Onsite backup for third party internet-based systems
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1. A system for onsite backup for third party internet-based data processing systems, comprising:
- a central computer managed by a third party and accessible by at least one client computer at a client site via the Internet for outsourced data processing;
at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by said central computer, the data records including internet-based data modifiable over the Internet from the at least one client computer;
a plurality of client identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of data records is associated with at least one of said client identifiers;
data processing software executing on said central computer and managed by the third party for outsourcing data processing to the Internet from the at least one client computer, said data processing software displaying, updating and deleting the internet-based data in the plurality of data records according to instructions received over the Internet from the at least one client computer;
software executing on said central computer to receive, via the Internet from the at least one client computer, a request for a backup copy of at least one of the plurality of data records including the internet-based data in the at least one of the plurality of data records that has been updated or deleted by said data processing software; and
software executing on said central computer to transmit the backup copy of the at least one of the plurality of data records including the internet-based data in the at least one of the plurality of data records that has been updated or deleted by said data processing software to the client site for storage of the internet-based data from the at least one of the plurality of data records in an onsite location accessible via the at least one client computer.
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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. A system for onsite backup for third party internet-based data processing systems, comprising:
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a central computer managed by a third party and accessible by at least one client computer at a client site via the Internet for outsourced data processing; at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by said central computer, the data records including internet-based data modifiable over the Internet from the at least one client computer; a plurality of client identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of data records is associated with at least one of said client identifiers; data processing software executing on said central computer and managed by the third party for outsourcing data processing to the Internet from the at least one client computer, said data processing software displaying, updating and deleting the internet-based data in the plurality of data records according to instructions received over the Internet from the at least one client computer; software executing on said central computer to receive, via the Internet from the at least one client computer, a request for a backup copy of at least one of the plurality of data records including the internet-based data in the at least one of the plurality of data records that has been updated or deleted by said data processing software; and software executing on said central computer to transmit the backup copy of the at least one of the plurality of data records including the internet-based data in the at least one of the plurality of data records that has been updated or deleted by said data processing software to the client site for storage of the internet-based data from the at least one of the plurality of data records in an onsite location accessible via the at least one client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for onsite backup for internet-based data processing systems, comprising:
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a central computer accessible by at least one client computer at a client site via the Internet for outsourced data processing; at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by said central computer, the plurality of data records including internet-based data that is modifiable over the Internet from the client computer; data processing software executing on said central computer for outsourcing data processing to the Internet from the at least one client computer, said data processing software modifying the internet-based data in the plurality of data records according to instructions received from the at least one client computer, the modifying including updating and deleting the internet-based data in the plurality of data records; a client data request, sent from at least one client computer via the Internet to said central computer, the client data request comprising a request for a backup copy of at least one of the plurality of data records; software executing on said central computer to receive, via the Internet from the at least one client computer, the request for a backup copy of at least one of the plurality of data records including the internet-based data in the at least one of the plurality of data records that has been modified by said data processing software; and software executing on said central computer to transmit the backup copy of the at least one of the plurality of data record including the internet-based data in the at least one of the plurality of data records that has been modified by said data processing software to the client site for storage of the internet-based data from the at least one of the plurality of data record in a location accessible via the at least one client computer; wherein the location is accessible by the at least one client computer without using the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transient computer readable medium containing software executed by at least one processor for causing a central computer to perform the following steps:
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storing a plurality of data records in a database accessible by said central computer, the data records including internet-based data modifiable over the Internet by at least one of a plurality of users for outsourced data processing the database further including a plurality of client identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of data records is associated with at least one of said client identifiers; modifying the internet-based data in at least one of the plurality of data records according to commands received over the Internet from the at least one of the plurality of users, the modifying including updating and deleting the internet-based data in the at least one of the plurality of data records; receiving, via the Internet from the at least one of the plurality of users, a request for a backup copy of the at least one of the plurality of data records including the internet-based data in the at least one of the plurality of data records that has been modified by said data processing software; and transmitting the backup copy of the at least one of the plurality of data records including the internet-based data in the at least one of the plurality of data records that has been modified by said data processing software to the at least one of the plurality of users for local download and storage of the internet-based data from the at least one of the plurality of data records by the at least one of the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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