Systems and methods for dynamic sharding
US10127760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3276
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for dynamic sharding, such as in an online gaming environment. The invention includes providing a shared data store including at least a table store adapted to store data representative of table state; creating a plurality of shards wherein each shard includes at least a floor manager system and a game system; presenting a plurality of tables to players via a lobby interface; and scaling a number of the plurality of shards to support a current number of players. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
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