Application specific rollback in a computer system
First Claim
1. An application specific rollback system comprising:
- a software application that performs operations requested by a user to generate application specific data;
the software application having an application specific rollback module with an index for assisting in locating different states of the application specific data that were generated by the user requests;
a logical view storage that provides an organizational scheme for storage of the application specific data on one of a plurality of storage media, for migration of the application specific data to other ones of the plurality of storage media, for tracking the migration of the application specific data over time, and for maintaining the index of the software application; and
the application specific rollback module providing access to a specific version of the application specific data when requested by a user such that the application specific data from a user selected date is accessible.
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Abstract
An application specific rollback system that includes a software application that performs operations requested by a user to generate application specific data. The software application has an application specific rollback module with an index for assisting in locating different states of the application specific data that were generated by the user requests. Also included in the system is a logical view storage that provides an organizational scheme for storage of the application specific data on one of a plurality of storage media, for migration of the application specific data to other ones of the plurality of storage media, for tracking the migration of the application specific data over time, and for maintaining the index of the software application. The application specific rollback module also provides access to a specific version of the application specific data when requested by a user such that the application specific data from a user selected date is accessible.
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14 Claims
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1. An application specific rollback system comprising:
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a software application that performs operations requested by a user to generate application specific data;
the software application having an application specific rollback module with an index for assisting in locating different states of the application specific data that were generated by the user requests;
a logical view storage that provides an organizational scheme for storage of the application specific data on one of a plurality of storage media, for migration of the application specific data to other ones of the plurality of storage media, for tracking the migration of the application specific data over time, and for maintaining the index of the software application; and
the application specific rollback module providing access to a specific version of the application specific data when requested by a user such that the application specific data from a user selected date is accessible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for retrieving information from a computer system comprising:
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generating information with a software application;
storing the information through an organizational scheme provided by a logical view storage module such that the information may be migrated through different media devices depending on factors such as access to the information, storage profiles, and file storage history;
selecting a specific date and time in the history of the information when the information existed in a state that is desirable to a user;
requesting the software application to access the information as the information existed at the specified date and time in the history of the information; and
storing the requested information in a new location to begin a new history of the information, the new history beginning with the information as it existed at the specified date and time that was requested by the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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