# US 2008/0189789 A1 · System, method and apparatus for the detection and capturing of technological crime instances > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2008/0189789 A1 - Document ID: US20080189789A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 11/701,909 - Filed: 2007-02-01 - Published: 2008-08-07 - Earliest claimed: 2007-02-01 - Inventors: Elaine Lamontagne - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080189789A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A system, method and apparatus for the detection, verification, capturing, reporting and locating of technological crime instances occurring through the use of consumer electronic devices, including an custom software application comprised of modules, a development environment and a real time production environment. In one embodiment the software/firmware detection, verification and capturing rules, definitions and instructions are created, maintained and managed in the development environment for transmittal and for use in the real time production environment existing on media, in content and on one or more hardware chips installed in consumer electronic devices. The system, method and apparatus includes capabilities to detect, capture, report and provide location information of technological crimes such as child pornography, online identity theft, spamming, disc piracy, screener piracy, camcorder piracy and internet piracy, and a method of generating revenue for industries affected by piracy. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer program product for enabling a consumer electronic device to detect instances of technological crimes occurring through the use of electronic technology, said computer program product comprising: software instructions for enabling the consumer electronic device to perform predetermined operations; firmware instructions for enabling the consumer electronic device to perform predetermined operations; and at least one computer readable medium bearing said software and firmware instructions, said predetermined operations including the steps of (a) detecting an instance of a technological crime occurring on the electronic technology, (b) identifying a type of said technological crime instance (c) capturing said technological crime instance data, (d) reporting of said technological crime instance data to the Enterprise Collection Center, and (e) 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. ### Claim 2 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. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computer program product of claim 2, wherein one said electronic medium comprises: a communication capable computer readable medium. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The computer program product of claim 2, wherein another said electronic medium comprises: a hardware chip electronically attached to a non-communication stand alone electronic device. ### Claim 5 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. ### Claim 6 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. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein said Task Manager module comprises: an Internal Task Manager; and an External Task Manager. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of said Task Manager receiving datasets from the clients for use in Internal Task Manager processing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein said Internal Task Manager receives datasets for use in creating, maintaining and managing the software/firmware detection and capturing rules, definitions and instruction, and communicating an updated version of the rules, definitions and instructions to the Update Manager. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein said Update Manager receives the updated version for version control and quality assurance testing prior to communicating the updated version to the External Task Manager. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein said External Task Manager resides on one or more chips in consumer electronic devices, on media or within content and receives and executes the software/firmware detection rules, definitions and instructions, captures the instance data and communicates the instance data back to the Enterprise Collection Center. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein said Enterprise Collection Center Instance Manager module receives the captured instance data from the External Task Manager and sorts and classifies said instance data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein said Enterprise Collection Center Report Manager module reports and distributes instance data back to the clients. ### Claim 14 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein said software/firmware rules, definitions and instructions detect child pornography instances, identity theft instances, spamming instances, disc, screener, camcorder and internet piracy instances, and satellite and broadcast theft instances. ### Claim 15 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein said software/firmware rules, definitions and instructions identify child pornography instances, identity theft instances, spamming instances, disc, screener, camcorder and internet piracy instances, and satellite and broadcast theft instances. ### Claim 16 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein said software/firmware rules, definitions and instructions capture child pornography instances, identity theft instances, spamming instances, disc, screener, camcorder and internet piracy instances, and satellite and broadcast theft instances. ### Claim 17 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein said software/firmware rules, definitions and instructions locate child pornography instances, identity theft instances, spamming instances, disc, screener, camcorder and internet piracy instances, and satellite and broadcast theft instances. ### Claim 18 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein said software/firmware rules, definitions and instructions report child pornography instances, identity theft instances, spamming instances, disc, screener, camcorder and internet piracy instances, satellite and broadcast theft instances. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, wherein said viewing or listening of enforced advertisements occurs if disc, screener or internet piracy instances are detected and identified.