AUTOMATED STRAIGHT-THROUGH PROCESSING IN AN ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY SYSTEM

• US 20110131225A1
• Filed: 07/29/2010
• Published: 06/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Johnson, Jay A., Mayer, Michael J., Miller, Emerson D., Johnson, Hayden S., Montrois, Christopher D., Toomey, Brian L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,053,454 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/758
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 40/00 ICT specially adapted for biostatistics; ICT specially adapted for bioinformatics-related machine learning or data mining, e.g. knowledge discovery or pattern finding

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for automated straight-through processing in an electronic discovery system. Further, the embodiments described herein provide for electronic discovery processes, such as, but not limited to, data collection, barcoding, source-to-processing, quality control, third-party network data transfer and data analysis platform loading to be automatically initiated and performed in pipeline fashion. Once a process is completed on a dataset, the next process in the flow is automatically initiated unless exceptions are determined to exist. In addition, embodiments provide for prioritizing cases and conducting each process in the straight-through data processing based on the case prioritization.

Claims

1. A method for providing automatic straight-through data processing in an electronic discovery system, comprising:

receiving, at a computing device, case-defining information for creating a case in the electronic discovery system;

receiving, at a computing device, a request for electronic data associated with the case; and

initiating, via a computing device processor, automated straight-through processing of the electronic data based on the request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating further comprises initiating, via a computing device processor, automated collection of the electronic data.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising prioritizing, via a computing device processor, the automated collection of the electronic data based on a case priority.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating further comprises initiating, via a computing device processor, automated barcoding of the electronic data.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising prioritizing, via a computing device processor, the automated barcoding of the electronic data based on a case priority.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating further comprises initiating, via a computing device processor, automated source-to-processing of the electronic data.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising prioritizing, via a computing device processor, the automated source-to-processing of the electronic data based on a case priority.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating further comprises initiating, via a computing device processor, automated quality control processing of the electronic data.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising prioritizing, via a computing device processor, the automated quality control processing of the electronic data based on a case priority.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating further comprises initiating, via a computing device processor, automated third-party-network transfer of the electronic data.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising prioritizing, via a computing device processor, the automated third-party network transfer of the electronic data based on a case priority.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating further comprises initiating, via a computing device processor, automated analysis platform loading of the electronic data.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising prioritizing, via a computing device processor, the automated analysis platform loading of the electronic data based on a case priority.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating further comprises,

initiating, via a computing device processor, automated collection of the electronic date,

initiating, via a computing device processor, automated barcoding of the collected electronic data,

initiating, via a computing device processor, automated source-to-processing of the barcoded electronic data, and

initiating, via a computing device processor, automated quality control processing of the electronic data.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising prioritizing, via a computing device processor, the automated collection, the automated barcoding, the automated source-to-processing and the automated quality control based on a case priority.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein prioritizing based on the case priority further comprises prioritizing, via the computing device processor, based on the case priority, wherein the case priority is based on one or more of case client, age of the case, monetary risk of the case, reputational risk of the case or client-defined case categorization.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising comprises initiating, via a computing device processor, automated third-party-network transfer of the electronic data.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising prioritizing, via a computing device processor, the automated third-party network transfer of the electronic data based on a case priority.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein initiating further comprises initiating, via a computing device processor, automated analysis platform loading of the electronic data.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising prioritizing, via a computing device processor, the automated analysis platform loading of the electronic data based on a case priority.

21. An apparatus for automated straight-through processing in an electronic discovery system, the apparatus comprising:

a computing processor including a memory and at least one processor; and

an electronic discovery data processing module stored in the memory, executable by the processor and configured to initiate automated straight-through processing of electronic data associated with an electronic discovery case based on receipt of a request for the data.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a data collection routine configured to automatically collect the electronic data.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a prioritization routine configured to automatically determine a priority, based on a case priority, for automatically collecting the electronic data.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a barcoding routine configured to automatically barcode the electronic data.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a prioritization routine configured to automatically determine a priority, based on a case priority, for automatically barcoding the electronic data.

26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a source-to-processing routine configured to automatically perform source-to-processing functions.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a prioritization routine configured to automatically determine a priority, based on a case priority, for automatically performing source-to-processing functions.

28. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a quality control routine configured to automatically perform quality control checks.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a prioritization routine configured to automatically determine a priority, based on a case priority, for automatically performing quality control checks.

30. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a third-party network data transfer routine configured to automatically transfer the data to a third-party network.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a prioritization routine configured to automatically determine a priority, based on a case priority, for automatically transferring the data to the third-party network.

32. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a data loader routine configured to automatically load the electronic data on to a data analysis platform.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a prioritization routine configured to automatically determine a priority, based on a case priority, for automatically loading the electronic data on to the data analysis platform.

34. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises,

a data collection routine configured to automatically collect the electronic data,

a barcoding routine configured to automatically barcode the collected electronic data,

a source-to-processing routine configured to automatically perform source-to-processing functions on the barcoded electronic data, and

a quality control routine configured to automatically perform quality control checks.

35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a prioritization routine configured to automatically determine priorities, based on a case priority, for collecting the data, barcoding the data, performing source-to-processing functions and performing quality control checks.

36. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the prioritization routine is further configured to determine the priorities based on the case priority, wherein the case priority is based on one or more of case client, age of the case, monetary risk of the case, reputational risk of the case or client-defined case categorization.

37. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a third-party network data transfer routine configured to automatically transfer the data to a third-party network.

38. The apparatus of claim 37, the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a prioritization routine configured to automatically determine a priority, based on a case priority, for automatically transferring the data to a third-party network.

39. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a data loader routine configured to automatically load the electronic data on to a data analysis platform.

40. The apparatus of claim 39, the electronic discovery data processing module further comprises a prioritization routine configured to automatically determine a priority, based on a case priority, for automatically loading the electronic data onto a data analysis platform.

41. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising;

a first set of codes for causing a computer to receive case-defining information for creating a case the electronic discovery system;

a second set of codes for causing a computer to receive a request for electronic data associated with the case; and

a third set of codes of causing a computer to initiate automated straight-through processing of the electronic data based on the request.

42. The computer program product of claim 41, wherein the third set of codes is further configured to cause the computer to initiate automated collection of the electronic date, initiate automated barcoding of the collected electronic data, initiate automated source-to-processing of the barcoded electronic data, and initiate automated quality control processing of the electronic data.

43. The computer program product of claim 42, further comprising a fourth set of codes for causing a computer to prioritize each of the automated collection, the automated barcoding, the automated source-to-processing and the automated quality control based on a case priority.

44. The computer program product of claim 43, wherein the fourth set of codes is further configured to cause the computer to prioritize based on the case priority, wherein the case priority is based on one or more of case client, age of the case, monetary risk of the case, reputational risk of the case or client-defined case categorization.

45. The computer program product of claim 42, wherein the third set of codes is further configured to cause the computer to initiate automated third-party-network transfer of the electronic data.

46. The computer program product of claim 45, further comprising a fourth set of codes for causing a computer to prioritize the automated third-party network transfer of the electronic data based on a case priority.

47. The computer program product of claim 42, wherein the third set of codes is further configured to cause the computer to initiate automated analysis platform loading of the electronic data.

48. The computer program product of claim 47, further comprising a fourth set of codes for causing a computer to prioritize the automated analysis platform loading of the electronic data based on a case priority.