System and method of site traffic control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9647950-B2
Application number	US-201514708463-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2015
Priority date	May 11, 2015
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

Systems and methods of site traffic control are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a first request for an online service to perform an operation is received from a first user on a first client device, and at least one overload condition for the online service is detected, or otherwise determined, with the overload condition(s) corresponding to a first request time of the first request. A first token and a first return time parameter for the first user are determined based on the determination of the overload condition, and the first token is stored in association with the first return time parameter. The first token and the first return time parameter are transmitted to the first client device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a processor-implemented overload determination module configured to:
receive, from a first user on a first client device, a first request for an online service to perform an operation;
detect at least one overload condition for the online service, the at least one overload condition corresponding to a first request time of the first request;
determine a first token and a first return time parameter for the first user based on the determination of the overload condition;
store the first token in association with the first return time parameter;
receive, from the first user, a second request for the online service to perform the operation, the second request having a corresponding time and comprising the first token;
identify the first return time parameter based on the first token; and
determine that the corresponding time of the second request satisfies the first return time parameter;

a processor implemented notification module configured to transmit the first token and the first return time parameter to the first client device; and
a processor-implemented service module configured to perform the operation in response to the determining that the corresponding time of the second request satisfies the first return time parameter.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operation comprises enabling the first user to access a page of the online service.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one overload condition comprises at least one of a traffic level of the online service satisfying one or more predetermined traffic level criteria, a network connection speed of the online service satisfying one or more predetermined network connection speed criteria, and a server speed of the online service satisfying one or more predetermined server speed criteria.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first return time parameter comprises a specified time or a specified window of time.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the overload determination module is further configured to:
estimate a load level of the online service for a future time, the future time being subsequent to the first request time;
determine that the estimated load level satisfies one or more return time criteria; and
define the first return time parameter to include the future time based on the determining that the estimated load level satisfies the one or more return time criteria.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the notification module is further configured to transmit a cookie to the first client device, the cookie comprising the first token.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the notification module is further configured to:
determine that a current time is within a predetermined amount of time of the first return time parameter; and
transmit a return time notification to the first user based on the determining that the current time is within the predetermined amount of time of the first return time parameter, the return time notification configured to indicate to the first user to request the operation again.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the overload determination module is further configured to select an overload level from a plurality of overload levels based on the at least one overload condition; and
the notification module is further configured to generate an overload notification based on the selected overload level, the overload notification comprising an indication of the overload level, and to cause the overload notification to be displayed on the first client device.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the overload determination module is further configured to select a standard of restriction from a plurality of standards of restriction based on the at least one overload condition; and
the service module is further configured to deny the first user access to the operation of the online service based on the selected standard of restriction, and to allow a second user access to the operation of the online service based on the selected standard of restriction.

10. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, from a first user on a first client device, a first request for an online service to perform an operation;
determining at least one overload condition for the online service, the at least one overload condition corresponding to a first request time of the first request;
determining, by a machine having a memory and at least one processor, a first token and a first return time parameter for the first user based on the determination of the overload condition;
storing the first token in association with the first return time parameter;
transmitting the first token and the first return time parameter to the first client device;
receiving, from the first user, a second request for the online service to perform the operation, the second request having a corresponding time and comprising the first token;
identifying the first return time parameter based on the first token;
determining that the corresponding time of the second request satisfies the first return time parameter; and
performing the operation in response to the determining that the corresponding time of the second request satisfies the first return time parameter.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the operation comprises enabling the first user to access a page of the online service.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one overload condition comprises at least one of a traffic level of the online service satisfying one or more predetermined traffic level criteria, a network connection speed of the online service satisfying one or more predetermined network connection speed criteria, and a server speed of the online service satisfying one or more predetermined server speed criteria.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first return time parameter comprises a specified time or a specified window of time.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein determining the first return time parameter comprises:
estimating a load level of the online service for a future time, the future time being subsequent to the first request time;
determining that the estimated load level satisfies one or more return time criteria; and
defining the first return time parameter to include the future time based on the determining that the estimated load level satisfies the one or more return time criteria.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein transmitting the first token to the first client device comprises transmitting a cookie to the first client device, the cookie comprising the first token.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
determining that a current time is within a predetermined amount of time of the first return time parameter; and
transmitting a return time notification to the first user based on the determining that the current time is within the predetermined amount of time of the first return time parameter, the return time notification configured to indicate to the first user to request the operation again.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
selecting an overload level from a plurality of overload levels based on the at least one overload condition;
generating an overload notification based on the selected overload level, the overload notification comprising an indication of the overload level; and
causing the overload notification to be displayed on the first client device.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
selecting a standard of restriction from a plurality of stan

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Tang Yu
• Luk Bryant Genepang
• Brenner Jennifer T
• He Robert
• O'Toole Christopher Diebold
• Ziaja Jason
• Das Ananya
• Cho Jun Ho
• Ahn Zi Won

Classifications

• H04L47/24

  Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS · CPC title

• H04L67/146

  Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding · CPC title

• H04L47/28 Primary

  in relation to timing considerations · CPC title

• H04L43/0894

  Packet rate · CPC title

• H04L43/00

  Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks · CPC title