Patent ID: 9350532
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. In a networked computer investigation system including a client device coupled to a target device over a data communications network, a method for conducting computer investigations of a storage device coupled to the target device, the method comprising: identifying by the client device a file stored in the storage device; transmitting by the client device to an application in the target device over the data communications network, a search key; transmitting by the client device to the application in the target device over the data communications network, file extents associated with the identified file, wherein the application in the target device, in response to receipt of the search key and the file extents, is configured to search for the search key at portions of the data store corresponding to the file extents and generate a search result based on the search; receiving the search result from the application in the target device; and displaying the search result on a display device.