Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Miyamori

Hirokazu Miyamori 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).

  • Migratable backup and restore
    Patent number: 7797278
    Abstract: A backup system for backing up target data stored in an information processing device comprises a backup program stor for retaining a backup program, a read authentication information stor for retaining read authentication information, a backup function sender which transfers the backup program and the read authentication information to the device, and a data stor which retains the target data to be transferred to the backup system by the device which has executed the backup program, wherein the backup program is invoke-able on the device by a user of the device, and comprises a read authentication mechanism for obtaining permission to read the target data from the device by causing the read authentication information to be authenticated, and a transfer mechanism for causing the device to read the target data and transfer the target data to the backup system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katoh, Hirokazu Miyamori, Kei Watanabe, Naoki Yamakoshi
  • Migratable backup and restore
    Publication number: 20050010609
    Abstract: A backup system for backing up target data stored in an information processing device comprises a backup program stor for retaining a backup program, a read authentication information stor for retaining read authentication information, a backup function sender which transfers the backup program and the read authentication information to the device, and a data stor which retains the target data to be transferred to the backup system by the device which has executed the backup program, wherein the backup program is invoke-able on the device by a user of the device, and comprises a read authentication mechanism for obtaining permission to read the target data from the device by causing the read authentication information to be authenticated, and a transfer mechanism for causing the device to read the target data and transfer the target data to the backup system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katoh, Hirokazu Miyamori, Kei Watanabe, Naoki Yamakoshi