The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2019
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, George Town, KY;
Zhenkun Yang, Hangzhou, CN;
Gui Huang, Hanzghou, CN;
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
The present application describes techniques for managing primary and secondary databases. One example method includes determining whether a lock held by a primary database expires, wherein the primary database and the secondary databases share the lock; in response to determining that the lock held by the primary database has expired, determining whether a lock renewal request of the primary database has been received; and in response to determining that the lock renewal request of the primary database has not been received, selecting a particular secondary database from the secondary databases as a new primary database, and controlling the primary database to be switched to the particular secondary database.