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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2021
Stripe, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Ji Huang, Bothell, WA (US);
Adam Eagle, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tanin Na Nakorn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Stefan Gawrys, Seattle, WA (US);
Arne Roomann-Kurrik, San Franciso, CA (US);
Stripe, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A clock data structure is introduced. An instance of the clock data structure can be attached to a billing data structure, such as a billing data structure that corresponds to a recurring payment. The instance of the clock data structure has a value that represents a frozen time—i.e., a specific time that does not change unless instructed to. The billing data structures to which the clock data structure is attached operate as if the real time is the frozen time on the clock. Since the time is frozen, users wishing to test the billing data structure can update their system configurations at specific times, and subsequently advance the time in the clock data structure instance to see the effects on those configurations, as well as on other parts of the system, including asynchronous messaging and processing, and processes that involve other entities.