Mobile access to backup and recovery services

• US 8,195,153 B1
• Filed: 08/23/2005
• Issued: 06/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emc IP Holding Company LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: EMC Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Frencel, Tom, Zajac, Suavek
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Nimesh
• Application Number:
  US11/211,050
• Time in Patent Office: 2,478 Days
• Field of Search: 455/433, 455/414.2, 709/219, 709/217, 710/100, 711/161, 711/162, 714/6, 707/203, 340/995.24, 370/260
• US Class Current: 455/433
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

Providing access to a backup application is disclosed. A request to access a service associated with a backup application is received via a mobile telecommunication network from a client running on the mobile telecommunication device. The backup application is communicated with on behalf of the client running on the mobile telecommunication device to provide access to the service associated with a backup application.

Claims

1. A method of providing access to a backup application comprising:

receiving via a mobile telecommunication network from a client running on a mobile telecommunication device a request to access a service associated with a backup application, wherein the client is loaded onto the mobile telecommunication device, runs on an operating system of the mobile telecommunication device, and is configured to exchange and display information associated with accessing the service associated with the backup application;

determining information to be exchanged with the backup application in order to provide access to the service associated with the backup application; and

communicating, on behalf of the client running on the mobile telecommunication device, with the backup application, including by exchanging with the backup application the determined information, to provide access to the service associated with the backup application.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunication device comprises a mobile telephone.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the client runs in a run time environment on the mobile telecommunication device.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the client runs in a run time environment on the mobile telecommunication device and the run time environment comprises BREW.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunication network comprises a GSM network.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the service associated with the backup application comprises initiating a backup.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the service associated with the backup application comprises viewing a log.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the service associated with the backup application comprises configuring a device.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request to access a service associated with a backup application comprises an identification of a user.

10. A method as recited in claim 1 further including receiving identifying information associated with the mobile telecommunication device, wherein the identifying information is used to exchange information with the mobile telecommunication device.

11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein communicating comprises creating a virtual client configured to communicate with the backup application on behalf of the client running on the mobile telecommunication device.

12. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein communicating comprises exchanging security related information with the backup application.

13. A method as recited in claim 1 further including determining access privileges for a user associated with the mobile telecommunication device.

14. A method as recited in claim 1 further including determining access privileges for a user associated with the mobile telecommunication device based at least in part on a profile.

15. A method as recited in claim 1 further including determining whether to grant the request to access a service associated with a backup application based at least in part on access privileges for a user associated with the request.

16. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein at least some communication with the backup application is encrypted.

17. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein a first set of services associated with the backup application that are permitted via the client installed on the mobile telecommunication device is a subset of a second set of services associated with the backup application that are permitted to be accessed in a manner other than via the client installed on the mobile telecommunication device.

18. A system for providing access to a backup application comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive via a mobile telecommunication network from a client running on a mobile telecommunication device a request to access a service associated with a backup application, wherein the client is loaded onto the mobile telecommunication device, runs on an operating system of the mobile telecommunication device, and is configured to exchange and display information associated with accessing the service associated with the backup application; and

a processor configured to;

determine information to be exchanged with the backup application in order to provide access to the service associated with the backup application; and

communicate, on behalf of the client running on the mobile telecommunication device, with the backup application, including by exchanging with the backup application the determined information, to provide access to the service associated with the backup application.

19. A system as recited in claim 18, wherein the mobile telecommunication device comprises a mobile telephone.

20. A system as recited in claim 18, wherein the client runs in a run time environment on the mobile telecommunication device.

21. A system as recited in claim 18, wherein communicating comprises creating a virtual client configured to communicate with the backup application on behalf of the client running on the mobile telecommunication device.

22. A system as recited in claim 18, wherein communicating comprises exchanging security related information with the backup application.

23. A system as recited in claim 18 wherein the processor is further configured to determine access privileges for a user associated with the mobile telecommunication device.

24. A computer program product for providing access to a backup application, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving via a mobile telecommunication network from a client running on a mobile telecommunication device a request to access a service associated with a backup application, wherein the client is loaded onto the mobile telecommunication device, runs on an operating system of the mobile telecommunication device, and is configured to exchange and display information associated with accessing the service associated with the backup application;

determining information to be exchanged with the backup application in order to provide access to the service associated with the backup application; and

communicating, on behalf of the client running on the mobile telecommunication device, with the backup application, including by exchanging with the backup application the determined information, to provide access to the service associated with the backup application.

25. A computer program product as recited in claim 24, wherein the mobile telecommunication device comprises a mobile telephone.

26. A computer program product as recited in claim 24, wherein the client runs in a run time environment on the mobile telecommunication device.

27. A computer program product as recited in claim 24, wherein communicating comprises creating a virtual client configured to communicate with the backup application on behalf of the client running on the mobile telecommunication device.

28. A computer program product as recited in claim 24, wherein communicating comprises exchanging security related information with the backup application.

29. A computer program product as recited in claim 24 further comprising computer instructions for determining access privileges for a user associated with the mobile telecommunication device.