System and method for extending password time-to-live based on characteristics of proposed password
Granted: July 19, 2016
Patent Number:
9396324
Systems and methods for use in enhancing the security of a system, network, device, data storage element, software application, document, account, data, structure or building. Specifically, the invention is directed to a method of determining a password time-to-live (TTL) value for a password created by a user. In one embodiment, the TTL is extended relative to a baseline or default value if the user creates a password that is expected to produce an increased level of security. Such a…
Field level data protection for cloud services using asymmetric cryptography
Granted: June 14, 2016
Patent Number:
9369443
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for providing data security for data that is stored in a cloud-level platform. In one embodiment, each session is associated with specific session “keys” for use in encrypting and decrypting data. The session specific keys are generated by a client application and the client public key of a public/private key pair is provided to the cloud platform as part of a user authentication process. If the user is properly authenticated, then the platform…
Message tracking with thread-recurrent data
Granted: February 9, 2016
Patent Number:
9258265
A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods are described in the context of a web-based business information system having an internal email facility, wherein e-mail communications between a native e-mail system of an end user of the web-based business information system and an external contact are facilitated and automatically tracked by the web-based business information system, the native e-mail system lying outside the web-based business information…
System and method for enhancing data security by use of dynamic honey tokens
Granted: December 29, 2015
Patent Number:
9223998
Systems and methods for enhancing the security of confidential data such as customer email lists or similar contact information. Specifically, the invention is directed to a method of inserting a form of data referred to as a honey token into a data set when it is accessed by a user (such as an employee of the rightful owner of the data). In contrast to conventional forms of such tokens, the inventive token is dynamically generated and includes information identifying the user (i.e., the…
Fault tolerance for complex distributed computing operations
Granted: September 1, 2015
Patent Number:
9122595
A method for enabling a distributed computing system to tolerate system faults during the execution of a client process. The method includes instantiating an execution environment relating to the client process; executing instructions within the execution environment, the instructions causing the execution environment to issue further instructions to the distributing computing system, the further instructions relating to actions to be performed with respect to data stored on the…
System and methods for declaration-based extension management for multi-tenant environments
Granted: July 7, 2015
Patent Number:
9075687
A system and associated methods for enabling a tenant user of a multi-tenant computing platform to introduce an extension to the platform's functions and capabilities. A computing system, such as a distributed computing service platform, may manage independent customizations and/or extensions (collectively, “extensions”) of the service platform by multiple tenants in a manner that avoids undesirable behavior that may be caused by incompatible extensions. The service may accomplish…
Simultaneous maintenance of multiple versions of a web-based business information system
Granted: April 14, 2015
Patent Number:
9009313
A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods for phased rollout of an upgraded version of a web-based business information system are described. URLs associated with client requests remain the same even where the target subscriber accounts have been upgraded. Client requests for both upgraded and non-upgraded accounts are received by a common set of web servers. Client requests representing external entry points are trapped, and the receiving web server…
Facilitating data manipulation in a browser-based user interface of an enterprise business application
Granted: February 3, 2015
Patent Number:
8949705
Optimal presentation and editing of business data in a browser-based user interface of an integrated web-based business information system is described, including a browser at a user computer in dynamic communication with a web server allowing database editing and updating without browser page refreshes. For optimizing the data input/editing experience of the user, an array of features in various combinations is provided including: single-click instantiation of cell editing in a table…
Concise communication of real-time business information in an enterprise network
Granted: September 16, 2014
Patent Number:
8838465
A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods for concisely communicating real-time business information to end users in an enterprise network is described. An integrated business system having at least ERP and CRM functionality is accessed via browser-based user interface. A plurality of portlet windows are simultaneously displayed within a browser window, each portlet window occupying a relatively small area therein. The portlet windows are selected and…
Multiple rate currency consolidator
Granted: January 7, 2014
Patent Number:
8622290
A multiple currency rate consolidator addresses the needs of multi-national companies that do business in different currencies and tax localities. A consolidated view of financial data may be provided in real time. The multiple currency rate consolidator allows each subsidiary within a subsidiary hierarchy to enter and manage transactional data as well as budget/forecast data in a corresponding localized functional currency. The multiple currency rate consolidator allows different…
Message tracking with thread-recurrent data
Granted: November 5, 2013
Patent Number:
8577980
A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods are described in the context of a web-based business information system having an internal e-mail facility, wherein e-mail communications between a native e-mail system of an end user of the web-based business information system and an external contact are facilitated and automatically tracked by the web-based business information system, the native e-mail system lying outside the web-based business information…
Simultaneous maintenance of multiple versions of a web-based business information system
Granted: July 9, 2013
Patent Number:
8484346
A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods for phased rollout of an upgraded version of a web-based business information system are described. URLs associated with client requests remain the same even where the target subscriber accounts have been upgraded. Client requests for both upgraded and non-upgraded accounts are received by a common set of web servers. Client requests representing external entry points are trapped, and the receiving web server…
Facilitating data manipulation in a browser-based user interface of an enterprise business application
Granted: December 4, 2012
Patent Number:
8327257
Optimal presentation and editing of business data in a browser-based user interface of an integrated web-based business information system is described, including a browser at a user computer in dynamic communication with a web server allowing database editing and updating without browser page refreshes. For optimizing the data input/editing experience of the user, an array of features in various combinations is provided including: single-click instantiation of cell editing in a table…
Message tracking functionality based on thread-recurrent data
Granted: July 24, 2012
Patent Number:
8230033
A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods are described in the context of a web-based business information system having an internal e-mail facility, wherein e-mail communications between a native e-mail system of an end user of the web-based business information system and an external contact are facilitated and automatically tracked by the web-based business information system, the native e-mail system lying outside the web-based business information…
Concise communication of real-time business information in an enterprise network
Granted: July 3, 2012
Patent Number:
8214239
A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods for concisely communicating real-time business information to end users in an enterprise network is described. An integrated business system having at least ERP and CRM functionality is accessed via a browser-based user interface. A plurality of portlet windows are simultaneously displayed within a browser window, each portlet window occupying a relatively small area therein. The portlet windows are selected and…
Multiple rate currency consolidator
Granted: July 3, 2012
Patent Number:
8210425
A multiple currency rate consolidator addresses the needs of multi-national companies that do business in different currencies and tax localities. A consolidated view of financial data may be provided in real time. The multiple currency rate consolidator allows each subsidiary within a subsidiary hierarchy to enter and manage transactional data as well as budget/forecast data in a corresponding localized functional currency. The multiple currency rate consolidator allows different…
Concise communication of real-time business information in an enterprise network
Granted: June 5, 2012
Patent Number:
8195493
A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods for concisely communicating real-time business information to end users in an enterprise network is described. An integrated business system having at least ERP and CRM functionality is accessed via a browser-based user interface. A plurality of portlet windows are simultaneously displayed within a browser window, each portlet window occupying a relatively small area therein. The portlet windows are selected and…
Methods and systems of client-side caching of pages with changing content
Granted: December 20, 2011
Patent Number:
8082299
The present invention relates to Internet based and web applications and the need to reduce page latency and bandwidth usage. The invention can achieve these goals by making use of the cache built in to standard web browsers. In one embodiment, the invention provides that a web application user will use their browser to request a page from the application web server, which responds with a small page that includes a script. The script appends a previously established cookie value to the…
Phased rollout of version upgrades in web-based business information systems
Granted: June 28, 2011
Patent Number:
7970901
A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods for phased rollout of an upgraded version of a web-based business information system are described. URLs associated with client requests remain the same even where the target subscriber accounts have been upgraded. Client requests for both upgraded and non-upgraded accounts are received by a common set of web servers. Client requests representing external entry points are trapped, and the receiving web server…
Client-side caching of pages with changing content
Granted: June 28, 2011
Patent Number:
7970816
The present invention relates to Internet based and web applications and the need to reduce page latency and bandwidth usage. The invention can achieve these goals by making use of the cache built in to standard web browsers. In one embodiment, the invention provides that a web application user will use their browser to request a page from the application web server, which responds with a small page that includes a script. The script appends a previously established cookie value to the…
