ONSITE BACKUP FOR THIRD PARTY INTERNET-BASED SYSTEMS

• US 20110238627A1
• Filed: 06/09/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: WhitServe LLC
• Original Assignee: WhitServe LLC
• Inventors: Whitmyer, Wesley W. JR.
• Application Number:
  US13/157,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20110238627A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/654
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/221 Column-oriented storage; Management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/875 Monitoring of systems including the internet
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99955 Archiving or backup

Abstract

A system for onsite backup of internet-based data is provided. The system includes a central computer, a client computer, a communications link between the central computer and the Internet, and a communications link between the client computer and the Internet. The system also includes at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by the central computer, each data record containing a client identification number. Software executing on the central computer receives a data backup request, and software executing on the central computer transmits the data backup to the client computer.

Claims

1. A system for onsite backup for third party Internet-based data processing systems, comprising:

at least one client computer at a client site;

a central computer managed by a third party but accessible by the at least one client computer via the Internet for outsourced data processing;

a communications link between said central computer and the Internet;

a communications link between said client computer and the Internet;

at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by said central computer;

a plurality client identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of data records is associated with one of said client identifiers;

data processing software executing on said central computer and managed by the third party for manipulating the plurality of data records via the at least one client computer;

software executing on said central computer for receiving, via the Internet from said client computer, a request for a copy of at least one of the data records;

software executing on said central computer for transmitting the copy of the at least one data record to the client site for storage of internet-processed data in a location accessible via said client computer; and

wherein the location is accessible via said client computer without using the Internet.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein hardware maintenance and upgrades to said central computer are performed by the third party and not by clients.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein software maintenance and upgrades on said central computer are performed by the third party and not by clients.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said central computer is located at a place different than the client site where said at least one client computer is located.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein said central computer is located at a site of the third party.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein a client'"'"'s access to said central computer and said at least one database is limited to the client'"'"'s own data.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one database is managed by the third party.

8. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a web interface for accessing the plurality of data records via the Internet from said client computer, wherein the request is received via said web interface.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the copy of the at least one data record is securely sent to the client site using one or more encryption features.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the copy of the at least one data record is sent to the client site in a format selected by the client.

11. A system for onsite backup for third party Internet-based data processing systems, comprising:

at least one client computer at a client site connected to the Internet;

a central computer connected to the Internet, wherein said central computer is managed by a third party but accessible by the at least one client computer via the Internet for outsourced data processing;

at least one storage having a plurality of client data records, said at least one storage accessible by said central computer;

a plurality client identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of client data records is associated with one of said client identifiers;

data processing software executing on said central computer and managed by the third party for manipulating the plurality of client data records via the at least one client computer;

a client data request, sent from said client computer via the Internet to said central computer;

client data in at least one of said plurality of client data records corresponding to said client data request, wherein a copy of said client data is sent from said central computer via the Internet to the client site and saved in a location accessible via said client computer; and

wherein the location is accessible by said client computer without using the Internet.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein hardware maintenance and upgrades to said central computer are performed by the third party and not by clients.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein software maintenance and upgrades on said central computer are performed by the third party and not by clients.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said central computer is located at a place different than the client site where said at least one client computer is located.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said central computer is located at a site of the third party.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein a client'"'"'s access to said central computer and said at least one storage is limited to the client'"'"'s own data.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein said at least one storage is managed by the third party.

18. The system according to claim 11, further comprising a web interface for accessing the plurality of client data records via the Internet from said client computer, wherein said client data request is sent via said web interface.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein the copy of said client data is securely sent to the client site using one or more encryption features.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein the copy of said client data is sent to the client site in a format selected by the client.