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Systems and methods for identifying contacts as users of a multi-tenant database and application system

  • US 9,053,136 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2011
  • Issued: 06/09/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a memory; and

    a server communicatively connected to the memory, the server providing a multi-tenant database and application service, the server configured to;

    generate a list of contacts of a particular tenant of the multi-tenant database;

    send a message to each contact of the particular tenant in the list of contacts for the particular tenant, the message including an inquiry to participate in a query as to whether the contact of the particular tenant is also a tenant of the multi-tenant database and application service, wherein the query is facilitated by the message, and wherein the contact of the particular tenant participates in the query by providing, in response to the message, information as to whether the contact is also a tenant of the multi-tenant database;

    query each contact of the particular tenant responding to the message via the query to determine, based on the information provided by the contact via the contact'"'"'s participation in the query in response to the message, if the contact of the particular tenant represents another tenant of the multi-tenant database and application service; and

    update the list of contacts for the particular client to indicate contacts of the particular tenant that have been determined to represent tenants of the multi-tenant database and application service based on the query.

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