Patent ID: 7899662

Claim:
A data backup system comprising: a communication interface for communication with a data source; a first storage device including a first logical storage area including a backup application; an emulation component coupled to and in communication with the first logical storage area, the emulation component comprising logic configured to: represent the first logical storage area as an auto-launch device; receive auto-launch device type commands from the data source addressed to the auto-launch device, translate the auto-launch device type commands to first storage device type commands, and send the first storage device type commands to the first logical storage area; receive first storage device type responses from the first logical storage area, translate the first storage device type responses into auto-launch device type responses, and send the auto-launch device type responses to the data source; and a data protection component coupled to and in communication between the emulation component and the communication interface, the data protection component including an application programming interface defining a command set, the backup application being configured to use a command of the command set.