Patent ID: 8949191
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for performing a backup of a stored object, comprising: receiving an indication that a subsequent version data associated with an object stored by an authoring application on a primary storage device is to be backed up to a backup storage location, wherein the subsequent version data includes modifications to the object and wherein an existing instance of the object is already stored at the backup storage location, as determined by the authoring application based at least in part on an object identifier associated with the object; and invoking, programmatically by a backup application via an interface of the authoring application, a version control mechanism of the authoring application that created or modified the object to incorporate the subsequent version data into the existing instance of the object as stored in the backup storage location, wherein the authoring application is configured to export subsequent version data by storing subsequent version data in a shared primary storage location on the primary storage device when a new version of a stored object is saved.