The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 17, 2006
Applicants:

Ajit Vishnu Dhumale, Pune, IN;

Mukul Kumar, Pune, IN;

John Richard Swift, Ottawa, CA;

Atul Avinash Nene, Pune, IN;

Anand Gopinath Das, Pune, IN;

Inventors:

Ajit Vishnu Dhumale, Pune, IN;

Mukul Kumar, Pune, IN;

John Richard Swift, Ottawa, CA;

Atul Avinash Nene, Pune, IN;

Anand Gopinath Das, Pune, IN;

Assignee:

Symantec Operating Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Various methods and systems for using email to convey backup and restore data are disclosed. One method involves: receiving a request to perform a backup system operation; generating an email that includes data and metadata (which is associated with the data); and sending the email to an email address associated with a backup system component. The request can be a backup request, in which case the data includes data to be backed up, and the backup system component is a backup server. Alternatively, the request can be receiving a restore request. In this scenario, the data includes data to be restored, and the backup system component is a backup client.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…