Remote collection of computer forensic evidence
US8176557B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is directed to techniques for allowing a user to remotely interrogate a target computing device in order to collect and analyze computer evidence that may be stored on the target computing device. A forensic device receives input from a remote user that identifies computer evidence to acquire from the target computing device. The forensic device acquires the computer evidence from the target computing device and presents a user interface for the forensic device through which the remote user views the computer evidence acquired from the target computing device. In this manner, forensic device allows the user to interrogate the target computing device to acquire the computer evidence without seizing or otherwise “shutting down” the target device.
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