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Data processing arrangement and method

US6848037B2 · kind B2 · utility

15Cited by
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10Claims
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Filing dateAug 27, 2002
Grant dateJan 25, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1458
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data processing system (100) and method for creating a fuzzy backup (116) only of objects older than a predetermined threshold, and restoring from the fuzzy backup and from a record log (114) replayed from a time equal to the predetermined threshold before the fuzzy backup start time.This provides advantages of reduced resource cost for the fuzzy backup and reduced restore time.

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