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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Branchek Roth, Seattle, WA (US);
Bradley Jeffery Behm, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4881 (2013.01); G06F 9/46 (2013.01); G06F 9/5027 (2013.01); G06F 2209/504 (2013.01); G06F 2209/5013 (2013.01); Y02D 10/22 (2018.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing backlogged tasks are disclosed. In the method and apparatus, upon receiving a task pertaining to a requestor group, a number of outstanding tasks associated with the requestor group is determined and the task is submitted for processing if the number of outstanding tasks is within an allowable range. If the number of outstanding tasks is outside of the allowable range, take one or more actions may be taken, which may include rejecting the request.