Patent ID: 9059938
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for handling requests for services from a website server, the system comprising one or more memories having computer readable instructions that, upon execution, at least cause the system to: in response to receiving, from a user computing device, a first request for a webpage or a service provided by at least a portion of a website server, determine that usage of the at least a portion of the website server at a first time exceeds a capacity threshold; determine not to send the first request to the website server based, at least in part, on the usage of the at least a portion of the website server exceeding the capacity threshold at the first time; send a first error message to the user computing device, the first error message comprising an indication that the at least a portion of the website server is not available and a first estimated time until the website server is available; in response to receiving, from the user computing device, a second request for the webpage or the service provided by the at least a portion of a website server, determine that usage of the at least a portion of the website server at a second time exceeds the capacity threshold; determine not to send the second request to the website server based, at least in part, on the usage of the at least a portion of the website server exceeding the capacity threshold at the second time; and send a second error message to the user computing device, the second error message comprising an indication that the at least a portion of the website server is not available and a second estimated time until the website server is available.