Patents by Inventor Nicholas G. Nelson

Nicholas G. Nelson 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).

  • Prioritization of backup tasks in a global de-duplication backup system
    Patent number: 8180734
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for initiating backup tasks to backup data from a plurality of client computer systems are described. The backup tasks may be initiated in an order specified by a ranking of the client computer systems according to their respective network transmission speeds. For example, the backup tasks may be prioritized so that backup tasks for client computer systems with faster transmission speeds are initiated before backup tasks for client computer systems with slower transmission speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Duane David Thilmony, Nicholas G. Nelson