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US Patent 7404145 Generic mechanism for reporting on backups

Patent 7404145 was granted and assigned to EMC on July, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

74041451

Patent Inventor Names

Jeffrey S. Phillips1

Anthony J. Franceschelli, Jr.1

Date of Patent

July 22, 2008

Patent Application Number

101090361

Date Filed

March 28, 2002

Patent Primary Examiner

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Thanh T Vu

Patent abstract

The present invention comprises a generic mechanism for reporting on backup operations. An object is abstracted in order to provide a generic reporting object, and the generic reporting object is displayed by the reporting GUI. The GUI is thus provided for handling any object which is abstracted to the generic format. The generic format is applicable to any number of objects which would otherwise require the GUI to contain code specific for displaying the object.