Document Review System and Method
First Claim
1. A method for efficiently analyzing electronic data using a processor, the method comprising the steps of:
- rating the relevancy of an electronic data collection based on a set of criteria using a processor;
arranging the electronic data collection into a first data set that is rated likely relevant and a second data set that is rated likely irrelevant using the processor;
routing the first data set to one or more substantive review personnel, wherein the substantive review personnel have been trained to substantively review data in the first data set;
routing the second data set to one or more relevancy review personnel, wherein the relevancy review personnel have been trained to verify whether data in the second data set is likely irrelevant to the set of criteria; and
routing a data element in the second data set from the relevancy review personnel to the substantive review personnel in the event that the relevancy review personnel determines that the data element is not likely irrelevant to the set of criteria.
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Abstract
A system and method for reviewing electronic documents. The method may include the step of using a computing device to rate a document'"'"'s relevancy to a concept. Depending on the document'"'"'s relevancy rating, the document could be routed to either substantive review personnel or relevancy review personnel. If the relevancy rating indicates that the document is likely relevant to the concept, the document is routed to substantive review personnel for substantive analysis. If the relevancy rating indicates that the document is likely irrelevant to the concept, the document is routed to relevancy review personnel to confirm whether the document is irrelevant to the concept. If the relevancy review personnel determine that the document is likely relevant to the concept, the document is rerouted to the substantive review personnel for substantive analysis.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for efficiently analyzing electronic data using a processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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rating the relevancy of an electronic data collection based on a set of criteria using a processor; arranging the electronic data collection into a first data set that is rated likely relevant and a second data set that is rated likely irrelevant using the processor; routing the first data set to one or more substantive review personnel, wherein the substantive review personnel have been trained to substantively review data in the first data set; routing the second data set to one or more relevancy review personnel, wherein the relevancy review personnel have been trained to verify whether data in the second data set is likely irrelevant to the set of criteria; and routing a data element in the second data set from the relevancy review personnel to the substantive review personnel in the event that the relevancy review personnel determines that the data element is not likely irrelevant to the set of criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data processing system comprising:
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means for rating the relevancy of an electronic data collection based on a set of criteria; means for arranging the electronic data collection into a first data set that is rated likely relevant and a second data set that is rated likely irrelevant; means for routing the first data set to one or more substantive review personnel, wherein the substantive review personnel have been trained to substantively review data in the first data set; and means for routing the second data set to one or more relevancy review personnel, wherein the relevancy review personnel have been trained to verify whether data in the second data set is likely irrelevant to the set of criteria; means for routing a data element in the second data set from the relevancy review personnel to the substantive review personnel in the event that the relevancy review personnel determines that the data element is not likely irrelevant to the set of criteria.
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13. A method for efficiently analyzing electronic data using a processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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rating relevancy of data elements in an electronic data collection based on one or more issues relevant to an adversarial proceeding; assigning review of data elements rated as likely relevant to at least one of the issues to one or more substantive review personnel for substantive analysis; tagging data elements responsive to input received from substantive review personnel as to at least one of;
attorney/client privilege, work product protection, or responsiveness to discovery requests;assigning review of data elements rated as likely irrelevant to relevancy review personnel for confirmation concerning irrelevancy; and reassigning review of a data element from the relevancy review personnel to the substantive review personnel responsive to input received from the relevancy review personnel indicating that the data element is not irrelevant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A document review system comprising:
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a concept search module configured to rate a document'"'"'s relevancy to a concept; a work flow module configured to route the document to substantive review personnel if the document'"'"'s relevancy rating exceeds a predetermined relevancy rating and route the document to relevancy review personnel if the document'"'"'s relevancy rating falls below the predetermined relevancy rating; and wherein the work flow module is configured to reroute the document to the substantive review personnel if the relevancy review personnel determines that the document is likely relevant to the concept. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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