US 7,937,702 B2Granted

Storage of application specific profiles correlating to document versions

AssigneeCommvault Systems, Inc.

InventorsRandy De Meno, Jeremy A. Schwartz, Anand Prahlad, James J. McGuigan

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Abstract

A computer system that includes a processor for operating a software application in the computer system. The software application provides for creation, storage, and retrieval of a file, the file having a corresponding profile that the software application uses for at least the purpose of preparing the software application to display the file upon its retrieval by the software application. Also included is a plurality of storage media that are communicatively coupled to the processor. A storage management module distributes stored files and their accompanying profiles among the plurality of storage media according to predetermined patterns. One of such predetermined patterns is separate storage of a file and the file's corresponding profile.

Claims13

Dependent claims

An application specific profile storage and retrieval system for a computer system, wherein the computer system includes a software application that creates a version of a file and a corresponding application specific profile associated with the file version, the system comprising:

multiple storage media;
and
at least one storage management module, wherein the at least one storage management module is configured to manage storage of application specific profiles and configured to manage storage of corresponding files among the multiple storage media, wherein the at least one storage management module stores the application specific profiles at separate locations from the corresponding files and wherein an application specific profile may be retrieved separately from a corresponding file;
a processor for operating the software application in the computer system;
wherein the software application provides for storage and retrieval of the file and the corresponding application specific profile wherein the corresponding application specific profile is used by the software application for at least a purpose of preparing the software application to display the file upon its retrieval by the software application;
wherein the multiple storage media are communicatively coupled to the processor;
and
wherein the at least one storage management module distributes stored files and corresponding profiles among the multiple storage media according to predetermined patterns, wherein at least one of the predetermined patterns includes storing of a file at a separate location from its corresponding application specific profile.

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Facts

Application: 12/200,666Filed 28 Aug 2008 · continuation
Priority: 31 Jan 2000
Published: US 2008/0320032 A125 Dec 2008
Granted: 3 May 2011
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G06F 9/44
Using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs: arrangements for executing specific…
G06F 16/10
Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor: file systems; File servers
G06Q 10/107
Office automation; Time management: computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
H04L 51/42
User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail:…

Family

Application60/179,343Us provisional application · filed 31 Jan 2000
Application09/774,272Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 30 Jan 2001
Application09/882,438Parent of this continuation · filed 14 Jun 2001
US 2008/0320032 A1Pre-grant publication · published 25 Dec 2008
US 7,434,219 B2Parent of this continuation
US 7,155,481 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application09/882,438Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2001/0047381 A1Published application
US 2001/0047389 A1Published application
US 7,937,702 B2This patent

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