Collaborative Information Source Recovery

• US 20120209816A1
• Filed: 02/12/2011
• Published: 08/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bank, Judith H., Bradley, Lisa M., Price, Dana L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,081,735 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/674
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1446 Point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1492 by run-time replication performed by the application software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/80 Database-specific techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Systems and methods of recovering a shared information source can involve identifying a first user of a shared information source in response to detection of a data loss with respect to the shared information source. One or more additional users of the shared information source may be identified based on data associated with the first user. Additionally, the shared information source can be recovered based at least in part on data associated with the one or more additional users.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

querying a network component in response to detection of a data loss with respect to a shared information source;

receiving an identifier of a first user of the shared information source from the network component, wherein the identifier includes at least one of an Internet Protocol address, a login identifier, and an email address associated with the first user;

identifying one or more additional users of the shared information source based on data associated with the first user;

reconstructing the shared information source based at least in part on data associated with the one or more additional users;

conducting a comparison between the reconstructed shared information source and a previous shared information source; and

generating a notification based on the comparison, wherein identifying the one or more additional users includes;

obtaining content corresponding to the shared information source from a computer associated with the first user; and

identifying the one or more additional users based on the content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the one or more additional users includes obtaining identifiers of the one or more additional users from a computer associated with the first user.

2. (canceled)

4. A computer implemented method comprising:

identifying a first user of a shared information source in response to detection of a data loss with respect to the shared information source;

identifying one or more additional users of the shared information source based on data associated with the first user; and

recovering the shared information source based at least in part on data associated with the one or more additional users, wherein identifying the one or more additional users includes;

obtaining content corresponding to the shared information source from a computer associated with the first user; and

identifying the one or more additional users based on the content.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein identifying the first user includes:

querying a network component; and

receiving an identifier of the first user from the network component.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the identifier includes at least one of an Internet Protocol address, a login identifier, and an email address associated with the first user.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein identifying the one or more additional users includes obtaining identifiers of the one or more additional users from a computer associated with the first user.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein recovering the shared information includes:

reconstructing the shared information source based on the data associated with the additional users; and

conducting a comparison between the reconstructed shared information source and a previous shared information source.

10. The method of claim 9, further including generating a notification based on the comparison.

7. (canceled)

11. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium; and

computer usable code stored on the computer readable storage medium, where, if executed by a processor, the computer usable code causes a computer to;

identify a first user of a shared information source in response to detection of a data loss with respect to the shared information source;

identify one or more additional users of the shared information source based on data associated with the first user;

recover the shared information source based at least in part on data associated with the one or more additional users;

obtain content corresponding to the shared information source from a computer associated with the first user; and

identify the one or more additional users based on the content.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable code causes a computer to:

query a network component; and

receive an identifier of the first user from the network component.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the identifier is to include at least one of an Internet Protocol address, a login identifier, and an email address associated with the first user.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable code causes a computer to obtain identifiers of the one or more additional users from a computer associated with the first user.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable code causes a computer to:

reconstruct the shared information source based on the data associated with the additional users; and

conduct a comparison between the reconstructed shared information source and a previous shared information source.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the computer usable code causes a computer to generate a notification based on the comparison.

14. (canceled)

18. A computer implemented method comprising:

accessing a shared information source;

receiving a recovery request associated with the shared information source; and

transmitting data associated with one or more additional users of the shared information source in response to the recovery request, wherein transmitting the data associated with one or more additional users includes transmitting content corresponding to the shared information source, and wherein the content identifies the one or more additional users.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein transmitting the data associated with one or more additional users includes transmitting identifiers of the one or more additional users.

21. The method of claim 18, further including prompting a first user for permission to transmit the data associated with the one or more additional users.

19. (canceled)

22. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium; and

computer usable code stored on the computer readable storage medium, where, if executed by a processor, the computer usable code causes a computer to;

access a shared information source;

receive a recovery request associated with the shared information source; and

transmit data associated with one or more additional users of the shared information source in response to the recovery request, wherein the computer usable code causes a computer to transmit content corresponding to the shared information source, and wherein the content is to identify the one or more additional users.

24. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the computer usable code causes a computer to transmit identifiers of the one or more additional users.

25. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the computer usable code causes a computer to prompt a first user for permission to transmit the data associated with the one or more additional users.

23. (canceled)