Patent · US Expired

Computer data file backup system

US5852713A · kind A · utility

90Cited by
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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 30, 1997
Grant dateDec 22, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99943
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a computer file backup method, which method comprises providing at least one client computer, such as a personal computer, having a data storage means, such as a hard disk, with data stored thereon, on which data backup protection is desired, and providing at least one separate server computer having a data storage means, such as a hard disk, as a backup computer to receive data from the client computer. The method provides for backing up and periodically updating information on personal computers with the server computer located in a remote geographical location, the computers being connected by a network system.

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