Patents
US 11151080 B2: Automated backup of network attached storage
- Granted
- 2021-10-19
- Filed
- 2019-09-09 application 16564073
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus and associated method that contemplate obtaining a server in selective communication with an archive storage controller (ASC) via a computer network, the ASC having access to a plurality of removable storage mediums (RSMs); storing data in the server; creating a logical storage volume in the ASC that has a logical relationship to the data stored in the server; and after the creating step, and without communication between the server and the ASC via the computer network, selecting at least one of the RSMs and dedicating the selected at least one RSM for retaining only data that is stored in the logical storage volume.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg211019.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectra Logic Corporation 110 patents | US company or organization | Boulder, CO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Thomas Starr | Boulder, CO | 61 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Lee Trachy | Longmont, CO | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/128 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STARR, MATTHEW THOMAS signed 2015-02-04 TRACHY, DAVID LEE signed 2015-02-04 | SPECTRA LOGIC CORPORATION BOULDER, CO | 75889/61 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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