Interface systems and methods for accessing stored data
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1. A method for accessing electronic mail data on a user specified date, the method comprising:
- storing electronic mail data from an electronic mail program on a computer system;
receiving a specified date, wherein the specified date is associated with a past state of the electronic mail program, the past state having a first set of folders associated therewith, wherein the first set of folders associated with the past state has at least one folder that is different than a second set of folders associated with a current state the electronic mail program; and
retrieving, based on the date, the electronic mail data that corresponds to the past state of the computer system, and displaying in a current version of the user interface of the electronic mail program the first set of folders in a manner that displays a view of the past state of the electronic mail program that existed at the specified date.
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Abstract
A modular data and storage management system. The system includes a time variance interface that provides for storage into a storage media of data that is received over time. The time variance interface of the modular data and storage management system provides for retrieval, from the storage media, of an indication of the data corresponding to a user specified date. The retrieved indication of the data provides a user with an option to access specific information relative to the data, such as content of files that are included in the data.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for accessing electronic mail data on a user specified date, the method comprising:
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storing electronic mail data from an electronic mail program on a computer system; receiving a specified date, wherein the specified date is associated with a past state of the electronic mail program, the past state having a first set of folders associated therewith, wherein the first set of folders associated with the past state has at least one folder that is different than a second set of folders associated with a current state the electronic mail program; and retrieving, based on the date, the electronic mail data that corresponds to the past state of the computer system, and displaying in a current version of the user interface of the electronic mail program the first set of folders in a manner that displays a view of the past state of the electronic mail program that existed at the specified date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for managing the retrieval of stored electronic mail data, the system comprising:
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an interface implemented in one or more computer processors that provides for retrieval from storage media different versions of electronic mail data; wherein the interface receives a user-specified date that corresponds to a past state of an electronic mail program existing prior to a current state of the electronic mail program, the past state having a first set of folders associated therewith, wherein the first set of folders associated with the past state has at least one folder that is different than a second set of folders associated with the current state the electronic mail program; and wherein the interface, based on the user-specified data, is further configured to display in a current version of the user interface of the electronic mail program the first set of folders in a manner that displays a view of the past state of the electronic mail program that existed at the specified date. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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