Patent ID: 9043566
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of performing data backup in an optical backup apparatus, comprising: accepting a connection in response to a login request from a remote terminal; transmitting information requested by a user about an external storage medium and a list of backup target files of the external storage medium to be displayed by the remote terminal in response to a user selection of the backup target files; transmitting a request to a control unit in the optical backup apparatus via the remote terminal, the request corresponding to information regarding a status of a storage device provided in the optical backup apparatus and information regarding a status of the external storage medium; and receiving the results of the request via the remote terminal in response to determining whether the request is in a form that is capable of being processed by the optical backup apparatus or the external storage medium, and converting the request into a processable command in response to the request not being in a form that is capable of being processed by the optical backup apparatus or the external storage medium, wherein based on the results and a check of an existence and the status of the external storage medium, a status of the optical backup apparatus, and the status of the storage device that is simultaneous with a comparison between a size of target files and a capacity of the storage device, the remote terminal controls the control unit to perform a data backup operation of the backup target files from the external storage medium to the storage device.