Method and apparatus for safeguarding files
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for safeguarding files, comprising the steps of:
- designating in a first computer a location for storage of files to be safeguarded;
selecting certain of said files to be safeguarded from said location based upon predetermined selection criteria;
preprocessing said selected files to be safeguarded, where said preprocessing includes the step of calculating a first fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded;
copying said selected preprocessed files to be safeguarded;
processing said selected files to be safeguarded on said second computer, where said processing includes the step of calculating a second fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded to obtain certification; and
,storing said processed files in a third party restricted access database to provide centralized accessibility.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method for safeguarding files, comprising the steps of designating a location on a first computer for storage of files to be safeguarded, selecting certain of the files to be safeguarded from the location based upon predetermined selection criteria, copying the selected files to be safeguarded to a second computer, deleting the selected files from the first computer, processing the selected files to be safeguarded on the second computer, and storing the selected files to be safeguarded in a restricted access database. In a second embodiment, the file is copied to a second computer, but not deleted from the first computer, in addition to all other steps of the method. The invention also includes an apparatus for carrying out the methods of the invention.
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71 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for safeguarding files, comprising the steps of:
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designating in a first computer a location for storage of files to be safeguarded; selecting certain of said files to be safeguarded from said location based upon predetermined selection criteria; preprocessing said selected files to be safeguarded, where said preprocessing includes the step of calculating a first fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded; copying said selected preprocessed files to be safeguarded; processing said selected files to be safeguarded on said second computer, where said processing includes the step of calculating a second fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded to obtain certification; and
,storing said processed files in a third party restricted access database to provide centralized accessibility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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18. A computer implemented method for safeguarding files, comprising the steps of:
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designating on a first computer a location for storage of files to be safeguarded; selecting certain of said files to be safeguarded from said location based upon predetermined selection criteria; preprocessing said selected files to be safeguarded, where said preprocessing comprises the step of calculating a first fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded; copying said selected files to be safeguarded to a second computer; deleting said selected files from said location; processing said selected files to be safeguarded on said second computer, where said processing comprises the step of calculating a second fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded to obtain certification; and
,storing said processed files in a third party restricted access database to provide centralized accessibility. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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58. A computer-based apparatus for safeguarding files, comprising:
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means for designating in a first computer a location for storage of files to be safeguarded; means for selecting certain of said files to be safeguarded from said location based upon predetermined selection criteria; means for preprocessing said selected files to be safeguarded after said files to be safeguarded have been selected, where said preprocessing comprises the step of calculating a first fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded; means for copying said selected files to be safeguarded to a second computer; means for deleting said selected files from said location; means for processing said selected files to be safeguarded on said second computer, where said processing includes the step of calculating a second fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded to provide certification; and
,means for storing said processed files in a third party restricted access database to provide centralized accessibility, where said means for designating, selecting, preprocessing, copying, deleting, processing, and storing are located in at least one specially programmed general purpose computer. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A computer-based apparatus for safeguarding files, comprising:
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means for designating in a first computer a location for storage of files to be safeguarded; means for selecting certain of said files to be safeguarded from said location based upon predetermined selection criteria; means for preprocessing said selected files to be safeguarded, where said preprocessing includes calculating a first fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded; means for coping said selected preprocessed files to be safeguarded to a second computer; means for processing said selected files to be safeguarded on said second computer, where said processing includes the step of calculating a second fingerprint for each of said selected files to be safeguarded to obtain certification; and
,means for storing said processed files in a third party restricted access database to provide centralized accessibility, where said means for designating, selecting, preprocessing, copying, processing, and storing are located in at least one specially programmed general purpose computer. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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Specification