Standard Exact Clause Detection

A computer implemented method for determining a presence of a type of clause within a plurality of documents, the method comprising:

• receiving a clause example corresponding to the type of clause;
• generating a primary policy based upon the received clause example, the primary policy comprising one or more policy rules and associated with a first threshold value, the first threshold value indicating a level of similarity to the clause example;
• analyzing the plurality of documents according to the primary policy to provide a first set of clauses corresponding of the plurality of documents, each clause of the first set corresponding to a standard clause matching the clause example;
• generating a secondary policy based upon the primary policy and the clause example, the secondary policy associated with a second threshold value lower than the first threshold value;
• analyzing the plurality of documents according to the secondary policy to provide a second set of clauses comprising non-standard clauses semantically related to but not matching the clause example;
• updating a database to identify the standard and non-standard clauses of the plurality of documents associated with the type of clause.

A system for determining a presence of a type of clause within a plurality of documents, comprising:

• a document parsing module configured to receive a clause example corresponding to the type of clause;
• a policy definition module configured to:
• generate a primary policy based upon the received clause example, the primary policy comprising one or more policy rules and associated with a first threshold value, the first threshold value indicating a level of similarity to the clause example;
• and
• generate a secondary policy based upon the primary policy and the clause example, the secondary policy associated with a second threshold value lower than the first threshold value;
• an analysis engine configured to:
• analyze the plurality of documents according to the primary policy to provide a first set of clauses corresponding of the plurality of documents, each clause of the first set corresponding to a standard clause matching the clause example;
• analyze the plurality of documents according to the secondary policy to provide a second set of clauses comprising non-standard clauses semantically related to but not matching the clause example;
• and
• update a database to identify the standard and non-standard clauses of the plurality of documents associated with the type of clause.