Method and Apparatus for Tamper Proof Camera Logs
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1. A method, comprising:
- maintaining an embedded log in a device with at least one sensor, the embedded log being a chain of log entries; and
publishing at least one log entry to a location external to the device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for maintaining a tamper proof device log are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises maintaining an embedded log in the device, the embedded log being a chain of log entries. In one embodiment, the method may also comprise publishing at least one log entry to a location external to the device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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maintaining an embedded log in a device with at least one sensor, the embedded log being a chain of log entries; and publishing at least one log entry to a location external to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium storing instructions thereon which, when executed by a system, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
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maintaining an embedded log in a device with at least one sensor, the embedded log being a chain of log entries; and publishing at least one log entry to a location external to the device.
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10. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a media data file known to have been captured by a media capture device; obtaining purported media data files alleged to be captured by the media capture device; extracting log entries from the known media data file; and verifying authenticity of the purported media data files based on the extracted log entries. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium storing instructions thereon which, when executed by a system, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
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obtaining a media data file known to have been captured by a media capture device; obtaining purported media data files alleged to be captured by the media capture device; extracting log entries from the known media data file; and verifying authenticity of the purported media data files based on the extracted log entries. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A media capture device, comprising:
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a memory of the media capture device to store an embedded log in the media capture device, the embedded log being a chain of log entries; and a communications interface to publish at least one log entry to a location external to the media capture device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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