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Emulated storage system

US7146476B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateAug 5, 2004
Grant dateDec 5, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99955
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method comprising acts of creating a full back-up data set comprising a first plurality of data files, creating at least one incremental back-up data set comprising a second plurality of data files, determining a most recent copy of each data file of the first and second pluralities of data files, storing a plurality of indicators, each indicator identifying a storage location in one of the full back-up data set and the at least one incremental back-up data set of the most recent copy of each data file of the first and second pluralities of data files and creating a synthetic full back-up data set that corresponds to the most recent copy of each data file of the first and second pluralities of data files based upon the plurality of indicators.

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