US 12,353,607 B2
Digital file forensic accounting and management system
Donna Renn, Norlina, NC (US); and Lawrence Franklin Gibbs, Wake Forest, NC (US)
Assigned to FORENSIFILE, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed by Forensifile, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/630,518.
Application 18/630,518 is a continuation of application No. 17/427,694, granted, now 11,966,502, previously published as PCT/US2021/022646, filed on Mar. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/990,880, filed on Mar. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0265151 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/645 (2013.01) [G06F 21/602 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of managing a digital file along with associated forensic data for the digital file comprising:
a) providing a digital file forensic accounting and management system comprising:
i) a file providing computer;
ii) an interface program;
iii) a datastore;
b) utilizing the interface program to collect forensic data about an original digital file;
c) transferring said original digital file to said datastore;
d) saving said original digital file in the datastore;
e) transferring said forensic data from said original digital file to said datastore
wherein the forensic data includes origination data for said original digital file;
wherein the origination data includes an address of said file providing computer used for receiving the original digital file;
wherein the file providing computer is a mobile device;
wherein the interface program is a mobile App; and
wherein the mobile App includes a driver to collect forensic data about a file produced by the mobile device;
f) retrieving said original digital file from the datastore by said interface program or a second interface program;
g) recording a chain of custody when the original digital file is retrieved from the datastore,
wherein the chain of custody includes retrieval forensic data of said interface program or said second interface program used to retrieve said original digital file; and
wherein the original digital file cannot be modified by said interface program or said second interface program after being saved in the datastore.