Inventory data model for large scale flash sales
US10832309B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is implemented by a computing device to identify available ones of a plurality of items of an inventory, where each of the plurality of items has a hold status identifying the item as being currently available or already on hold. The method includes selecting available ones of the plurality of items based on a first bitset and a plurality of second bitsets and asynchronously updating the first bitset and the plurality of second bitsets to reflect a synchronously updated version of the hold status of the plurality of items resulting from one or more of the plurality of items being successfully placed on hold and/or released from being placed on hold.
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