System for use in editorial review of stored information

A method for development of a system for editorial review of stored information related to at least one legal proceeding, wherein the stored information is maintained in at least one database, the method comprising:

• developing a first application component using at least one processor, the first application component comprising:
• (1) a first user interface component configured to present a first portion of the stored information to a user and to receive editorial content related to the first portion of the stored information from the user, (2) a first functionality component configured to provide a first functionality associated with editorial review of the first portion of the stored information, and (3) a first communication component configured to communicate data to a second application component in response to the first user interface component receiving the editorial content from the user, wherein the data comprises at least one of the editorial content and a function of the editorial content;
• developing the second application component using the at least one processor, the second application component comprising:
• (1) a second user interface component configured to present a second portion of the stored information to the user, (2) a second functionality component configured to provide a second functionality associated with editorial review of the second portion of the stored information, and (3) a second communication component configured to receive the data from the first communication component;
• developing a webpage by using the at least one processor to create a hypertext markup language (HTML) page, wherein developing the webpage comprises:
• (1) defining a layout of the first and second user interface components on the webpage, and (2) defining a manner in which the data is communicated between the first application component and the second application component;
• packaging the webpage into a web interface, using the at least one processor, wherein the web interface is configured to implement a work bench, the work bench comprising a platform that provides the first and second application components as tools for use by the user to perform editorial review of stored information, wherein the web interface is further configured to:
• (1) run in a browser of a workstation computer, and (2) implement the first and second application components simultaneously, wherein the first communication component communicates with the second communication component through the web interface;
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• storing the web interface on a web server, wherein the web server is configured to provide the web interface to the workstation computer.

A system for use in editorial review of stored information, wherein the stored information is maintained in at least one database, the system comprising:

• at least one workstation computer, wherein the at least one workstation computer comprises a browser;
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• at least one web server communicatively connected to the at least one workstation computer through a network connection, wherein the at least one web server is configured to provide a web interface adapted to run in the browser, and wherein the web interface is configured to implement a work bench, the work bench comprising a platform that provides a plurality of related application components that are assembled together and configured to operate as tools for use by a user to perform editorial review of stored information, the plurality of application components comprising:
• a first application component and a second application component each adapted to run simultaneously in the web interface, wherein the second application component is configured to edit metadata across multiple groups of artifacts;
• the first application component comprising (1) a first user interface component configured to present a first portion of the stored information to the user and to receive a first input from the user, and (2) a first communication component configured to communicate data to the second application component in response to the first user interface component receiving the first input from the user, wherein the data comprises at least one of the first input and a function of the first input;
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• the second application component comprising (1) a second user interface component configured to present a second portion of the stored information to the user and to receive a second input from the user, wherein the second input comprises editorial content, and (2) a second communication component configured to receive the data from the first communication component, wherein the first communication component communicates with the second communication component through the web interface, wherein the web interface comprises at least one event mapping between the first communication component and the second communication component.