Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080288479 | System and method for leveraging historical data to determine affected entities - Systems and methods for leveraging historical data to determine affected entities is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a current matter is created. When creating the current matter, at least one initial scope parameter for the current matter is known. Historical data associated with the at least one initial scope parameter may then be accessed and review. Based on the historical data, one or more refined scope parameter may be determined. A list of affected entities based at least on the one or more refined scope parameter is provided. | 11-20-2008 |
20080294492 | PROACTIVELY DETERMINING POTENTIAL EVIDENCE ISSUES FOR CUSTODIAL SYSTEMS IN ACTIVE LITIGATION - The record of custodial systems' involvement in legal matters is coupled with a workflow that detects actual or planned changes affecting custodial systems themselves and/or their associations with other entities in the enterprise map, and that notifies the appropriate parties so the information is preserved. | 11-27-2008 |
20090132262 | Proactively determining evidence issues on legal matters involving employee status changes - Exemplary systems and methods for determining potential evidence issues for employees having changing status. In exemplary embodiments, employee status information is accessed. Employee status information may comprise employee status change information or current employee status information. Information associated with one or more legal matters is also accessed. A status check is then performed to determine if there are status change employees. A status change employee comprises an employee having changing status or potential changing status that is associated with the one or more legal matters. | 05-21-2009 |
20090165026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DATA DISCOVERY - A method and apparatus is taught that removes or minimizes human participation in the collection or hold process, pursuant to electronic discovery, in a robust, fast, transparent, and legally defensible manner. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus that ensures a robust and defensible way of communicating electronic discovery collection and hold requests from electronic discovery management systems to disparate data sources in a uniform way. | 06-25-2009 |
20090286219 | CONDUCTING A VIRTUAL INTERVIEW IN THE CONTEXT OF A LEGAL MATTER - A virtual interview is conducted in the context of a legal matter, for example, using online forms, thus enabling rapid and large-scale information capture from distributed recipients. A user can define questions and virtual interviews once, and use them again and again; can define an approved set of questions to insure consistency of interview practice; and can de facto improve the consistency and credibility of information gathering in legal matters. Users can pre-establish action items that are automatically created upon receiving specific responses to virtual interviews. Interview response may be managed by exception, i.e. exception alerting, and tools are provided to view exceptional cases for follow-up action. For example, alerts can be issued on the basis of such factors as: if any one responded that they had data at home, send an alert to the attorney and an action item to do an appropriate collection; and if anyone responds that they know others in scope, initiate an action item assigned to paralegal to add identified individuals to scope. A user can conduct many interviews systematically to determine where all key facts related to the matter are located; to update information in a highly distributed way for effective legal management; and to manage responses efficiently. | 11-19-2009 |
20090313196 | EXTERNAL SCOPING SOURCES TO DETERMINE AFFECTED PEOPLE, SYSTEMS, AND CLASSES OF INFORMATION IN LEGAL MATTERS - When creating exhaustive, affected lists within a request scope, any legal risk due to failure to identify or leverage existing knowledge of a company about custody of evidence related to a legal matter is minimized. Accurate affected lists are constructed for an ongoing or impending litigation. Affected people, systems, or record types are included at first, and the list is modified over time once their exact association to the litigation context is clarified (new ones are added, not required are removed). Automation of data capture eliminates the risk of human error during data entry. Conflict resolution is applied when the same person, system, or record type is identified in the request scope, as part of multiple affiliations and associations. Overlapping lists are automatically merged to enable simple and efficient processing, without having to cull different lists. Affected elements in the request scope that could otherwise be missed are tracked and added. A relevant list of all affected elements based on multiple likely inconsistent sources of knowledge dispersed throughout a company is created, with a high degree of confidence in the context of an ongoing litigation or an impending litigation. | 12-17-2009 |
20090326969 | Method and Apparatus for Managing the Disposition of Data in Systems When Data is on Legal Hold - This disclosure relates to systems, methods and apparatuses for managing the disposition of data for an event consumer while taking into account whether data has been held from disposition. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327021 | System and method for managing legal obligations for data - Systems and methods for managing legal obligations for data are provided. In exemplary embodiments, an information portal is established which provides a visual interface of legal obligations and workflow required to be administered by IT personnel. At least one legal obligation may be determined. Based on the legal obligation, workflow for performing the legal obligations is generated for IT personnel. The workflow may comprise instructions to personnel responsible for data management of one or more affected systems containing the data. The instructions are then provided via the information portal. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327375 | Method and Apparatus for Handling Edge-Cases of Event-Driven Disposition - Retention of data is managed and data holds are enforced. At least one event consumer data source contains data that is subject to a retention schedule that defines rules for the disposition of the data. An enterprise retention management (ERM) application accepts at least one hold request that defines at least a portion of the data that must be held from disposition. A disposition request is also accepted by the ERM that comprises an instruction to dispose of at least a portion of the data based on the rules within the retention schedule. The disposition request is filtered to dispose of the portion of data identified in the disposition request minus the held data, which comprises disposition survivor data. An event-driven disposition mechanism disposes of the disposition survivor data as soon as possible after the disposition survivor data is released from hold or unlocked. | 12-31-2009 |
20090328070 | Event Driven Disposition - This disclosure relates to systems, methods and apparatuses for managing the retention and disposition of data for an event consumer using an Enterprise Retention Management System wherein the management is driven by business events. | 12-31-2009 |
20100017239 | Forecasting Discovery Costs Using Historic Data - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for forecasting discovery costs includes probability-based forecasting and capturing historic stage transition data for each matter stage regarding the duration of each historic matter stage and regarding the number of new custodians and data sources added during that matter stage. The stage transition data is statistically and aggregated by stage and matter type. Progress for existing matters is extrapolated. Initiation of future matters is forecast by extrapolating how many new matters are expected to be initiated over the duration of a forecasting period. The average pace of progress is extrapolated from the historic data. Volumes of production and custodians are forecasted by extrapolation using quantitative characteristics of the historic stage transition data. | 01-21-2010 |
20100082676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DEFINE AND JUSTIFY POLICY REQUIREMENTS USING A LEGAL REFERENCE LIBRARY - A computer-implemented system and method for defining and justifying policy requirements includes: a hierarchical regional mapping (HRM) module provides a common language and a hierarchical model for geography and for jurisdictions; a legal references library (LRL) module contains applicable legal references; a legal references policy mapping (LRPM) module maps legal references to policies; and a requirements cross-checking (RCC) module cross-checks information in the legal references policy mapping module. | 04-01-2010 |
20110040600 | E-DISCOVERY DECISION SUPPORT - Information is gathered from virtual interview responses, an enterprise map, and data repositories. A legal communications and collections component administers virtual interviews. The legal group annotates the virtual interview responses to add data obtained through follow-up interviews, etc. A search engine searches for a list of data sources for each custodian. Preservation and collection instructions are generated either manually or automatically. Custodians can be selectively added to the instructions based on the virtual interview responses. The instructions for the custodians are grouped according to the data source. The preservation and collection instructions are transmitted to the IT staff or data sources for implementation. | 02-17-2011 |
20110153579 | Method and Apparatus for Policy Distribution - A computer apparatus and computer implemented method for policy distribution provides a Records Management System (RMS) that is configured for setting up and maintaining local record classification and disposition policies. An Enterprise Retention Management (ERM) application comprises a centralized workflow configured for managing retention policies for an entity. An application layer in the ERM comprises a propagation workflow that is configured for managing retention policy integration between the ERM and the RMS. The propagation workflow thus provides automated retention policy propagation from the ERM to the RMS. | 06-23-2011 |
20110173033 | Systems and methods for utilizing an enterprise map to determine affected entities - Systems and methods for utilizing an enterprise map to determine affected entities are provided. In exemplary embodiments, the entities comprise people and systems in, or associated with, an enterprise. The method comprises receiving at least one scope parameter. Utilizing the at least one scope parameter and relationships in the enterprise map, affected people and systems are determined. Workflow may automatically be generated based on a list of the affected people and systems. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173202 | Systems and methods for utilizing organization-specific classification codes - Systems and methods for classifying a document are provided. In exemplary embodiments, an organization specific classification code (OSCC) is used to classify the document or data. The OSCC is a classification code based on an information type and an organization. In some embodiments, one or more policies may be associated with the OSCC. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173218 | Systems and methods for providing a map of an enterprise system - An exemplary system and method for providing a map of an enterprise system is provided. The method comprises accessing data describing an element from one or more sources. One or more objects are associated with the element. At least one relationship is identified between the one or more objects. A map is then generated of an enterprise system comprised of the one or more objects based on the at least one identified relationship. | 07-14-2011 |
20120150906 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MAP OF AN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM - An exemplary system and method for providing a map of an enterprise system is provided. The method comprises accessing data describing an element from one or more sources. One or more objects are associated with the element. At least one relationship is identified between the one or more objects. A map is then generated of an enterprise system comprised of the one or more objects based on the at least one identified relationship. | 06-14-2012 |