Methods for selectively copying data files to networked storage and devices for initiating the same
US7702830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1464
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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.
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