Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Demand based messaging
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-18
2011-01-18
Backer, Firmin (Department: 2448)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
Demand based messaging
C709S223000, C709S226000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07873696
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for servicing user accounts are disclosed. The system includes one or more blades for servicing the user accounts, where each blade includes software components and hardware components, and each blade serves a group of user accounts, a blade manager for managing states of the one or more blades, and logic for incrementally adding one or more new blades in response to increase in the number of new user accounts.
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Boerries Marco
Meyer Markus
Schulz Torsten
Srinivasan Venkatachary
Backer Firmin
Cox Natisha
DeCarlo James J.
Greenberg & Traurig, LLP
Yahoo ! Inc.
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