Real time backup system for computer users

• US 7,499,957 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2004
• Issued: 03/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kanevsky, Dimitri, Zlatsin, Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam; Hosain T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yen; Syling
• Application Number:
  US10/768,795
• Publication Number:
  US 20040205390A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,859 Days
• Field of Search: 714/25, 707/204, 382/181, 380/283
• US Class Current: 707/634
• 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 system for tracking and backing all the information that a user generates on computer devices, including embedded devices, in real time, the system comprising:

a local server to record all user actions and gestures; and

means for sending all of this information to a remote server via the Internet for backup,

wherein the remote server has a virtual map of all the embedded devices on a computer that the person uses, and the remote server interprets the user'"'"'s actions, including user gestures;

wherein the remote server generates and downloads the same files that are downloaded on the local user computer devices;

wherein the user'"'"'s actions are stored in a database of user actions, the user'"'"'s actions are interpreted by a translator server, the translator interprets which actions made by the user actually change the database, and this information is sent to a backup server, where it is decided what should be saved;

wherein the backup server also downloads files that were downloaded by the user;

wherein the user generates new data by using a program that generates new prime numbers;

and wherein the translator requires that some executables need to be downloaded in order for the server to be able to keep up with the user'"'"'s actions, and wherein if the user has a program that can generate new data, the server downloads the same program that generates new prime numbers and enters the same commands as the user did.