SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PRESERVATION AND RETRIEVAL
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1. A method for gathering data comprising:
- (a) searching for storage devices coupled to a computer environment;
(b) authenticating storage devices based on a first predetermined criterion;
(c) searching authenticated storage devices for data;
(d) sorting the data using a second predetermined criterion;
(e) binding the matching data to an entity that collected the matching data; and
(f) presenting a user with a list of sorted data.
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Abstract
A system and method for searching for computer environments, authenticating the computer environments, and copying data from the authenticated computer environments to a memory location. The data is marked or bound to the computer system it was copied from which provides a user with assurance that the data was obtained from a specific, authenticated source. The computer environments and the memory location may be coupled over a network.
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1. A method for gathering data comprising:
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(a) searching for storage devices coupled to a computer environment; (b) authenticating storage devices based on a first predetermined criterion; (c) searching authenticated storage devices for data; (d) sorting the data using a second predetermined criterion; (e) binding the matching data to an entity that collected the matching data; and (f) presenting a user with a list of sorted data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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