US 11,893,614 B2
Systems and methods for balancing online stores across servers
Kathryn Tang, Comox (CA)
Assigned to Shopify Inc., Ottawa (CA)
Filed by Shopify Inc., Ottawa (CA)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/408,644.
Prior Publication US 2023/0057832 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0605 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0222 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
monitoring third-party access corresponding to a particular online store;
detecting, based on the monitored third-party access, a demand-level condition for the particular online store; and
responsive to the detecting of the demand-level condition for the particular online store:
ceasing to service, by a first server, requests associated with the particular online store; and
configuring a second server to service requests associated with the particular online store and commencing to service, by the second server, requests associated with the particular online store.