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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Yunfeng Zhu, Hangzhou, CN;
Yijun Lu, Hangzhou, CN;
Yanchao Li, Hangzhou, CN;
Jibin Lei, Hangzhou, CN;
Yunfeng Tao, Hangzhou, CN;
Zhiyang Tang, Hangzhou, CN;
Jun Yu, Hangzhou, CN;
Jia Feng, Hangzhou, CN;
DongBai Guo, Hangzhou, CN;
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED, Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for maintaining the consistency of global information is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method includes retrieving current version information associated with the global information from a global information server; retrieving global information from the global information server based on the current version information; updating a period of validity of the current version information based on a status of communication with the global information server; and suspending a network service for the global information when detecting that the period of validity of the current version information has expired.