Systems and methods for electronic document review

Abstract

Systems and methods enable convenient and accurate searching, filtering, reviewing, and classification of electronic documents without the loss of metadata. A communication data source file is parsed into conversation-specific files that include message content and metadata. The message content and metadata are displayed on a computing device operated by a reviewer. To streamline the review process, the reviewer can filter display of the message content according to various metadata categories as well as search conversation-specific files using the metadata categories.

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TECHNICAL FIELD AND BACKGROUND[0001]The present invention relates generally to the field of electronic document discovery, and more particularly, to systems and methods for processing and reviewing electronic documents.[0002]Electronic discovery is becoming an increasingly important—and expensive—component of legal proceedings and regulatory and internal compliance investigations. Before providing electronic documents for potential use as evidence in a legal proceeding or regulatory or internal compliance investigation, the documents must be reviewed and classified according to relevance, confidentiality, and the like.[0003]The manner in which electronic documents are processed and presented to attorneys and corporate compliance officers for review has a direct impact on the efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness of the review. Electronic documents should be displayed to users in a manner that is consistent, intuitive, and easy to read, and the electronic documents should be d...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides systems and methods for extracting separate conversation-specific files from archived electronic communication sources. These files can be quickly, easily, and accurately searched, filtered, reviewed, and classified by reviewers. This invention also allows for searching, filtering, and reviewing conversational files without losing metadata.

Problems solved by technology

Electronic discovery is becoming an increasingly important—and expensive—component of legal proceedings and regulatory and internal compliance investigations.

This can be particularly challenging when processing large volumes of electronic documents of varying file types, as is frequently the case in electronic discovery.

However, presentation of electronic communication documents in email format has the disadvantages that lengthy chat transcript documents are cumbersome to review, and converting chat transcript documents to an email format for the purpose of electronic discovery review results in the loss of valuable metadata.

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