US A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.: US 2007/ A1 Rothbarth (43) Pub. Date: May 10, 2007

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1 US A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.: Rothbarth (43) Pub. Date: May 10, 2007 (54) METHOD AND SYSTEM USING AN (60) Provisional application No. 60/417,448,?led on Oct. EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE TO IMPLEMENT BACK-UP FILES (76) Inventor:.(lslsnfs N. Rothbarth, St. Louis, MO Publication Classi?cation Corres ondence Address: SENNIIJGER POWERS (51) Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 ( ) ONE METROPOLITAN SQUARE (52) US. Cl /204 16TH FLOOR ST LOUIS, MO (US) (57) ABSTRACT (21) Appl. No.: 11/617,106 (22) Filed; Dec 28, 2006 A method for transferring back-up copies of?rst?les from a?rst computer to an external hard drive (EHD) and Related U s Apphcatlon Data optionally for transferring back up copies of second?les (63) continuationdmpart of application No 10/814,683 from a second computer to the EHD. A system uses a server?led on Mar. 31, 2004, Which is a continuation-in-part to back up?rst?les on a?rst computer Which is periodically of application No. 10/682,355,?led on Oct. 9, connected to a network. I I l I FRONT END SERVER IDENTIFICATION ROUTINE DATABASE ASSIGNING ROUTINE 102\ ORIGINATING COMPUTER DESTINATION COMPUTER OR'G'NAT'NG CRM FILES DESTINATION CRM ENCRYPTED FILES II \ II \ II K ORIGINATING APPLICATION DESTINATION APPLICATION K104 ORIGINATING USER DESTINATION USER 124 INTERFACE 134 INTERFACE 126 UE 135 \i INPUT DEVICE x 120 II \i INPUT DEVICE \ 132 II

2 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 1 0f 21 FIG. 1 DATABASE ORIGINATING COMPUTER 112 ORIGINATING CRM FILES II 114 \ II ORIGINATING APPLICATION DESTINATION COMPUTER 128 DESTINATION CRM ENCRYPTED FILES II / DESTINATION APPLICATION K ORIGINATING USER INTERFACE DISPLAY INPUT DEVICE II \ 135 \_ DESTINATION USER INTERFACE DISPLAY INPUT DEVICE 132 USER 118 USER 130

3 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 2 0f 21 FIGURE 1A

4 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 3 0f 21 FIGURE 18

5 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 4 0f ORIGINATING COMPUTER \ ORIGINATING CRM 202 FILES 216 I K k ORIGINATING APPLICATION 114 ORIGINATING DATABASE 208 FILE DESIGNATION DATA // k DESTINATION ID DATA I/ 212 STORAGE SCHEDULE DATA // 213 AUTHENTICATION DATA 1) i 214 ORIGINATING PROGRAM / 206 DESIGNATING INSTRUCTIONS / 218 IDENTIFYING INSTRUCTIONS //22O TRANSFERRING // INSTRUCTIONS 222 DESTINATION DESIGNATION // INSTRUCTIONS 224 RETRIEVING INSTRUCTIONS //226 RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS J/

6 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 5 0f 21 FIGURE 2A

7 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 6 0f 21 FIGURE 25

8 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 7 0f 21 FIGURE 2C

9 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 8 0f 21 FIGURE 2D

10 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 9 0f 21 FIGURE 2E Q max Q Cancel

11 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 10 0f 21 FIG DESTINATION COMPUTER DESTINATION CRM / 302 ENCRYPTED FILES DESTINATION APPLICATION i K DESTINATION DATABASE / FILE STORAGE DATA -/ 310 / STORAGE AMOUNT DATA / 312 AUTHENTICATION DATA {j I DESTINATION PROGRAM 316 FILE STORAGE // INSTRUCTIONS AUTHENTICATING 318 J/ INSTRUCTIONS 320 TRANSFERRING // INSTRUCTIONS

12 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 11 0f 21 FIGURE 3A

13 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 12 0f 21 FIGURE 35

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16 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 15 0f 21 FIG. 6 '07 C) O \ [-104 ORIGINATING COMPUTER DESTINATION COMPUTER x OR'G'NAT'NG CRM DESTINATION CRIvI FILES ENCRYPTED FILES > A K < 114 \ V t If 115 ORIGINATING APPLICATION ID TAG 305 DESTINATION APPLICATION II I [ USER ]-/ \_ USER [602 K602 PORTABLE CRIvI PORTABLE CRM 605 ID TAG 305 a,> ID TAG <

17 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 16 0f 21 FIG. 7 USER DESIGNATES FILES ON THE 702 ORIGINATING COMPUTER (00) TO j BACKUP ON A PORTABLE COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM (PCRM) EXECUTE TRANSFER J04 K INSTRUCTIONS AND ENCRYPT DESIGNATED FILES 720 STORE BACKUP COPIES OF DESIGNATED FILES ON DC I 706 TRANSFER ENCRYPTED FILES j K718 TO PCRM I 708 YES DELIVER PCRM TO DESTINATION USER ALERT DESTINATION USER (E.G., OC NOT AUTHORIZED) A 710 DESTINATION USER EXECUTES STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS N O AVAILABLE? NO V 714 ALERT DESTINATION USER (E.G., INSUFFICIENT / STORAGE SPACE) DESTINATION YESH COMPUTER EXECUTES AUTHENTICATION INSTRUCTIONS 716 j

18 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 17 0f 21 FIG. 8 DESTINATION APPLICATION 802 RETRIEVES LOCATION INFORMATION (e.g., IP address) OF ORIGINATING COMPUTER (OC) I 803 DESTINATION APPLICATION SUBMITS ID TAG TO IDENTIFIED OC 804 OC IS RESPONSIVE TO ID TAG TO _/ QUERY ORIGINATING DATABASE YES NO 4 [812 REPLY SENT TO DESTINATION COMPUTER THAT BACK-UP IS NOT AUTHORIZED BACK-UP No A CONFIRMED? YES 808 V See 717, FIG. 7 14* REPLY SENT TO 810 DESTINATION COMPUTER / THAT BACK-UP IS AUTHORIZED

19 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 18 0f 21 FIG. 9A FIRST COMPUTER 112 FIRST CRM FIRST FILES 114 \ 116 \ I FILE MANAGER FIRST ID TAG 305 // + FIRST BACKUP FILES + FILE MANAGER FIRST ID TAG / / 900 / / / EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE (EHD) FILE FIRST BACKUP MANAGER FILES FIRST ID TAG \ 906

20 Patent Application Publication May 10, 2007 Sheet 19 0f 21 FIG. 95 FIRST COMPUTER 112 FIRST CRM FIRST FILES FILE MANAGER FIRST ID TAG / / /,/ 900 EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE (EHD) FILE FIRST BACKUP FIRST ID TAG MANAGER FILES \ 906

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