Shopify Inc.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING MEMORY USAGE IN AN E-COMMERCE SYSTEM

Abstract:

Methods and systems for reducing memory consumption due to abandoned data structures in an e-commerce platform. A shopping cart data structure contains at least one product item identifier and a user identifier. The platform determines a probability of completion associated with the shopping cart data structure based at least in part on the at least one product item identifier and the user identifier. If the probability of completion is lower than a threshold value, then the platform identifies a data change and applies the data change to the shopping cart data structure to produce a modified shopping cart data structure. A display on a user device is generated based on the modified shopping cart data structure. The data change selected to produce a modified shopping cart data structure that correlates to a higher probability of completion.