Patents by Inventor Clay Haapala

Clay Haapala has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for performing backups
    Patent number: 8868726
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for performing backups may include identifying a request to back up a client system. The computer-implemented method may also include identifying a plurality of backup servers available to the client system via a network. The computer-implemented method may further include pairing the client system with a backup server in the plurality of backup servers based on a measure of network proximity between the client system and the backup server. The computer-implemented method may additionally include performing the requested backup of the client system via the backup server as a result of the pairing. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Tu, Clay Haapala, Jim Harris, Girish Jorapurkar, Wendy Shavor