Patents by Inventor Michael W. Boldt

Michael W. Boldt 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).

  • System and method for setting an activation state for a device used in a backup operation
    Patent number: 8769223
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for performing a backup operation are disclosed. Backup operation information may be stored, where the backup operation information specifies a backup operation to be performed using at least a first device. Subsequent to storing the backup operation information, state information for the first device may be stored, where the state information indicates whether the first device is eligible for use in backup operations. Before the backup operation is performed, the state information for the first device may be accessed. If the state information for the first device indicates that the first device is eligible for use in backup operations then the backup operation may be performed using the first device (as well as possibly other devices). If the state information for the first device indicates that the first device is ineligible for use in backup operations then the backup operation may be prevented from using the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Boldt, Samuel J. Pierson, Erica B. Antony, Aaron C. Christensen
  • System and Method for Setting an Activation State for a Device Used in a Backup Operation
    Publication number: 20090249006
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for performing a backup operation are disclosed. Backup operation information may be stored, where the backup operation information specifies a backup operation to be performed using at least a first device. Subsequent to storing the backup operation information, state information for the first device may be stored, where the state information indicates whether the first device is eligible for use in backup operations. Before the backup operation is performed, the state information for the first device may be accessed. If the state information for the first device indicates that the first device is eligible for use in backup operations then the backup operation may be performed using the first device (as well as possibly other devices). If the state information for the first device indicates that the first device is ineligible for use in backup operations then the backup operation may be prevented from using the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Michael W. Boldt, Samuel J. Pierson, Erica B. Antony, Aaron C. Christensen