files, historical user preferences and usage data relating to a user and one or more development tools for software development at a computing device, wherein the historical user preferences and usage data are based on past acts of the user and recorded at the log files;

generate a model based on the historical user preferences and usage data, wherein the usage data comprises real-time user activities including read activity or write activity relating to one or more features of the one or more development tools, and wherein the historical user preferences are based on historical real-time tracking of the real-time user activities over a period of time;

determine one or more predictions from the model, wherein the predictions include one or more of;

an ordering of the development tools, a filtering of a plurality of features of one or more of the development tools, and a usage-based customization of the one or more development tools; and

provide the development tools for display to the user based on the predictions.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein when providing the development tools for display, the mechanism is further to display the development tools according to one or more of the ordering, filtering, and usage-based customization, wherein the development tools are displayed, via a display device, at the computing device, wherein the one or more predictions comprise predictive estimations about the user'"'"'s predictive interaction with the one or more of the development tools.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the ordering comprises arranging icons relating to the development tools in a particular order on a screen of the display device as determined from the one or more predictions.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the filtering comprises one or more of adding, removing, and modifying one or more features of each of the development tools based on the one or more predictions.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the usage-based customizations comprise facilitating real-time modification of one or more of the development tools based on the one or more predictions.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein when facilitating real-time modification, the mechanism is further to dynamically perform, in real-time and based on the current preferences, one or more of:

configuring the one or more development tools according to the user'"'"'s current usage, adding new features to the one or more development tools, removing or modifying existing features of the one or more development tools, adding one or more new tools to the development tools, and removing one or more development tools from the development tools.

13. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive, from log files, historical user preferences and usage data relating to a user and one or more development tools for software development at a computing device, wherein the historical user preferences and usage data are based on past acts of the user and recorded at the log files;

generate a model based on the historical user preferences and usage data, wherein the usage data comprises real-time user activities including read activity or write activity relating to one or more features of the one or more development tools, and wherein the historical user preferences are based on historical real-time tracking of the real-time user activities over a period of time;

determine one or more predictions from the model, wherein the predictions include one or more of;

an ordering of the development tools, a filtering of a plurality of features of one or more of the development tools, and a usage-based customization of the one or more development tools; and

provide the development tools for display to the user based on the predictions.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein when providing the development tools for display, the processor is further to display the development tools according to one or more of the ordering, filtering, and usage-based customization, wherein the development tools are displayed, via a display device, at the computing device, wherein the one or more predictions comprise predictive estimations about the user'"'"'s predictive interaction with the one or more of the development tools.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the ordering comprises arranging icons relating to the development tools in a particular order on a screen of the display device as determined from the one or more predictions.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the filtering comprises one or more of adding, removing, and modifying one or more features of each of the development tools based on the one or more predictions, and wherein the usage-based customizations comprise facilitating real-time modification of one or more of the development tools based on the one or more predictions.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein when facilitating real-time modification, the processor is further to dynamically perform, in real-time and based on the current preferences, one or more of:

configuring the one or more development tools according to the user'"'"'s current usage, adding new features to the one or more development tools, removing or modifying existing features of the one or more development tools, adding one or more new tools to the development tools, and removing one or more development tools from the development tools.