Patent ID: 11868198
Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A system, including:
a plurality of nodes; and
a computer configured to:
implement a plurality of event counters that each have a plurality of sub-counter groups, wherein ones of the sub-counter groups include respective sets of sub-counters that are located on different ones of the plurality of nodes; and
in response to an occurrence of an event, select a two or more nodes of the plurality of nodes to update; and
send concurrent requests to the two or more nodes, wherein the two or more nodes are configured to, independently:
receive the requests from the computer;
determine, based on a set of rules, which of the plurality of event counters to update in response to the requests; and
modify a respective sub-counter value that is located on a corresponding one of the two or more nodes and is included in the determined event counter.