Electronic Backup of Applications
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, while a current view of an application is displayed in a user interface, a first user input requesting that a history view associated with the current view of the application be displayed;
retrieve data associated with the history view;
determining a presentation format for the data; and
displaying the history view in response to the first user input in accordance with the presentation format, the history view including data associated with at least a first visual representation of an earlier version of the current view of the application.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes receiving, while a current view of an application is displayed in a user interface, a first user input requesting that a history view associated with the current view of the application be displayed, retrieve data associated with the history view, determining a presentation format for the data, and displaying the history view in response to the first user input in accordance with the presentation format, the history view including data associated with at least a first visual representation of an earlier version of the current view of the application.
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13 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, while a current view of an application is displayed in a user interface, a first user input requesting that a history view associated with the current view of the application be displayed; retrieve data associated with the history view; determining a presentation format for the data; and displaying the history view in response to the first user input in accordance with the presentation format, the history view including data associated with at least a first visual representation of an earlier version of the current view of the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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identifying application data to store during a first backup operation, the application data including a plurality of application files and an index; storing the application data during the first backup operation; and storing a backup index, the backup index being a subset of the index. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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an application, the application including a user interface providing interaction with data associated with the application; a backup component configured to store backup data capturing views of the application; and a helper application, the helper application being configured to interpret the backup data in order to generate visual representations for a backup interface. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, while a current view of an application is displayed in a user interface, a first user input requesting that a history view associated with the current view of the application be displayed; retrieve data associated with the history view; determining a presentation format for the data; and displaying the history view in response to the first user input in accordance with the presentation format, the history view including data associated with at least a first visual representation of an earlier version of the current view of the application.
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13. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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identifying application data to store during a first backup operation, the application data including a plurality of application files and an index; storing the application data during the first backup operation; and storing a backup index, the backup index being a subset of the index.
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