US 7,516,357 B2
Stored memory recovery system
Andrew W. Shen, Dallas, Tex. (US); Hanxiang Sun, Vista, Calif. (US); Zhang Jian, Nanjing (China); Janet Vohariwatt, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Timothy John Murray, Valley Center, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Idocrase Investments LLC, Las Vegas, Nev. (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/514,393.
Application 11/514393 is a continuation of application No. 10/460778, filed on Jun. 11, 2003, granted, now 7,337,360.
Application 10/460778 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/420348, filed on Oct. 19, 1999, granted, now 6,594,780.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/424356, filed on Nov. 05, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/459927, filed on Mar. 31, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2007/0277055 A1, Nov. 29, 2007
Int. Cl. G06F 11/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 714—8 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of recovery to a saved memory state in a computer system having a memory, the method comprising:
creating a first recovery point that confers a protected status on data stored in a first plurality of memory locations, wherein the protected status for the data in the first plurality of memory locations remains until initiation of deletion of the first recovery point;
after creation of the first recovery point:
receiving a write request to a first memory location; and
redirecting the write request to a second memory location if the first memory location is of the first plurality of memory locations.