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System and method for data preservation and retrieval

  • US 8,793,278 B2
  • Filed: 03/28/2011
  • Issued: 07/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for gathering data comprising:

  • searching for storage devices coupled to a computer environment by communicating with an agent discovery service;

    receiving from the agent discovery service network configuration information for enabling communication with at least one of the storage devices;

    authenticating the at least one of the storage devices based on a first predetermined criterion;

    searching the authenticated at least one of the storage devices for data;

    sorting the data using a second predetermined criterion;

    binding matching data to an entity that collected the matching data; and

    presenting a user with a list of sorted data.

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