US 12,118,596 B2
Systems and methods for server load balancing based on correlated events
Xiaoli Liang, Toronto (CA); Kathryn Tang, Victoria (CA); Gregory Clarke, Belleville (CA); Milan Sreckovic, Toronto (CA); and Kunal Kohli, Niagara Falls (CA)
Assigned to Shopify Inc., Ottawa (CA)
Filed by Shopify Inc., Ottawa (CA)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/536,473.
Application 18/536,473 is a continuation of application No. 17/408,777, filed on Aug. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,880,874.
Prior Publication US 2024/0104618 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0603 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0613 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0641 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method of balancing online stores amongst servers, the method comprising:
detecting a flash sale associated with a first online store;
identifying an occurrence of a first event correlated to the flash sale associated with the first online store;
identifying a second online store distinct from the first online store and associated with a second event corresponding to the first event; and
responsive to identifying the second online store distinct from the first online store and associated with the second event corresponding to the first event:
ceasing to service, by a first server, requests associated with the second online store; and
configuring a second server to service requests associated with the second online store and commencing to service, by the second server, requests associated with the second online store.