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Session sensitive data backups and restores

US8082227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2007
Grant dateDec 20, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1464
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for the session sensitive data backups and restores are presented. Data having a plurality of hard linked file references are backed up and restored once during a backup operation. Any modifications to the backed up data are noted as session-specific versions and also backed up once. The hard linked file references are maintained in a data structure and managed during backups to define associations to the backed up data and to the session-specific versions of the data. The data structure is also used during restores to re-establish desired hard linked file reference associations to either the backed up data or to a particular session-specific versions of the data.

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