Two way incremental dynamic application data synchronization

• US 20070100902A1
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symantec Corporation (NortonLifeLock Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Symantec Corporation (NortonLifeLock Inc.)
• Inventors: Sinha, Dinesh, Kharvandikar, Tanushree
• Application Number:
  US11/260,063
• Publication Number:
  US 20070100902A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication

Abstract

An apparatus is provided including an application data monitor, an application data sync engine, and a front end, each of which is typically implemented by computer software running on a computer. The apparatus may include a computer memory, and an application data log file data base including one or more application data log folders stored in the computer memory. Changes to source or image application data A can be monitored by the application data monitor.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

an application data monitor implemented by computer software running on a computer;

an application data sync engine implemented by computer software running on a computer;

a front end implemented by computer software running on a computer;

a computer memory;

an application data log file data base including one or more application data log folders stored in the computer memory;

wherein changes to source application data A are monitored by the application data monitor;

wherein changes to source application data A are stored in one or more application data log folders; and

wherein a user can use the front end to select source application data A to be synchronized with image application data A; and

wherein the application data sync engine synchronizes the source application data A with the image application data A by applying the changes made to the source application data A to the image application data A.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising

a preferences data base stored in the computer memory;

wherein the preferences data base stores setting information required by the application data monitor, front end, and the application data sync engine.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

changes to source application data A and to source application data B are monitored by the application data monitor.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

wherein changes to image application data A are monitored by the application data monitor;

wherein changes to image application data A are stored in one or more application data log folders; and

wherein the application data sync engine synchronizes the source application data A with the image application data A by applying the changes made to image application data A to the source application data A.

5. A method comprising the steps of

monitoring changes to source application data A;

storing changes to source application A in one or more application data log folders;

receiving an input from a user to select source application data A to be synchronized with image application data A; and

synchronizing the source application data A with the image application data A by applying the changes made to the source application data A to the image application data A.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising

storing setting information required for the steps of monitoring, storing, receiving an input, and synchronizing.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising

monitoring changes to source application data A and to source application data B.

8. The method of claim 5 further comprising

monitoring changes to image application data A;

storing changes to image application data A in one or more application data log folders;

synchronizing the source application data A with the image application data A by applying the changes made to the image application data A to the source application data A.