System and method for signaling through data storage

• US 10,560,516 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2018
• Issued: 02/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Twilio, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Twilio, Inc.
• Inventors: Olivier, Carl, Zolotarjov, Sergei, Velenko, Mihails, Liik, Devid, Tyazhelov, Artyom
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhen, Wei Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ung, Lanny N
• Application Number:
  US15/914,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20180213028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: 717171
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

An application platform system and method. A data synchronization instance manages a reference state object for a data synchronization system (DSS) account. A first local state object is stored at a first application system. The first application system receives update notifications provided by the DSS. A second local state object is stored at a second application system. The second application system receives update notifications provided by the DSS. An application instruction of the first application system is transformed into a state update, and the first local state object is modified to include the state update. The state update is provided to the DSS via a local update notification. The reference state object is modified to include the state update. The state update is provided to the second application system via a reference update notification. The second local state object is modified to include the state update.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a multi-tenant data synchronization system (DSS), a first state update from a first client device, the first client device being engaged in a chat communication session, the first state update indicating a modification to a first local chat state representation object maintained by the first client device, the first local chat state representation object indicating a current state of the chat communication on the first client device, the first local chat state representation object corresponding to a reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the reference chat state representation object being associated with a first account of the multi-tenant DSS;

modifying, by the multi-tenant DSS, the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device;

identifying a second device that is associated with the first account of the multi-tenant DSS; and

automatically providing, by the multi-tenant DSS, the first state update to the second client device associated with the first account of the multi-tenant DSS, the second client device maintaining a second local chat state representation object corresponding to the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the second local chat state representation object indicating a current state of the chat communication on the second client device, wherein the second client device modifies the second local chat state representation object based on the first state update.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device, wherein modifying the reference chat state representation object and automatically providing the first state update to the second client device are performed in response to determining to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining whether to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device comprises:

determining whether the first state update conflicts with a previous update used to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second state update from the first client device, the second state update indicating a second modification to the first local chat state representation object maintained by the first client device;

determining that the second state update conflicts with a previous update used to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS;

determining a third state update based on the second state update and the previous update used to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the third state update incorporating at least a portion of the second update and the previous update; and

modifying the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the third state update.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

automatically providing the third update to the first client device and the second client device associated with the first account of the multi-tenant DSS, wherein the first client device modifies the first local chat state representation object based on the third state update and the second client device modifies the second local chat state representation object based on the third state update.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the third update is determined based on a set of rules dictating a prioritization of conflicting updates for the first account.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second state update from a third client device, the second state update indicating a modification to a third local chat state representation object maintained by the third client device, the third local chat state representation object indicating a current state of a second chat communication on the third client device, the third local chat state representation object corresponding to a second reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the second reference chat state representation object being associated with a second account of the multi-tenant DSS;

modifying the second reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the second state update received from the third client device; and

automatically providing the second state update to a fourth client device associated with the second account of the multi-tenant DSS, the fourth client device maintaining a fourth local chat state representation object corresponding to the second reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the fourth local chat state representation object indicating a current state of the second chat communication on the fourth client device, wherein the fourth client device modifies the fourth local chat state representation object based on the second state update.

8. A multi-tenant data synchronization system (DSS) comprising:

one or more computer-processors; and

one or more computer-readable mediums storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the multi-tenant DDS to perform operations comprising;

receiving a first state update from a first client device, the first client device being engaged in a chat communication session, the first state update indicating a modification to a first local chat state representation object maintained by the first client device, the first local chat state representation object indicating a current state of the chat communication on the first client device, the first local chat state representation object corresponding to a reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the reference chat state representation object being associated with a first account of the multi-tenant DSS;

modifying the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device;

identifying a second device that is associated with the first account of the multi-tenant DSS; and

automatically providing the first state update to the second client device associated with the first account of the multi-tenant DSS, the second client device maintaining a second local chat state representation object corresponding to the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the second local chat state representation object indicating a current state of the chat communication on the second client device, wherein the second client device modifies the second local chat state representation object based on the first state update.

9. The multi-tenant DDS of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

determining whether to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device, wherein modifying the reference chat state representation object and automatically providing the first state update to the second client device are performed in response to determining to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device.

10. The multi-tenant DDS of claim 9, wherein determining whether to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device comprises:

determining whether the first state update conflicts with a previous update used to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS.

11. The multi-tenant DDS of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

receiving a second state update from the first client device, the second state update indicating a second modification to the first local chat state representation object maintained by the first client device;

determining that the second state update conflicts with a previous update used to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS;

determining a third state update based on the second state update and the previous update used to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the third state update incorporating at least a portion of the second update and the previous update; and

modifying the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the third state update.

12. The multi-tenant DDS of claim 11, the operations further comprising:

automatically providing the third update to the first client device and the second client device associated with the first account of the multi-tenant DSS, wherein the first client device modifies the first local chat state representation object based on the third state update and the second client device modifies the second local chat state representation object based on the third state update.

13. The multi-tenant DDS of claim 11, wherein the third update is determined based on a set of rules dictating a prioritization of conflicting updates for the first account.

14. The multi-tenant DDS of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

receiving a second state update from a third client device, the second state update indicating a modification to a third local chat state representation object maintained by the third client device, the third local chat state representation object indicating a current state of a second chat communication on the third client device, the third local chat state representation object corresponding to a second reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the second reference chat state representation object being associated with a second account of the multi-tenant DSS;

modifying the second reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the second state update received from the third client device; and

automatically providing the second state update to a fourth client device associated with the second account of the multi-tenant DSS, the fourth client device maintaining a fourth local chat state representation object corresponding to the second reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the fourth local chat state representation object indicating a current state of the second chat communication on the fourth client device, wherein the fourth client device modifies the fourth local chat state representation object based on the second state update.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors of a multi-tenant data synchronization system (DSS), cause the multi-tenant DDS to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first state update from a first client device, the first client device being engaged in a chat communication session, the first state update indicating a modification to a first local chat state representation object maintained by the first client device, the first local chat state representation object indicating a current state of the chat communication on the first client device, the first local chat state representation object corresponding to a reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the reference chat state representation object being associated with a first account of the multi-tenant DSS;

modifying, by the multi-tenant DSS, the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device;

identifying a second device that is associated with the first account of the multi-tenant DSS; and

automatically providing, by the multi-tenant DSS, the first state update to the second client device associated with the first account of the multi-tenant DSS, the second client device maintaining a second local chat state representation object corresponding to the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the second local chat state representation object indicating a current state of the chat communication on the second client device, wherein the second client device modifies the second local chat state representation object based on the first state update.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

determining whether to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device, wherein modifying the reference chat state representation object and automatically providing the first state update to the second client device are performed in response to determining to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein determining whether to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the first state update received from the first client device comprises:

determining whether the first state update conflicts with a previous update used to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

receiving a second state update from the first client device, the second state update indicating a second modification to the first local chat state representation object maintained by the first client device;

determining that the second state update conflicts with a previous update used to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS;

determining a third state update based on the second state update and the previous update used to modify the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the third state update incorporating at least a portion of the second update and the previous update; and

modifying the reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the third state update.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the third update is determined based on a set of rules dictating a prioritization of conflicting updates for the first account.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

receiving a second state update from a third client device, the second state update indicating a modification to a third local chat state representation object maintained by the third client device, the third local chat state representation object indicating a current state of a second chat communication on the third client device, the third local chat state representation object corresponding to a second reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the second reference chat state representation object being associated with a second account of the multi-tenant DSS;

modifying the second reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS based on the second state update received from the third client device; and

automatically providing the second state update to a fourth client device associated with the second account of the multi-tenant DSS, the fourth client device maintaining a fourth local chat state representation object corresponding to the second reference chat state representation object maintained by the multi-tenant DSS, the fourth local chat state representation object indicating a current state of the second chat communication on the fourth client device, wherein the fourth client device modifies the fourth local chat state representation object based on the second state update.