Data exchange update and back-up system and method between dual operating systems of a computer

• US 6,961,870 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2002
• Issued: 11/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Chiu, Chaucer, Dai, Frances
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DIEU MINH T
• Application Number:
  US10/095,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20030177276A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,329 Days
• Field of Search: 714 11- 13, 714/4, 709213-215, 709/319, 709/224, 711/162
• US Class Current: 714/11
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1458 Management of the backup or restore process
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/658 Incremental updates; Differential updates

Abstract

An updating and back-up system and method of exchanging data in two co-existing OSs (operating system) of a computer, which makes connections between different personal information management systems of a computer execution platform. It utilizes a batch or a real-time monitoring method to process data exchange, data updating and date back-up. The disclosed system consists of: a first auto-update and real-time monitor module, a second auto-update and real-time monitor module, a backup data interim storage module, and a system connecting and exchange module. The disclosed method consists of the following steps: starting up the system, reading configuration set-up, establishing connecting channels, processing a batch update of temporarily stored backup data, processing real-time monitor updating of changed/modified data, completing the operation of temporarily storing backup data, and disconnecting the system.

Claims

1. An update and back-up system of exchanging data in two co-existing operating system (OSs) of a computer to make connections in-between different OSs to access and exchange data within a personal information management system to achieve the objects of data update and data back-up, the system comprising:

a first auto-update and real-time monitor module, is to proceed real-time monitor of data update and data change in a first personal information management system;

a second auto-update and real-time monitor module to proceed real-time monitor of data update and data change in a second personal information management system;

a backup data interim storage module to temporarily store the latest modification of data content; and

a system connecting and exchange module to connect the first personal information management system or the second personal information management system, and convert data formats further comprising;

a content comparison and algorithm unit to provide a condition set-up of data comparison for data update and data backup; and

an exchange configuration set-up unit to enable a user to set up an execution configuration;

wherein the system connecting and exchange module proceeds not only system connections and data transmission of the first personal information management system through the first auto-update and real-time monitor module, but also system connections and data transmission of the second personal information management system through the second auto-update and real-time monitor module.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the update and back-up system can be executed in a computer execution platform.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the computer execution platform can be selected from the group combinations consisting of:

a PC (Personal Computer), a NB (Notebook or laptop), and a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first auto-update and real-time monitor module and the second auto-update and real-time monitor module are executed through starting up the operating system of a computer.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first auto-update and real-time monitor module and the second auto-update and real-time monitor module both contain batch update pattern and real-time monitor update pattern.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the backup data interim storage module stores data that is compressed and encrypted by utilizing XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the condition set-up of data comparison can be selected from some of the group combinations consisting of:

data time, data contents, and data size.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the exchange configuration set-up unit contains set-ups of wanted executions, including an object of the operating system, an object of application program, application program items, and/or data types.