Data backup services
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1. A method of initiating a backup process on a computer, said method comprising:
- identifying data to be backed up;
defining a backup event trigger;
monitoring said computer for an occurrence of said backup event trigger; and
in response to said occurrence of said backup event trigger, applying a balancing heuristic to determine whether to initiate a backup process.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of initiating a backup process of data stored on a computer are described. One method calls for the data to be backed up to be identified. A backup event trigger is defined, and the computer is monitored for the occurrence of the backup event trigger. If the trigger occurs, a balancing heuristic is applied, to determine whether to initiate the backup process.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of initiating a backup process on a computer, said method comprising:
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identifying data to be backed up;
defining a backup event trigger;
monitoring said computer for an occurrence of said backup event trigger; and
in response to said occurrence of said backup event trigger, applying a balancing heuristic to determine whether to initiate a backup process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of backing up a computer, said method comprising:
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identifying data to be preserved within said computer, wherein said identifying is accomplished before a backup process is initiated;
detecting a trigger event; and
in response to said detecting a trigger event, performing said backup process to back up said data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of remotely initiating a backup process on a client computer over a network connection between said client computer and a server, said method comprising:
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executing client software on said client computer, said client software configured to determine status information about said client computer, said client software also configured to initiate a backup process;
transmitting said status information over said network connection to said server; and
in response to said transmitting said status information, receiving an instruction into said client computer from said server over said network connection, said instruction for causing said client software to initiate said backup process. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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