Appeal No. 2002-0748
Application No. 09/053,379
Accordingly, claims 1 through 8, 10, 15 through 28, 30 and 35
through 41 remain before us on appeal.
The disclosed invention relates to a method and system for
archiving a redundant file in a predetermined number of computer
workstations within a computer network, and to a method for
restoring a file from an archival storage area to a computer
workstation.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A method for intelligently managing data while
creating an archive of computer workstations in a computer
network, comprising the steps of:
(1) creating a signature of a file;
(2) determining whether said file is a redundant file
present in a pre-determined number of computer workstations
within the computer network based on said signature; and
(3) if said file is a redundant file, then:
(a) copying said redundant file to a common
storage area;
(b) updating a commonality list with said
signature of said redundant file;
(c) assigning said redundant file a commonality
list identification number; and
(d) placing said commonality list
identification number, but not said redundant file, into an
archive storage area which is separate and distinct from
said common storage area.
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