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Method and system for remote data recovery

US7783606B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2006
Grant dateAug 24, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/84
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for generating a snapshot in a consistent state is disclosed. The system comprises a host computer, a primary data storage, a data protection unit, and a secondary data storage. The data protection unit monitors a state of an email application which is running on the host computer. The data protection unit generates a snapshot of data stored in a primary data storage when the email application is in a consistent state, and stores the snapshot on a secondary storage. In the event of a system failure, the data is recovered using the last snapshot. A method and system for recovering email data from a snapshot in a consistent state using a client is also disclosed.

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