System, method and apparatus for the detection and capturing of technological crime instances

A computer system adapted for detecting, identifying, capturing and reporting instances of technological crimes, said computer system comprising:

• an Enterprise Collection Center software application residing on a server for performing predetermined operations;
• a computer readable medium electronically attached to or inserted into an electronic device, said electronic device being remotely located from said Enterprise Collection Center software application, said computer readable medium bearing software/firmware instructions, the predetermined operations including the steps of
• (a) detecting a technological crime instance occurring on the electronic technology,
• (b) identifying a type of said technological crime instance,
• (c) capturing said technological crime instance, and
• (d) reporting a location of said technological crime instance to at least one interested entity;
• and a communications link for transmitting data between said computer readable medium and said enterprise collection center such that said technological crime instance can be remotely and automatically detected during real-time and thereby enable the interested entity to quickly and efficiently investigate said technological crime instance.

A software/firmware instruction set embodied in a transmission medium for enabling an electronic device to detect instances of technological crimes occurring through the use of electronic technology, said software/firmware instructions comprising:

• readable software/firmware instruction code for detecting a technological crime instance occurring on an electronic device,
• readable software/firmware instruction code for identifying a type of said technological crime instance, and
• readable software/firmware instruction code for reporting and provisioning of a location of said technological crime instance to at least one interested entity;
• wherein the interested entity can quickly and efficiently investigate said technological crime instance.

A method for detecting, identifying, capturing, locating and reporting instances of technological crimes occurring through the use of consumer electronic technology, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing an enterprise collection center for creating and managing crime detection rules, definitions and instructions, said enterprise collection center comprising at least one manager module selected from the group comprising
• a Security Manager module;
• a Communications Manager module;
• an Update Manager module;
• a Task Manager module;
• an Instance Manager module;
• a Report Manager module;
• a Contact Manager module;
• a Device Manager module;
• and
• an Advertising Manager module.