ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,505,394, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Shopify Inc. (Ottawa).

"Systems and methods for modifying online stores" was invented by Kathryn Tang (Comox, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for scheduling modifications to online stores. Detecting an anticipated flash sale event for a first online store. Scheduling a modification to a second online store to occur at a first time, wherein the modification is to enable the second online store to receive orders for a product. Determining that the first time is within a defined time of the anticipated flash sale. Responsive to determining that the first time is within a ...