Constant-time cascading deletion of resources
US11694211B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/162
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for deleting resources are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises: detecting, by a network commerce system, a deletion request in a first message sent over a network as an electronic communication to delete a first resource; identifying one or more additional resources that have a hierarchical relationship to the first resource, including identifying one or more child resources related the first resource, the one or more child resources being in a parent-child relationship with the first resource as the parent; causing a module of the network commerce system to perform a delete action with respect to the first resource, where the delete action deletes the first resource and causes the one or more child resources to be deleted in the future and to appear deleted when receiving access requests prior to deletion of the one or more child resources; detecting, by the network commerce system, an access request in a second message sent over the network as an electronic communication to access one child resource of the one or more child resources after deletion of the first resource but prior to deletion of the one child resource; determining, in response…
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