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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Gor Nishanov, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrea D'amato, Kirkland, WA (US);
Amitabh Prakash Tamhane, Redmond, WA (US);
David A. Dion, Bothell, WA (US);
Inventors:
Gor Nishanov, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrea D'Amato, Kirkland, WA (US);
Amitabh Prakash Tamhane, Redmond, WA (US);
David A. Dion, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/5061 (2013.01); G06F 2209/505 (2013.01);
Abstract
Managing a distributed system. Embodiments may allow for a quorum to dynamically change the quorum vote. One example is illustrated in a method. The method includes determining a change to a voter's level of participation in a cluster. A quorum of voters changes the voter's voting privileges, based on the change in the voter's level of participation.