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OwnerJeffrey Brunet, Yousuf Chowdhary +2inventors
InventorsJeffrey Brunet, Yousuf Chowdhary, Ian Collins, Eric Li
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A data backup system comprises a USB flash drive that includes an emulation component and a flash memory. The emulation component is configured to represent the flash memory as if it were an auto-launch device. Accordingly, a data source, such as a personal computer, will interact with the flash memory as if it were the auto-launch device. As some operating systems are configured to recognize auto-launch devices upon connection and automatically execute applications stored thereon, merely connecting the USB flash drive to a data source running such an operating system will cause a backup application stored by the flash memory to automatically execute on the data source. Here, the backup application is configured to selectively back up data files from the data source to a networked storage such as a server of a commercial service provider.
A data backup system comprising:
A method for backing up data stored on a data source, the method comprising:
A method for backing up data, the method consisting of connecting a USB flash drive to a USB interface of a data source, wherein an operating system of the data source automatically launches a backup application stored on the USB flash drive, and wherein the backup application copies data files from the data source to a networked storage.
A method for backing up data from a data source, the method comprising:
A business method comprising:
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