STORAGE OF APPLICATION SPECIFIC PROFILES CORRELATING TO DOCUMENT VERSIONS

• US 20140007109A1
• Filed: 08/06/2013
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommVault Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: CommVault Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: De Meno, Randy, Schwartz, Jeremy A., Prahlad, Anand, McGuigan, James J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,274,803 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99952 Coherency, e.g. same view to multiple users
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability

Abstract

A computer system that includes a processor for operating a software application in the computer system. The software application provides for creation, storage, and retrieval of a file, the file having a corresponding profile that the software application uses for at least the purpose of preparing the software application to display the file upon its retrieval by the software application. Also included is a plurality of storage media that are communicatively coupled to the processor. A storage management module distributes stored files and their accompanying profiles among the plurality of storage media according to predetermined patterns. One of such predetermined patterns is separate storage of a file and the file'"'"'s corresponding profile.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one storage management module, wherein the at least one storage management module is configured to manage storage of application specific profiles and is configured to manage storage of corresponding files among multiple storage media,

wherein the at least one storage management module distributes the application specific profiles to storage locations, and

wherein the storage locations of the applications specific profiles are separate from the corresponding files;

a processor for operating a software application;

wherein the software application provides for storage and retrieval of the file and the corresponding application specific profile wherein the corresponding application specific profile is used by the software application for at least a purpose of preparing the software application to display the file upon its retrieval by the software application; and

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wherein the at least one storage management module distributes stored files and corresponding profiles among the multiple storage media according to predetermined patterns, and

wherein at least one of the predetermined patterns includes storing of a file at a separate location from its corresponding application specific profile.

2. The application specific profile storage and retrieval system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the multiple storage media is located locally.

3. The application specific profile storage and retrieval system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the multiple storage media is located remotely.

4. The application specific profile storage and retrieval system of claim 1 wherein the at least one storage management module distributes stored files and corresponding profiles among the multiple storage media according to predetermined patterns, and wherein at least one of the predetermined patterns enables retrieval of the file'"'"'s corresponding application specific profile before retrieval of the file by the software application.

5. The application specific profile storage and retrieval system of claim 1 wherein the application specific profiles that are stored among the multiple storage media comprise different application specific profiles for different versions of a corresponding file.

6. The application specific profile storage and retrieval system of claim 1 wherein the at least one storage management module provides concurrent access of the application specific profile and the file.

7. The application specific profile storage and retrieval system of claim 1 wherein the application specific profile is retrieved prior to the file and sets up the software application in preparation for receipt of the file.

8. The application specific profile storage and retrieval system of claim 1 wherein the at least one storage management module is further configured to retrieve the application specific profile before the corresponding file.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for a method for data storage and retrieval in a computer system, the method comprising:

receiving an application specific profile corresponding to a version of a file to be saved,

storing the file at a first location in the computer system;

storing the application specific profile at a second location in the computer system, wherein the second location is different from the first location;

receiving a request for the retrieval of the file such that retrieval of the file and the application specific profile is as though the file and its application specific profile were located in a single location;

providing the requested file; and

providing the application specific profile before display of the file.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the file is created by a software application selected from the group consisting of a word processor, an engineering graphics program, a standard graphics program, a database, and a web browser.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein a different profile is stored with the storage of each version of the file as the file is created.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein a storage management module distributes different files and file versions in a first set of storage media and stores different application specific profiles for each of the files and versions of the files in a second set of storage media.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the application specific profile is used by a software application for at least the purpose of preparing the software application to display the file upon its retrieval by the software application, wherein a new profile is created at least each time the file is saved.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:

sending the file, with the software application, to a storage management module that manages storage of the file and storage of the application specific profile.

15. A system, comprising:

means for receiving an application specific profile corresponding to a version of a file to be saved,

means for storing the file at a first location in the computer system;

means for storing the application specific profile at a second location in the computer system,

wherein the second location is different from the first location;

means for receiving a request for the retrieval of the file such that retrieval of the file and the application specific profile is as though the file and its application specific profile were located in a single location;

means for providing the requested file; and

means for providing the application specific profile before display of the file.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the file is created by a software application selected from the group consisting of a word processor, an engineering graphics program, a standard graphics program, a database, and a web browser.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein a different profile is stored with the storage of each version of the file as the file is created.

18. The system of claim 15 further comprising storage management module means for distributing different files and file versions in a first set of storage media and for storing different application specific profiles for each of the files and versions of the files in a second set of storage media.

19. The system of claim 15 wherein the application specific profile is used by a software application for at least the purpose of preparing the software application to display the file upon its retrieval by the software application, wherein a new profile is created at least each time the file is saved.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

means for sending the file, with the software application, to a storage management module that manages storage of the file and storage of the application specific profile.