Electronic messaging backup catalog

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9094425-B2
Application number	US-10113105-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2005
Priority date	Apr 7, 2005
Publication date	Jul 28, 2015
Grant date	Jul 28, 2015

Abstract

Within an electronic messaging system, a method of backing up data can include storing attributes for a plurality of message attachments exchanged through the electronic messaging system. Responsive to a request for a message attachment from a requestor, the request can be compared with attributes of the plurality of message attachments to select at least one message attachment matching the request. The method further can include determining whether the requested message attachment is available within the electronic messaging system and performing a programmatic action according to at least the determining step.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Within an electronic messaging system, a computer-implemented method of backing up data comprising:
receiving, within a messaging server, messages from at least one sender messaging client, wherein each message is to be sent to at least one recipient messaging client, and wherein selected ones of the messages comprise a file as an attachment to the message;
storing, within the messaging server, attributes for the files sent as attachments to messages excha…

Assignees

• Couper Christopher C
• Katz Neil
• IBM

Inventors

• Couper Christopher C
• Katz Neil

Classifications

• G06Q10/107

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L67/1095 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L51/08

  Electricity · mapped topic