Providing consistency in a distributed data store
US10671482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/82
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A request to store a new value to a data entity to be fault tolerant across a plurality of nodes is received. The data entity being in an intermediate state is indicating to at least one less than a majority of the plurality of nodes. A request to read a stored value of the data entity is received. A latest value instance of the data entity among a majority nodes of the plurality of nodes is determined. A value of the latest value instance in a majority nodes of the plurality of nodes is stored as a next value instance of the data entity.
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