Backup Data Identification Using Visual and Auditory Cues
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing data backup methods fail to effectively discriminate between multiple backup data points, leading to user errors in selecting suitable data for restoration due to reliance on date and time or user-entered character sequences, which can be ambiguous and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A computer program product that generates backup data correlated with image or sound data, allowing for enhanced discrimination by utilizing visual or auditory cues to identify backup data points, including the use of screen image thumbnails during the backup and restore processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If backup data is stored with date and time information, then backup data can be organized chronologically, but user discrimination and identification of specific backup data becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies visual metaphors and color-coded icons to represent different types of data and backup states. File icons are displayed with color coding and visual indicators that allow users to quickly identify backup data types and status without reading detailed information, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining chronological organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates visual copies or representations of the original data through icons and thumbnails that appear in the backup data list. These visual copies provide immediate recognition of data type and content category, enabling users to identify backup data at a glance rather than examining detailed metadata.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users enter character sequences to identify backup data, then custom identification is possible, but the process becomes complex and users may lack the skill to effectively discriminate backup data
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates visual identifiers and metadata tags for backup data without requiring user input. The backup management system self-services by creating descriptive icons, color codes, and visual representations based on the data content and backup context, eliminating the need for users to manually enter identification character sequences.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the identification parameters from text-based user input to visual-based automatic generation. Instead of requiring users to input character sequences, the system transforms data characteristics into visual parameters such as icon types, color codes, and thumbnail images that automatically provide discrimination and identification capabilities.
3Reliability
If multiple backup data points are stored, then restore points are provided, but discrimination between individual backup data points becomes difficult leading to selection errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the identification of backup data into multiple visual dimensions: icon type, color code, thumbnail preview, and metadata tags. This multi-faceted segmentation provides rich discrimination between multiple backup data points, allowing users to accurately identify and select the desired restore point without confusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds visual dimensions to the backup data identification process. Instead of relying solely on chronological ordering in one dimension, the system introduces multiple visual dimensions including iconography, color coding, and thumbnail images, creating a multi-dimensional identification space that enhances discrimination accuracy among multiple backup data points.
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AI summary
Provided is a computer program product for backing up data, which are stored in a first storage device connected with a computer, into a second storage device connected with the computer. The computer program product includes: a computer-readable medium; and a computer program code stored on the computer-readable medium, wherein the computer program code includes: a program code for generating backup data based on at least part of the data stored in the first storage device; a program code for obtaining, as identification data, at least one of image data and sound data provided by a separate program code that is different from the computer program and is executed during the generation of the backup data; and a program code for correlating the generated backup data to the obtained identification data and storing the backup data correlated to the identification data into the second storage device.