Method and apparatus for automatically synchronizing data from a host computer to two or more backup data storage locations
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1. A system for backing up electronic data files, the system comprising:
- a host computer running a mirroring application;
a connection between the host computer and the Internet; and
a user interface of said mirroring application, wherein said user interface includes controls for specifying source data;
wherein said mirroring application monitors said source data for change and, upon detecting changes to said source data, automatically copies said source data to a backup data storage location accessed by said host computer via the Internet.
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Abstract
A data file mirroring application that monitors data files stored in a source directory for archiving to at least two other backup data storage locations. Preferably, one of these backup data storage locations is on the Internet. The other may be a local data storage location, meaning a location that the host computer can access without using the Internet, e.g., a floppy drive, hard drive, high-density storage medium drive, etc. The user interface of the mirroring application flexibly allows the user to specify the source data to be backed up and the two or more backup data storage locations.
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1. A system for backing up electronic data files, the system comprising:
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a host computer running a mirroring application;
a connection between the host computer and the Internet; and
a user interface of said mirroring application, wherein said user interface includes controls for specifying source data;
wherein said mirroring application monitors said source data for change and, upon detecting changes to said source data, automatically copies said source data to a backup data storage location accessed by said host computer via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for backing up electronic data files, the system comprising:
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a host computer running a mirroring application; and
a user interface of said mirroring application, wherein said user interface includes controls for specifying source data;
wherein said mirroring application monitors said source data for change and, upon detecting changes to said source data, automatically copies said source data to two or more backup data storage locations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mirroring application for backing up electronic data files, the application being written to run on a host computer with a connection between the host computer and the Internet, said application comprising:
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a mirroring function for mirroring specified source data to a backup data storage location; and
a user interface, wherein said user interface includes controls for specifying said source data by file or folder;
wherein said mirroring application monitors said source data for change and, upon detecting changes to said source data, automatically copies said source data to said backup data storage location; and
wherein said backup data storage location is accessed via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A mirroring application for backing up electronic data files, the application being written to run on a host computer, said application comprising:
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a mirroring function for mirroring specified source data to a backup data storage location; and
a user interface, wherein said user interface includes controls for specifying said source data by file or folder;
wherein said mirroring application monitors said source data for change and, upon detecting changes to said source data, automatically copies said source data to two or mare backup data storage locations. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for backing up electronic data files with a mirroring application running on a host computer connected to the Internet said method comprising:
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specifying source data by tile or folder with a user interface;
monitoring said source data for change; and
,upon detecting changes to said source data, automatically copying said source data to a backup data storage location accessed by said host computer via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for backing up electronic data files with a mirroring application running on a host computer, said method comprising:
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specifying source data by file or folder with a user interface;
monitoring said source data for change; and
,upon detecting changes to said source data, automatically copying said source data to two or more backup data storage locations. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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