Distributed cache for graph data
US10268725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a database operative to maintain a social graph of an online social network, a leader cache layer, a plurality of servers, and a follower cache layer comprising one or more follower cache clusters, where each follower cache cluster maintains at least a portion of the social graph, and where the follower cache layer is operative to receive a command from the servers with instructions for updating a portion of the social graph, send the command to one of the leader cache layers, receive an acknowledgment of the command from one of the leader cache layers and a request to update; and update one or more of the follower cache clusters storing the portion of the social graph associated with the command.
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