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Method and apparatus for synchronously transferring data from a local storage medium to a remote storage medium, and method and system for managing transfer of data from a source storage medium to a repository storage medium

  • US 20040158582A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2003
  • Published: 08/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for synchronously transferring an amount of local data from a local data storage medium to a remote data storage medium via a communications link having an available bandwidth, the local data storage medium associated with a local computer system having a local processor sequentially responsive to a plurality of local computer programs, the remote data storage medium associated with a remote computer system non-redundant of the local computer system and having a remote processor, the method comprising:

  • evaluating local user conditions associated with transfer of the local data;

    based on the available bandwidth and the amount of local data, approximating a transfer time for the local data;

    based on the approximated transfer time, the local user conditions, and a status of the local processor, selecting a time to transmit the local data to the remote data storage medium; and

    automatically arranging transfer of the local data to the remote data storage medium via the communications link at the selected time.

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