# US 11,442,821 B2 · Backup data restoration without user intervention

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- Number: US 11,442,821 B2
- Document ID: US11442821B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/900,103
- Filed: 2020-06-12
- Published: 2021-01-14
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2019-07-10
- Assignees: Micro Focus LLC
- Applicants: Micro Focus LLC
- Inventors: Kumar Chandrashekar
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11442821B2

## CPC

- G06F 11/1469: {Backup restoration techniques}
- G06F 11/0727: {in a storage system, e.g. in a DASD or network based storage system (drivers for digital recording or reproducing units G06F3/06; circuits for error detection or correction within digital recording or reproducing units G11B20/18; for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS], H04L67/1097)}
- G06F 11/1451: {by selection of backup contents}
- G06F 21/6218: {to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database}
- G06F 2201/83: the solution involving signatures
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may automatically restore a backup copy from a remote backup storage system to a user device without a user request to do so. For example, the apparatus may, at various times without user intervention, determine whether a restoration of a backup copy of local data is to be performed based on various criteria for automatically restoring the backup copy without a user request to do so. Based on satisfaction of the criterion, the apparatus may restore the backup copy to the original location of the local data (to immediately replace the local data) and/or to a temporary location accessible to the apparatus (such as via onboard storage) from which the backup copy may replace the local data at a later time (such as on-demand).

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium on which is stored instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
cause a backup copy of local data to be stored in a remote backup storage system;
determine that an accidental permanent deletion of the local data was performed;
in response to the determination that the accidental permanent deletion of the local data was performed, determine that the backup copy is to be restored from the remote backup storage system to the apparatus without a user intervention;
transmit, to the remote backup storage system, a request to restore the backup copy; and
receive the backup copy from the remote backup storage system.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
identify a location of the local data; and
cause the backup copy to be restored to the location of the local data.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
identify a temporary location; and
store the backup copy of the local data at the temporary location.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine that the backup copy is to be restored from the temporary location;
identify a location of the local data; and
restore the backup copy to the location of the local data from the temporary location.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the backup copy is restored from the temporary location to the location of the local data without a network connection to the remote backup storage system.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein to determine that the accidental permanent deletion of the local data was performed, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
access a user interaction pattern that indicates that the accidental permanent deletion of the local data was performed.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
attempt to access the local data; and
determine that the local data is corrupted based on the attempted access, wherein the determination that the backup copy is to be restored from the remote backup storage system is based on the determination that the local data is corrupted.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine that the local data is unavailable or missing, wherein the determination that the backup copy is to be restored from the remote backup storage system is based on the determination that the local data is unavailable or missing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine that the local data has been encrypted, wherein the determination that the backup copy is to be restored from the remote backup storage system is based on the determination that the local data has been encrypted.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a replacement apparatus that replaced a prior apparatus, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
identify a prior backup copy of prior local data stored at the prior apparatus;
determine that the prior backup copy is to be restored from the remote backup storage system without a user intervention that requests that the prior backup copy be restored from the remote backup storage system;
transmit, to the remote backup storage system, a second request to restore the prior backup copy; and
receive the prior backup copy from the remote backup storage system.

### Claim 11

A method comprising:
causing, by a processor of an apparatus, a backup copy of local data to be stored at a remote backup storage system;
determining that an accidental permanent deletion of the local data was performed;
in response to the determination that the accidental permanent deletion of the local data was performed determining, by the processor, that a restoration of the backup copy front the remote backup storage system to the apparatus is to be performed without a user intervention that requests the restoration from the remote backup storage system; and
receive, by the processor, the backup copy of the local data from the remote backup storage system to the apparatus responsive to the determination that the restoration of the backup copy to the apparatus is to be performed.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, further comprising:
identifying a location of the apparatus from which the local data originated; and
causing the backup copy of the local data to be restored to the location.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, further comprising:
identifying a temporary location of the apparatus;
causing the backup copy received from the remote backup storage system to be stored in the temporary location; and
causing the backup copy to be restored to a location of the local data from the temporary location.

### Claim 14

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine readable instructions that when executed by a processor of an apparatus, cause the processor to:
transmit a backup copy of local data to a remote backup storage system;
determine that the local data has changed relative to the backup copy, including determining that an accidental permanent deletion of the local data was performed;
in response to the determination that the accidental permanent deletion of the local data was performed, determine that the backup copy is to be restored from the remote backup storage system without a user intervention;
transmit, to the remote backup storage system, a request to restore the backup copy;
receive the backup copy from the remote backup storage system; and
store the backup copy to replace the local data.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
identify a location of the local data; and
cause the backup copy to be restored to the location of the local data.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
identify a temporary location on the apparatus; and
store the backup copy at the temporary location.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive a user request to obtain the backup copy of the local data;
identify a location of the local data; and
restore the backup copy to the location of the local data from the temporary location.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the backup copy is restored from the temporary location to the location of the local data without a network connection to the remote backup storage system.

### Claim 19 (depends on 14)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein to determine that the accidental permanent deletion of the local data was performed, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
access a user interaction pattern indicating that the local data was accidentally permanently deleted.

### Claim 20

An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium on which is stored instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
cause a backup copy of local data to be stored in a remote backup storage system;
determine that the backup copy is to be restored from the remote backup storage system to the apparatus without a user intervention;
transmit, to the remote backup storage system, a first request o restore the backup copy; and.
receive the backup copy from the remote backup storage system,
wherein the apparatus is a replacement apparatus that replaced a prior apparatus, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
identify a prior backup copy of prior local data stored at the prior apparatus;
determine that the prior backup copy is to be restored from the remote backup storage system without a user intervention that requests that the prior backup copy be restored from the remote backup storage system;
transmit, to the remote backup storage system, a second request to restore the prior backup copy; and
receive the prior backup copy from the remote backup storage system.