US 2008/0307019 A1 · Manipulating Electronic Backups

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes initiating a backup operation of data including a plurality of items, interrupting the backup operation, where interrupting occurs after a portion of the data has been completed, receiving an input to resume the backup operation, identifying a previously completed portion of the backup data, and performing a backup of a remaining uncompleted portion of the backup data. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, computer program products, and computer readable media.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

initiating a backup operation of data including a plurality of items;
interrupting the backup operation, where interrupting occurs after a portion of the data has been completed;
receiving an input to resume the backup operation;
identifying a previously completed portion of the backup data;
and
performing a backup of a remaining uncompleted portion of the backup data.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/760,604Filed 8 Jun 2007

Published

11 Dec 2008

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06F 11/1458
Point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data: management of the backup or restore process
G06F 11/1451
Management of the data involved in backup or backup restore: by selection of backup contents
G06F 11/1466
Management of the backup or restore process: to make the backup process non-disruptive
G06F 11/1461
Management of the backup or restore process: backup scheduling policy

Manipulating Electronic Backups

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Manipulating Electronic Backups

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Abstract

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