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US6901493B1
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Method for protecting data of a computer system
Assignee: RPX Corp
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Filing: 2000-05-09
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Granted: 2005-05-31
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Expires: 2020-05-09
Abstract
Abstract In a method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, the operating system is copied from the first partition of the hard drive to a second partition of the hard drive and selected data is copied from the hard drive to a backup location. Thereafter, if a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system stored on the first partition of the hard drive occurs, then the computer system is booted from the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition of the hard drive. Next, if the selected data needs to be restored back to the hard drive, then the backup location to which the selected data was copied is accessed and the selected data is restored back to the hard drive. In one embodiment, the backup location is a storage resource connected to the Internet.
Inventors
- 👤 Guido Maffezzoni
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:38
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/14; G06F11/1446; G06F11/1448; G06F11/1458; G06F11/1469; G06F11/1402; G06F11/1415; G06F11/1417; G06F11/1451; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99951; Y10S707/99952; Y10S707/99953; Y10S707/99955
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, comprising: Copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive to a second partition of the hard drive and copying selected data from the hard drive to a storage resource connected to the Internet, wherein the second partition of the hard drive is hidden from a user of the computer system; If a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system stored on the first partition of the hard drive occurs, booting the computer system from the cony of the operating system stored on the second partition of the hard drive; and If the selected data copied from the hard drive needs to be restored back to the hard drive, accessing the storage resource to which the selected data was copied and restoring the selected data back to the hard drive.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, comprising: Copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive to a second partition of the hard drive and copying selected data from the hard drive to a storage resource connected to the Internet, wherein the second partition of the hard drive is hidden from a user of the computer system; If a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system stored on the first partition of the hard drive occurs, booting the computer system from the cony of the operating system stored on the second partition of the hard drive; and If the selected data copied from the hard drive needs to be restored back to the hard drive, accessing the storage resource to which the selected data was copied and restoring the selected data back to the hard drive.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, comprising: Copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive to a second partition of the hard drive and copying selected data from the hard drive to a remote location, wherein the second partition of the hard drive is hidden from a user of the computer system; If a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system stored on the first partition of the hard drive occurs, booting the computer system from the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition of the hard drive; and If the selected data copied from the hard drive needs to be restored back to the hard drive, accessing the remote location to which the selected data was copied and restoring the selected data back to the hard drive.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, comprising: Copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive to a second partition of the hard drive and copying selected data from the hard drive to a remote location, wherein the second partition of the hard drive is hidden from a user of the computer system; If a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system stored on the first partition of the hard drive occurs, booting the computer system from the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition of the hard drive; and If the selected data copied from the hard drive needs to be restored back to the hard drive, accessing the remote location to which the selected data was copied and restoring the selected data back to the hard drive.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
195 words
A method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, comprising: Copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive and selected data from at least one of the first partition of the hard drive and a third partition of the hard drive to a second partition of the hard drive, wherein the second partition of the hard drive is hidden from a user of the computer system; If a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system stored on the first partition of the hard drive occurs, booting the computer system from the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition of the hard drive; and If the selected data copied from at least one of the first and third partitions of the hard drive needs to be restored back to at least one of the first and third partitions of the hard drive, accessing the second partition of the hard drive and restoring the selected data back to at least one of the first and third partitions of the hard drive.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
195 words
A method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, comprising: Copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive and selected data from at least one of the first partition of the hard drive and a third partition of the hard drive to a second partition of the hard drive, wherein the second partition of the hard drive is hidden from a user of the computer system; If a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system stored on the first partition of the hard drive occurs, booting the computer system from the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition of the hard drive; and If the selected data copied from at least one of the first and third partitions of the hard drive needs to be restored back to at least one of the first and third partitions of the hard drive, accessing the second partition of the hard drive and restoring the selected data back to at least one of the first and third partitions of the hard drive.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
193 words
A method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, comprising: preparing the hard drive to define a second partition, the second partition being hidden from a user of the computer system; copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive to the second partition and copying selected files from the hard drive to a backup location; if a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system loaded on the first partition of the hard drive occurs, booting the computer system from the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition; restoring the operating system loaded on the first partition of the hard drive with the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition; and if the selected files copied from the hard drive need to be restored back to the hard drive, performing the operations of: calling a table of contents to determine the backup location of the selected files; accessing the backup location having the selected files; and restoring the selected files back to the hard drive.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
193 words
A method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, comprising: preparing the hard drive to define a second partition, the second partition being hidden from a user of the computer system; copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive to the second partition and copying selected files from the hard drive to a backup location; if a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system loaded on the first partition of the hard drive occurs, booting the computer system from the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition; restoring the operating system loaded on the first partition of the hard drive with the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition; and if the selected files copied from the hard drive need to be restored back to the hard drive, performing the operations of: calling a table of contents to determine the backup location of the selected files; accessing the backup location having the selected files; and restoring the selected files back to the hard drive.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the hard drive of the computer system is a first hard drive, and the backup location is selected from a group consisting of the second partition of the first hard drive, a second hard drive, a Zip® drive, a Jaz® drive, a CD-R drive, a CD-RW drive, a DVD-RW drive, a magneto-optical drive, a networked drive, a jukebox, a tape drive, and a storage resource connected to the Internet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the storage resource connected to the Internet is selected from a group consisting of a networked hard drive, a storage area network, a RAID array, and cluster server storage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the selected files copied to the backup location are copied from the first partition of the hard drive and a third partition of the hard drive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein a drive letter of the first partition of the hard drive is C: and a drive letter of the third partition of the hard drive is D:.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the selected files are selected from a group consisting of application files and user data files.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
169 words
A computer readable media containing program instructions for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, the computer readable media comprising: Program instructions for copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive to a second partition of the hard drive and copying selected data from the hard drive to a backup location, wherein the second partition of the hard drive is hidden from a user of the computer system; Program instructions for booting the computer system from the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition of the hard drive if a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system stored on the first partition of the hard drive occurs; and Program instructions for accessing the backup location to which the selected data was copied and restoring the selected data back to the hard drive if the selected needs to be restored back to the hard drive.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
169 words
A computer readable media containing program instructions for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, the computer readable media comprising: Program instructions for copying the operating system from the first partition of the hard drive to a second partition of the hard drive and copying selected data from the hard drive to a backup location, wherein the second partition of the hard drive is hidden from a user of the computer system; Program instructions for booting the computer system from the copy of the operating system stored on the second partition of the hard drive if a crash that prevents the computer system from booting from the operating system stored on the first partition of the hard drive occurs; and Program instructions for accessing the backup location to which the selected data was copied and restoring the selected data back to the hard drive if the selected needs to be restored back to the hard drive.
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