Patent ID: 9176824
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a user device comprising at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one communication interface, a computer-implemented method for facilitating remote access to a backed-up data file stored on a second user device, the backed-up data file being backed-up on a data center communicatively coupled to a backup system management server, the method comprising: A) receiving a request from a user interface to view the backed-up data file, wherein the user interface is accessed by the user from the user device; B) retrieving a cache entry corresponding to the backed-up data file from a cache stored in the at least one memory; C) responsive to receiving the request from the user interface, displaying cached contents of the backed-up data file to the user in the user interface using the retrieved cache entry prior to validating the cache entry with the backup system management server, and prior to determining whether any connection exists with the backup system management server; D) subsequently transmitting a request to the backup system management server while displaying the cached contents of the backed-up data file to the user, the request including at least one data associated with the cache entry; E) receiving a response from the backup system management server including a new copy of the backed-up data file different than the backed-up data file stored in the at least one memory; F) upon receiving the new copy of the backed-up data file, updating the cache entry with the new copy of the backed-up data file; and G) updating the display of the cached contents of the backed-up data file in the user interface with contents of the new copy of the backed-up data file, responsive to receiving the response from the backup management server including the new copy of the backed-up data file.