Automated network backup peripheral device and method
First Claim
1. A system for backing up network connected data sources, the system comprising:
- a backup device containing a data storage area and a communications interface for connection to a first data source of the network connected data sources;
a non-transitory computer readable medium containing program code executable by a processor of the first data source to perform without user input the steps of;
configuring the first data, source for communication across the network with a second data source of the network connected data sources;
performing a backup of the first data source by storing data to be backed up from the first data source to the backup device;
performing a backup of the second data source by;
establishing communication across the network between the first data source and the second data source;
receiving at the first data source from the second data source across the established communication data to be backed up from the second data source; and
storing to the backup, device the received data to be backed up from the second data source.
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Abstract
Automatically backing up one or more computers across a network to a backup device coupled to the network through one of the computers connected to the network. In one embodiment, a user connects the backup device to a first network connected computer which triggers the launch, installation, setup and configuration of the associated software on the first computer thereby performing a backup operation of data from the first computer to the backup device. The user then connects the backup device to a second network connected computer which triggers the launch, installation, setup and configuration of the associated software on the second computer thereby performing a backup operation of data from the second computer to the backup device. Furthermore, the associated software installed on the second computer triggers communication with and a backup of data from the first computer across the network through the second computer to the backup device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for backing up network connected data sources, the system comprising:
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a backup device containing a data storage area and a communications interface for connection to a first data source of the network connected data sources; a non-transitory computer readable medium containing program code executable by a processor of the first data source to perform without user input the steps of; configuring the first data, source for communication across the network with a second data source of the network connected data sources; performing a backup of the first data source by storing data to be backed up from the first data source to the backup device; performing a backup of the second data source by; establishing communication across the network between the first data source and the second data source; receiving at the first data source from the second data source across the established communication data to be backed up from the second data source; and storing to the backup, device the received data to be backed up from the second data source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of backing up network connected data sources, the method comprising:
automatically and without user input launching and installing software from a backup device to a first data source of the network connected data sources upon detection of connection of the backup device to the first data source, the installed software configured to automatically and without user input perform the steps of; configuring the first data source for network backup communications; performing a backup of data from the first data source to the backup device connected to the first data source; establishing communication across the network between the first data source and a second data source of the network connected data sources, the software from the backup device having previously been automatically and without user input launched and installed on the second data source; performing a backup of data from the second data source to the backup device by; receiving at the first data source from the second data source across the established communication data to be backed up from the second data source; and storing to the backup device the received data to be backed up from the second data source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of backing up data to a backup device from a first and a second network connected data source, the method comprising:
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automatically launching and installing on the first data source backup software from the backup device in response to detection of the backup device being connected to the first data source; backing up data from the first data source to the backup device connected to the first data source using the backup software; automatically launching and installing on the second data source backup software from the backup device in response to detection of the backup device being connected to the second data source; backing up data from the second data source to the backup device connected to the second data source using the backup software; establishing communication across the network between the first data source and the second data source; backing up data from the first data source to the backup device connected to the second data source using the backup software. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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