Information management architecture
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- EMC CORP
- Publication Date
- 2008-07-03
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 640,971 (Attorney Docket No. LEGAP047+) entitled INFORMATION PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT filed Dec. 31, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to electronic information, more specifically to information management.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Computer backup and recovery tools are typically used by scheduling a set number of backups, such as one backup per day. A potential problem with the traditional backup system is that if a user needs to recover data, the data that was created after the last backup will typically be lost. It would be desirable to efficiently protect and manage information so that the information can be recovered even in between scheduled backups.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] Various embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the followi...