Storage medium for data backup and method for the same
View Patent ↗The present invention discloses a writable storage medium with backup module contained therein to backup important data. With this writable storage medium, the user could automatically duplicate the data in the computer or the peripheral devices coupled thereto into the writable storage medium. All the user has to do is designating the target data to be duplicated, and the backup module will finish the rest. No installation of software is required. The user may recover any part of the target from the writable storage medium if the computer is crash or some important files are deleted accidentally. Hence, a simple and direct way for data backup is provided by the present invention.
1. A writable storage medium comprising:
a writable/rewritable data storing area for storing digital data;
a backup module embedded in said writable storage medium for duplicating target data into said writable/rewritable data storing area, wherein said backup module is automatically activated while said writable storage medium is coupled to a computer.
2. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said target data are designated by a user.
3. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said target data includes a modified code indicating a lately modified time which falls within a predetermined period set by said user.
4. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said target data is stored in said computer.
5. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a peripheral device is coupled to said computer, and said target data are stored in said peripheral device.
6. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 5 , wherein said peripheral device includes a digital camera, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a video camera, a CD-ROM drive, CD-RW drive, a DVD-ROM drive, a DVD-RW drive, or a card reader.
7. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a backup version of said target data is duplicated and stored whenever said backup module is activated, wherein said writable/rewritable data storing area contains at least one backup version of said target data.
8. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a user determines a backup schedule and designates said target data, and said backup module automatically backups said designated target data according to said backup schedule.
9. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said writable storage medium includes a writable DVD, a writable CD, a rewritable DVD, a rewritable CD, or a blue-ray disc.
10. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said backup module is stored in an area other than said writable/rewritable data storing area.
11. A method for data backup comprising:
providing a writable storage medium with a backup module contained therein;
feeding said writable storage medium into a computer including an operation system;
invoking said backup module by said operation system; and
duplicating target data by said backup module into said writable storage medium.
12. The method as set forth in claim 11 , further comprising following steps before duplicating said target data:
checking whether said target data are determined; and
designating said target data if said target data are not determined.
13. The method as set forth in claim 11 , wherein said step of duplicating target data comprises:
generating a backup version of said target data by said backup module; and
storing said backup version in said writable storage medium.
14. The method as set forth in claim 13 , wherein said writable storage medium maintains at least one version of said backup data.
15. The method as set forth in claim 11 , wherein said writable storage medium includes a writable DVD, a rewritable DVD, a writable CD or a rewritable CD.
16. The method as set forth in claim 11 , wherein said operation system includes Windows of Microsoft Corporation, Mac OS of Apple Computer Inc., or Linux compatible operation system.
17. The method as set forth in claim 11 , wherein said target data are designated by a user.
18. The method as set forth in claim 17 , wherein said target data includes a modified code indicating a lately modified time which falls within a predetermined period set by said user.
19. The method as set forth in claim 18 , wherein said peripheral device includes a digital camera, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a video camera, a CD-ROM drive, CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RW drive, or a card reader.
20. The method as set forth in claim 11 , wherein said target data are stored in said computer or in a peripheral device coupled to said computer.
21. The method as set forth in claim 11 , further comprising:
restoring a part of said backup data to recover said target data.
22. A writable storage medium comprising:
a writable/rewritable data storing area for storing digital data;
a move module embedded in said writable storage medium for moving target data into said writable/rewritable data storing area, wherein said move module is automatically activated while said writable storage medium is coupled to a computer.
23. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 22 , wherein said target data are stored in said computer or in a peripheral device coupled to said computer.
24. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 22 , wherein said writable storage medium includes a writable DVD, a writable CD, a rewritable DVD, a rewritable CD, or a blue-ray disc.
25. The writable storage medium as set forth in claim 22 , wherein said move module is stored in an area other than said writable/rewritable data storing area.
26. A method for moving data comprising:
providing a writable storage medium with a move module contained therein;
feeding said writable storage medium into a computer including an operation system;
invoking said move module by said operation system; and
moving target data by said move module into said writable storage medium.
27. The method as set forth in claim 26 , further comprising following steps before duplicating said target data:
checking whether said target data are determined; and
designating said target data if said target data are not determined.
28. The method as set forth in claim 26 , wherein said writable storage medium includes a writable DVD, a rewritable DVD, a writable CD or a rewritable CD.
29. The method as set forth in claim 26 , wherein said target data are stored in said computer or in a peripheral device coupled to said computer.