Method and system for backup data access through standard network file sharing protocols
First Claim
1. In a server system having a server and at least one client system communicating over a network with said server, said server providing access to stored files managed by said server through file-sharing protocols, in which said network comprises a B/U application enabling creation of a B/U data set comprised of a selected set of files by transfer of file data and file meta-data of said selected set of files, a method of enabling recovery access to files consisting of an accessible copy of said selected set of files, comprising:
- a. a step of extracting said file data and extracting said file meta-data from said transfer from said selected set of files;
b. a step of using said extracted file data and said extracted file meta-data to create said accessible copy of said selected set of files said accessible copy having a one-to-one correspondence with files of said B/U data set and configured to be accessible by said file-sharing protocols.
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Abstract
Back-Up (B/U) data is made immediately available to users on a networked client-server system by standard file sharing protocol methods using the user accessible Back-Up and Restore (B/U/R) process of the present invention. Implementations of the invention first extract file data and file meta-data from user files during a B/U by a B/U application. The B/U/R invention process uses the extracted file data and file meta-data to build a B/U file structure containing the backed up user files on a B/U storage device. The B/U file structure is constructed so that it is responsive to File Sharing Protocols common to the clients (users) of the system. Thus, once a user'"'"'s file is backed up by the B/U/R process of this invention, it is immediately accessible to the user from the B/U storage device in the event of client'"'"'s data loss, corruption or a server system crash.
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19 Claims
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1. In a server system having a server and at least one client system communicating over a network with said server, said server providing access to stored files managed by said server through file-sharing protocols, in which said network comprises a B/U application enabling creation of a B/U data set comprised of a selected set of files by transfer of file data and file meta-data of said selected set of files, a method of enabling recovery access to files consisting of an accessible copy of said selected set of files, comprising:
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a. a step of extracting said file data and extracting said file meta-data from said transfer from said selected set of files;
b. a step of using said extracted file data and said extracted file meta-data to create said accessible copy of said selected set of files said accessible copy having a one-to-one correspondence with files of said B/U data set and configured to be accessible by said file-sharing protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a client-server network having a client-server and at least one client system communicating over a network with said client-server, said server providing access2 to stored files managed by said client-server through file-sharing protocols, in which said network comprises a B/U application operating to transfer file data and file meta-data to create a B/U data set for a selected set of files by a file transfer protocol, a Back-up Data Access System comprising:
2 Access;
how does he define it and how does the industry define it? The text of the description includes reading, writing, copying, file data and file meta-data.a. A data connection to said network;
b. A separate data connection to a separate file storage device;
c. Means for extracting said file data and means for extracting said file meta-data from said transfer;
Means for incorporating said file data and said file meta-data into a copy of said selected set of files on said separate file storage device through said data connection, said copy , each file of said copy having a one-to-one correspondence with files of said selected set of files and configured to be accessible by said file sharing protocols. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a client-server network having a client-server and at least one client system communicating over a network with said client-server, said server providing client access3 to stored files managed by said client-server through file-sharing protocols, in which said network comprises a B/U application operating to transfer file data and file meta-data for a selected set of files by a file transfer protocol, and said selected set of files are used to create a B/U data set comprised of said selected set of files, a Back-up Data Access System comprising:
3 Access;
how does he define it and how does the industry define it? The text of the description includes reading, writing, copying, file data and file meta-data.a. A data connection to said network;
b. A separate data connection to a selected B/U storage device;
c. Means for extracting said file data and extracting said file meta-data from said transfer;
d. Means for incorporating said file data and said file meta-data into B/U files in a B/U file structure on said selected B/U storage device;
e. Means for arranging said B/U files in said B/U file structure so said B/U files have a one-to-one correspondence with files of said selected set of files and are configured to be accessible by said file sharing protocols. Claim list Claim Indep/dep On claim Type 1 I — M 2 D 1 M 3 D 2 M 4 D 2 M 5 D 1 M 6 D 1 M 7 D 6 M 8 D 1 M 9 D 1 M 10 I — S 11 D 10 S 12 D 11 S 13 D 11 S 14 D 10 S 15 D 10 S 16 D 15 S 17 D 10 S 18 D 10 S
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