Patents by Inventor Timothy Allan Wayper

Timothy Allan Wayper 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).

  • Method and apparatus for capturing data from a backup image
    Patent number: 8260748
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for capturing data from a backup image are described. In one example, the backup image is mounted on a volume in a host computer. The backup image includes files, a first portion of which include an operating system. A database in the backup image is mounted. The database stores configuration data for use by the operating system. The configuration data includes file paths referencing at least one of the files. The file paths are re-mapped based on the volume. The data is captured from the backup image using the database as mounted and the file paths as re-mapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene Paul Manko, Timothy Allan Wayper, Robert Edwin Stutton