Internet-based data processing system with onsite backup
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1. An Internet-based data processing system with onsite backup, comprising:
- a central computer;
a client computer at a client site;
a communications link between said central computer and the Internet;
a communications link between said client computer and the Internet;
at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by said central computer;
a plurality of client identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of data records is associated with one of said client identifiers;
data processing software executing on said central computer for processing the plurality of data records;
a web interface on said client computer for controlling said data processing software to view and manipulate the plurality of data records via the Internet from said client computer;
software executing on said central computer for receiving, from said client computer, a data backup request for at least one of the data records;
software executing on said central computer for reformatting and encrypting the at least one data record prior to the data backup of the at least one data record being sent from said central computer to the client site;
software executing on said central computer for transmitting said data backup of the at least one data record to the client site for storage in location accessible via said client computer;
wherein the location is accessible via said client computer without using said communications link between said client computer and the Internet; and
wherein the system further comprises software for receiving a command from said client computer to transmit said data backup of the at least one data record to said central computer to restore the at least one data record in said at least one database.
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Abstract
A system for onsite backup of internet-based data is provided. The system includes a central computer, a client computer, a communications link between the central computer and the Internet, and a communications link between the client computer and the Internet. The system also includes at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by the central computer, each data record containing a client identification number. Software executing on the central computer receives a data backup request, and software executing on the central computer transmits the data backup to the client computer.
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1. An Internet-based data processing system with onsite backup, comprising:
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a central computer; a client computer at a client site; a communications link between said central computer and the Internet; a communications link between said client computer and the Internet; at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by said central computer; a plurality of client identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of data records is associated with one of said client identifiers; data processing software executing on said central computer for processing the plurality of data records; a web interface on said client computer for controlling said data processing software to view and manipulate the plurality of data records via the Internet from said client computer; software executing on said central computer for receiving, from said client computer, a data backup request for at least one of the data records; software executing on said central computer for reformatting and encrypting the at least one data record prior to the data backup of the at least one data record being sent from said central computer to the client site; software executing on said central computer for transmitting said data backup of the at least one data record to the client site for storage in location accessible via said client computer; wherein the location is accessible via said client computer without using said communications link between said client computer and the Internet; and wherein the system further comprises software for receiving a command from said client computer to transmit said data backup of the at least one data record to said central computer to restore the at least one data record in said at least one database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An Internet-based data processing system with onsite backup, comprising:
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a central computer; a client computer at a client site; a communications link between said central computer and the Internet; a communications link between said client computer and the Internet; at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by said central computer; a plurality of client identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of data records is associated with one of said client identifiers; data processing software executing on said central computer for processing the plurality of data records; a web interface on said client computer for controlling said data processing software to view and manipulate the plurality of data records via the Internet from said client computer; software executing on said central computer for receiving commands from said client computer via said web interface, for receiving data from said client computer via said web interface, and for storing said received data in said database; software executing on said central computer for receiving a data backup request and a data format request, indicative of one of a plurality of formats, from said client computer via said web interface; software executing on said central computer for retrieving data corresponding to the data backup request from said database and for reformatting the data corresponding to the data backup request to a format corresponding to said data format request prior to the data corresponding to the said data backup being transmitted from said central computer to the client site; software executing on said central computer for encrypting the data corresponding to the said data backup; software executing on said central computer for transmitting the data corresponding to the said data backup to the client site for storage in location accessible via said client computer, wherein the location is accessible via said client computer without using said communications link between said client computer and the Internet; software executing on said client computer for decrypting the data corresponding to the said data backup; and wherein the system further comprises software for transmitting the data corresponding to the said data backup to said central computer in response to one of the commands received from said client computer to restore the data corresponding to the data backup request in said at least one database. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An Internet-based data processing system with onsite backup, comprising:
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a central computer connected to the Internet; at least one storage having a plurality of client data records, said at least one storage accessible by said central computer; a plurality of client identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of client data records is associated with one of said client identifiers; data processing software executing on said central computer for processing the plurality of client data records; a web interface, accessible via the Internet on a client computer at a client site, for controlling said data processing software to view and manipulate the plurality of client data records via the Internet from said client computer; a client data request, sent from said client computer via the Internet to said central computer; client data corresponding to said client data request, sent from said central computer via the Internet to the client site and saved in a location accessible via said client computer; wherein the location is accessible via said client computer without using the Internet; wherein said client data is reformatted to one of a plurality of formats prior to said client data being sent from said central computer to the client site; and wherein the system further comprises software for receiving a command from said client computer via said web interface to transmit the client data corresponding to said client data request to said central computer to restore the client data corresponding to said client data request in said at least one storage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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