Patent ID: 11909601
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. The method as recited in claim 5, further comprising:
receiving, by the particular node from the new node, a request to transfer authority of the entities located within the portion of the volume of space to the particular node; and
in response to receiving the request to transfer authority:
obtaining, by the particular node from the new node, one or more most recent updates for the authoritative state of the entities located within the portion of the volume of space;
updating, by the particular node, the copy of the authoritative state of the entities located within the portion of the volume of space based on the most recent updates to generate a most recent copy of the authoritative state of the entities; and
assuming, by the particular node, authority of the entities located within the portion of the volume of space based at least on the most recent copy of the authoritative state of the entities.