REAL TIME BACKUP SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER USERS

• US 20160203059A1
• Filed: 03/18/2016
• Published: 07/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2000
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kanevsky, Dimitri, Zlatsin, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 10,275,319 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1446 Point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1458 Management of the backup or restore process
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1461 Backup scheduling policy
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1471 involving logging of persistent data for recovery
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3438 monitoring of user actions tracking the activity of the user H04L67/535
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/80 Database-specific techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/805 Real-time
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99955 Archiving or backup

Abstract

This invention involves tracking and backing all the information that a user generates on its computer devices (including embedded devices) in real time. The local user server records all user actions and gestures (via various means that include TV cameras). All of this information (user actions and saved files in a computer) is then sent to a remote server via the Internet. This remote server has a virtual map of all the embedded devices on a computer that the person uses. The remote server immediately starts to interpret the user'"'"'s actions (including user gestures). In one implementation, the invention stores user actions that are related to data generation (e.g. actions that called some links where data is stored, or executed some programs that generated data). In another variant the remote server generates and downloads the same files that are downloaded on the local user computer devices. For example, if a person begins to download a program, the server may also download the same program on a remote backup server. This way, if the user loses this program, it can be retrieved automatically through a provided server on the Internet. If user'"'"'s files are backed up by regular backup periodically, relevant data that were stored by real time backup servers can be eliminated.

Claims

1. A method for operating a real-time data back up system, comprising:

performing a back up of defined data used by a user in a computer system by storing the defined data in a backup server, wherein at least some of the data were obtained by the user by using actions to call links to a plurality of websites;

storing said actions by the user in a database of user actions, said database identifying times of the actions;

the back up server using said actions to call the links to the websites to obtain additional data for the back up server through the websites; and

removing programs from the backup server under specified conditions.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the removing programs from the backup server under specified conditions includes using a time deadline module to determine if the data in the backup server includes an old version of one of the programs and a new version of the one of the program.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the removing programs from the backup server under specified conditions includes removing the old version of the one of the programs under the specified condition.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said database further identifies devices the actions were performed on

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said database further identifies forms of media used to control the devices;

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said database further identifies the user

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said data base further identifies locations of the devices.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said database further identifies a form of media used to control the devices.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said database further identifies

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said actions by the user includes gestures of the user.

11. A system for tracking and backing information that a user generates on devices, the system comprising:

a local server to record user actions; and

a backup server for performing a back up of defined data used by a user in a computer system by storing the defined data, wherein at least some of the data is obtained by the user by using actions to call links to a plurality of websites;

the backup server storing said actions by the user in a database of user actions, said database identifying times of the actions;

the back up server using said actions to call the links to the websites to obtain additional data for the back up server through the websites; and

the backup server removing programs under specified conditions.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the backup server includes a time deadline module to determine if the data in the backup server includes an old version of one of the programs and a new version of the one of the program.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the backup server removes the old version of the one of the programs under the specified condition.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said database further identifies devices the actions were performed on

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said database further identifies forms of media used to control the devices;

16. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for operating a real-time data backup system, the method comprising:

performing a regular back up of defined data used by a user in a computer system by storing the defined data in a backup server, wherein at least some of the data were obtained by the user by using actions to call links to a plurality of websites;

storing said actions by the user in a database of user actions, said database identifying times of the actions;

the back up server using said actions to call the links to the websites to obtain additional data for the back up server through the websites; and

removing programs from the backup server under specified conditions.

17. The program storage device according to claim 16, wherein the removing programs from the backup server under specified conditions includes using a time deadline module to determine if the data in the backup server includes an old version of one of the programs and a new version of the one of the program.

18. The program storage device according to claim 17, wherein the removing programs from the backup server under specified conditions includes removing the old version of the one of the programs under the specified condition.

19. The program storage device according to claim 16, wherein said database further identifies devices the actions were performed on

20. The program storage device according to claim 19, wherein said database further identifies forms of media used to control the devices;