CN100373347C - Electronic device with backup function automatically - Google Patents

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CN100373347C
CN100373347C CNB2005100831237A CN200510083123A CN100373347C CN 100373347 C CN100373347 C CN 100373347C CN B2005100831237 A CNB2005100831237 A CN B2005100831237A CN 200510083123 A CN200510083123 A CN 200510083123A CN 100373347 C CN100373347 C CN 100373347C
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`An electronic device with automatic back up function is prepared as receiving the first data stream and outputting the second data stream to the first storage unit and the second storage unit by data synchronous chip set in order to store the same file in the first and the second storage units for achieving purpose of automatically backing up file; storing the first file into the second storage unit being externally connected by radio transmission module through radio transmission mode and using it as mobile hard disc of radio transmission.

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A kind of electronic installation of tool automatic backup function
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electronic installation, but and be particularly related to a kind of automated back-up or cover the electronic installation of archives.
Background technology
The application technology of relevant calculation machine and data processing is maked rapid progress, except can be by the huge information of built-in hard-disc storage data volume, the more and more data memory storage is connected to computing machine or server by external transmission manner, as the usefulness of backup or storage data.Common data storage device for example is small memory card (Memory card), flash memory (Flash) USB flash disk, read-write CD, high capacity micro hard disk or disk array (Disk array) system etc.
With the external hard drive is example, and the user is stored in file data in the external hard drive, being convenient for carrying, and can be used as the instrument of data transmission between two computing machines.For example, uncompleted archives can and be stored in the external hard drive the reproduction of documents in office, after going back home, the personal computer that inserts again in the family continues to finish, and at this moment, system is considered as data storage cell with external hard drive, and read file data in the external hard drive, to make amendment.Yet, running off or damage for fear of important data, the file data that the user usually can be identical with the many again backups of important data is in the hard disk of computing machine, and the file data of storage same file name, is beneficial to distinguish.But the action of above-mentioned backup all is to reach by manual mode of operation, and is very inconvenient, also is easy to make mistakes and causes the sharing of archives not high.
Please refer to Fig. 1, it is the process flow diagram of the principle of work of known a kind of disc array system.With mainboard 1 is example, when central processing unit 10 is exported first data stream to disk array controller 20, disk array controller (RAID controller) 20 resolves into a plurality of data block 1~2N with first data stream, and is stored in the hard disk in two disc drivers 30,40.Wherein, when disk array controller 20 was set at the RAID0 pattern, these data blocks 1~2N also was divided into two parts, write the hard disk in two disc drivers 30,40 respectively.Because two disc drivers 30,40 carry out the operation of reading or writing of data block 1~2N synchronously, so the speed of data backup can rise to original twice.
Please refer to Fig. 2, it is the process flow diagram of the principle of work of known another kind of disc array system.When disk array controller 1 was set at the RAID1 pattern, data block 1~N was copied into two parts automatically, and write the hard disk in two disc drivers 30,40 simultaneously.Because therefore the identical data block 1~N of storage when one of them disk generation problem, can read data block identical in another disk in two disc drivers 30,40, run off to avoid data.Therefore, RAID1 is also referred to as disk mirroring pattern (disk mirroring mode).
Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention just provides a kind of electronic installation of tool automatic backup function, its have duplicate automatically that the user revises or predetermined archives in external data storage cell, to improve the sharing and the convenience of archives.
The present invention proposes a kind of electronic installation of tool automatic backup function, and in order to handle at least one first data stream, this electronic installation comprises mainboard, data sync chipset, first storage unit, wireless transport module and second storage unit.The data sync chipset is positioned at mainboard, and receiving first data stream, and the data sync chipset is exported at least one second data stream.First storage unit is electrically connected on first end of data sync chipset, and this second data stream is first archives in first cell stores.In addition, wireless transport module is positioned at mainboard, and is electrically connected on second end of data sync chipset, and this data sync chipset and this wireless transport module are by driver control and driving.In addition, wireless transport module is connected with second storage unit by wireless transmission method, and second data stream is second archives in this second cell stores, and first archives equal second archives in fact.Wherein, when first archives were modified to third gear case and second archives and are not modified, this data sync chipset made this third gear case be copied to this second storage unit and covers this second archives.
Described according to first and second embodiment of the present invention, this above-mentioned first data stream is copied to this first, second storage unit in reflection (mapping) mode.
Described according to the first embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned data sync chipset for example is disk array controller (RAID controller), and this disk array controller is set to RAID1 pattern (disk mirroring mode).
Described according to the first embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned data sync chipset and driver for example according to the file modification time to judge whether first archives are modified.
Described according to the second embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned driver also can comprise at least one function choosing-item, and first data folder that this function choosing-item is set first storage unit is a synchronize Folder.
Described according to the second embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned data sync chipset and driver duplicate and cover to second storage unit every first data folder of a scheduled time slot with first storage unit.
Described according to first and second embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned electronic installation also comprises casing, wherein first storage unit is an internal hard disk, this first storage unit is fixed in this casing, second storage unit is positioned at outside this casing, and this second storage unit is the external wireless data transmission hard disk of Portable.
Described according to first and second embodiment of the present invention, first transmission speed of above-mentioned driver and data sync chipset order first storage unit equals second transmission speed of second storage unit.
Described according to first and second embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned wireless transmission method for example comprises IEEE802.11b or the transmission of IEEE802.11g WLAN.
The chipset of the present invention because of adopting synchronization data to handle copies to amended first archives (being the third gear case) in second storage unit, and covers second archives.Therefore, identical archives can remain in two storage unit at any time, to improve the sharing and the convenience of archives.In addition, if when being provided with synchronize Folder in first storage unit, the data sync chipset can also disk mirroring (RAID1) mode, every a scheduled time slot all files in this synchronize Folder is write in second storage unit simultaneously, avoiding data to run off or to damage, and then improve safety of data.
For above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, the present invention's cited below particularly preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram of the principle of work of known a kind of disc array system.
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of the principle of work of known another kind of disc array system.
Fig. 3 is the block scheme of electronic installation of a kind of tool automatic backup function of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the block scheme of electronic installation of a kind of tool automatic backup function of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is the function setting synoptic diagram of driver.
Fig. 6 is the work synoptic diagram of the present invention's data sync chipset.
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1: mainboard
10: central processing unit
20: disk array controller
30,40: disc driver
100: electronic installation
110: mainboard
112: central processing unit
120: the data sync chipset
122: driver
130: the first storage unit
140: wireless transport module
150: the second storage unit
160: casing
F1: first archives
F2: second archives
F3: third gear case
S1: synchronize Folder
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Please refer to Fig. 3, it is the block scheme of electronic installation of a kind of tool automatic backup function of first embodiment of the invention.This electronic installation 100 comprises mainboard 110, data sync chipset 120, first storage unit 130, wireless transport module 140 and second storage unit 150.Mainboard 110 mainly comprises central processing unit 112, internal memory, south bridge/north bridge chipset and multiple transmission interface or high-speed bus, so that required signal Processing of computer peripheral device and operating voltage to be provided.In addition, data sync chipset 120 is arranged on the mainboard 110, and can link to each other with central processing unit 112 by the transmission interface by mainboard 110, with reception by central processing unit 112 or data stream that other controller was produced.It should be noted that, when data sync chip 120 receives first data stream from central processing unit 112, the data sync chipset 120 exportable second identical data stream and then reach the purpose of automated back-up file to first and second storage unit 130,150.
As shown in Figure 3, first storage unit 130 for example is an internal hard disk, and it is assembled in the casing 160, and is connected to first end of data sync chipset 120, and second storage unit 150 for example is positioned at outside the casing 160.In addition, wireless transport module 140 for example is WLAN (WLAN) module, blue bud transport module or infrared transmission module, and it is arranged on the mainboard 110, and is connected to second end of data sync chipset 120.Data sync chipset 120 is controlled and is driven by driver 122 with wireless transport module 140, second data stream is stored in first and second storage unit 130,150.Wherein, second data stream is the first archives F1 in first storage unit 130, and another second data stream is stored on second storage unit 150 by Wireless transmission mode after handling via package (packet), and become the second archives F2, and the first archives F1 equals the second archives F2 in fact, and just shelves name, archive content, archives size are all identical.When user's opening application program is edited the first archives F1,, the first archives F1 is stored as the third gear case F3 of identical shelves name if being modified, this moment, the second archives F2 was not modified, therefore data sync chipset 120 judges that the second archives F2 should revise synchronously, and make third gear case F3 be copied to second storage unit 150 and cover the second archives F2, finish the work of automated back-up.Otherwise when the second archives F2 in second storage unit 150 was modified to the 5th archives F5 (not indicating among the figure), data sync chipset 120 made the 5th archives F5 be copied to first storage unit 130 and covers third gear case F3.
In addition, first storage unit 130 also can comprise fourth speed case F4, for example duplicate fourth speed case F4 to the first storage unit 130 by floppy disk or USB device, data sync chipset 120 makes first storage unit 130 duplicate fourth speed case F4 in reflection (mapping) mode at this moment, via wireless transport module 140 to second storage unit 150, to finish the work of automated back-up.
Fig. 4 is the block scheme of electronic installation of a kind of tool automatic backup function of second embodiment of the invention.As Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5, in the present embodiment, first storage unit 130 has synchronize Folder S1, in order to default backed up data or the archives of needing of storage user.Data sync chipset 120 can write data in synchronize Folder S1, when the archives in the synchronize Folder S1 are modified, data sync chipset 120 reads all data among the synchronize Folder S1, and duplicate synchronize Folder S1 with the automatic method of synchronization, via the synchronize Folder S2 of wireless transport module 140 to second storage unit 150, to finish the work of automated back-up.
Fig. 5 is the function setting synoptic diagram of driver, and driver 122 also can comprise function choosing-item, and it has drop-down window, can select wheel synchronization type, disc driver code and synchronizing cycle.Wherein, wheel synchronization type can be set mode of operation-disk mirroring or two kinds of patterns of synchronize Folder of automated back-up, and synchronizing cycle, drop-down window can be set time of automated back-up.With second embodiment is example, as Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5, when the wheel synchronization type of selecting as the user is the synchrodata clip mode, can further browse first storage unit 130, and the data folder of setting first storage unit 130 is synchronize Folder S1.When the data among the synchronize Folder S1 were modified, data sync chipset 120 and driver 122 duplicated and cover to second storage unit 150 every the synchronize Folder S1 of a scheduled time slot with first storage unit 130, to finish the work of automated back-up.
Please refer to Fig. 6, it is the work synoptic diagram of the present invention's data sync chipset.In first embodiment, data sync chipset 120 is for example implemented so that disk array controller (RAID controller) is concrete, and disk array controller can be set to RAID1 pattern (disk mirroringmode).Wherein, when central processing unit 112 was exported first data stream to data sync chipset 120, data block 1~N was copied into two parts automatically, and writes respectively in first storage unit 130 and second storage unit 150.It is first archives that second data stream is stored in first storage unit 130, and another second data stream is stored as second archives by wireless transport module 140 with the package processing.Because the RAID1 pattern uses different disks to store identical data, therefore identical data can remain in two storage unit 130,150 simultaneously, to avoid data to run off or to damage.
According to aforesaid way, when second storage unit 150 is the external wireless data transmission hard disk of Portable, the user can backup to uncompleted archives in the office in second storage unit 150 by data sync chipset 120, after going back home, read the file data in second storage unit 150 again, to make amendment.When entering office by the time next time, second storage unit 150 connects to mainboard 110 by wireless transport module 140, archives after data sync chipset 120 can will be finished at this moment backup in first storage unit 130 (internal hard disk), to make things convenient for data syncization.Therefore, in the present invention's electronic installation 100, driver 122 can according to the file modification time judging whether these archives are modified, or the archives that will be set among the synchronize Folder S1 every a scheduled time slot duplicate, to improve safety of data.
Above-mentioned second data stream transfers to second storage unit 150 by WLAN, wherein the WLAN transmission manner for example comprises IEEE802.11b or the transmission of IEEE802.11g WLAN, its transmission speed is about 54Mbits, and when first storage unit 130 was internal hard disk, its transmission speed was about 150Mbytes.For making data synchronization processing, if the transmission speed of first storage unit 130 is during far above the transmission speed of second storage unit 150, driver 122 and data sync chipset 120 must order the transmission speed of first storage unit 130 to change into the transmission speed of second storage unit 150, that is to say, when between the two transmission speed is identical, just can carry out data synchronization processing.
In sum, the present invention can use the mode of disk mirroring (RAID1) because of adopting the chipset of synchronization data processing, amended first archives (being the third gear case) is copied in second storage unit, and cover second archives.Therefore, identical archives can remain in two storage unit at any time, to improve the sharing and the convenience of archives.In addition, if when being provided with synchronize Folder in first storage unit, the data sync chipset can also autosynchronous mode, every a scheduled time slot all files in this synchronize Folder is write in second storage unit simultaneously, avoiding data to run off or to damage, and then improve safety of data.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any person of ordinary skill in the field; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and improvement, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the claim person of defining.

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1. the electronic installation of a tool automatic backup function in order to handle at least one first data stream, is characterized in that comprising:
Mainboard;
The data sync chipset is positioned at this mainboard, and receiving this first data stream, and this data sync chipset is exported at least one second data stream;
First storage unit is electrically connected on first end of this data sync chipset, and this second data stream is first archives in this first cell stores;
Wireless transport module is positioned at this mainboard, is electrically connected on second end of this data sync chipset, and this data sync chipset and this wireless transport module are by driver control and drive; And
Second storage unit, this wireless transport module is connected with this second storage unit by wireless transmission method, and this second data stream is second archives in this second cell stores, and these first archives equal this second archives in fact;
Wherein, when these first archives were modified to third gear case and this second archives and are not modified, this data sync chipset made this third gear case be copied to this second storage unit and covers this second archives.
2. according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 1, it is characterized in that this first data stream is copied to this first, second storage unit with image mode.
3. according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 1, it is characterized in that this data sync chipset is a disk array controller, and this disk array controller is set to RAID 1 pattern.
4. according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 1, it is characterized in that this data sync chipset and this driver according to the file modification time to judge whether these first archives are modified.
5. according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 1, it is characterized in that this driver also comprises at least one function choosing-item, first data folder that this function choosing-item is set this first storage unit is a synchronize Folder.
6. according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 5, it is characterized in that this data sync chipset and this driver duplicate and cover to this second storage unit every a scheduled time slot this first data folder with this first storage unit.
7. according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 1, also comprise casing, it is characterized in that this first storage unit is an internal hard disk, this first storage unit is fixed in this casing, this second storage unit is positioned at outside this casing, and this second storage unit is the external wireless data transmission hard disk of Portable.
8. according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 1, it is characterized in that when these second archives are modified to the 5th archives and this third gear case and are not modified this data sync chipset makes the 5th reproduction of documents to this first storage unit and cover this third gear case.
9. according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 1, it is characterized in that first transmission speed of driver and this this first storage unit of data sync chipset order equals second transmission speed of this second storage unit.
10. according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 1, it is characterized in that this wireless transmission method comprises IEEE802.11b or the transmission of IEEE802.11g WLAN.
11., it is characterized in that this first data stream is from central processing unit according to the electronic installation of the described tool automatic backup function of claim 1.
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