Veeam Software Assigned Patent

Veeam Software AG, Baar, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (10,157,103) developed by Gostev, Anton, and Baranov, Alexander, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, for an “efficient processing of file system objects for image level backups.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for selective processing of file system objects for an image level backup. An example method receives backup parameters for an image level backup. The backup parameters include a selection of at least one file system object to include. The method attaches to a source disk as a block device. The source disk corresponds to the selected at least one file system object, and a file system includes a file allocation table, (FAT). The method determines file system objects of the source disk to be excluded from the image level backup. The method issues file deletion API calls to initiate deletion of the determined file system objects. The method stores FAT content change caused by the issued file deletion API calls. The method creates a reconstructed disk image from the source disk based on the stored FAT content change.”

The patent application was filed on October 20, 2015 (14/918,453).