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Method, system and computer-readable media for backing up information contained in a database

US7917472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 3, 2008
Grant dateMar 29, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 21, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1451
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, computer-readable media and method for backup one or more databases and restoring one or more databases using incremental backups are provided. Persistent collection objects are generated in the process of performing a database backup. A collection objects may order records, e.g., objects, in relation to and within pluralities of records. These pluralities of records may be referred to, or organized as, pages or containers of pages, comprising software objects. The persistent database backup collection object may include a time and date of a generation of an incremental backup database by a distinguishable and specific database archiving process (“backup event”), an event number of an incremental backup generation, one or more database identifiers, one or more container identifiers, and/or identifiers of individual records, e.g., object identifiers.

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