Acquiring resource lease using multiple lease servers
US9742692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The obtaining of a lease on a resource in a circumstance in which multiple lease servers are capable of granting a lease to the resource. A computing entity attempts to obtain the lease on the resource by causing a lease request to be sent to each of at least most (and perhaps all) of the lease servers. In response, the computing entity receives one or more responses to the lease requests. If the computing entity receives grants of a lease from a majority of the lease servers that are capable of granting a lease to the resource, then it is determined that the computing entity acquired a lease on the resource. On the other hand, if the computing entity receives grants of a lease from less than a majority of the lease servers, it is determined that the computing entity failed to acquire the lease on the resource.
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