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US 9,542,410 B2Granted
Source-to-processing file conversion in an electronic discovery enterprise system
AssigneeBank of America Corporation
InventorsMichael J. Mayer, David M. Andersen
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for improved electronic discovery. Embodiments herein disclosed provide for an enterprise-wide e-discovery system that provides for source-to-processing file conversion of electronic communications and, in some embodiments, decryption of encrypted electronic communication entries for the purpose of efficiently processing data and supplying the electronic data to third party data analysis providers.
Claims38
A method for electronic communication file conversion in an enterprise-wide electronic data discovery system, the method comprising:
- creating, in a computing device memory, one or more custodian profiles comprising a history of storage locations used by the one or more custodians, wherein the history is automatically generated in response to monitoring the computer usage of the one or more custodians, wherein the storage locations are locations in which one or more files are stored, and wherein creating the one or more custodian profiles further comprises:
- associating each individual custodian profile with an identifier of the custodian associated with the individual custodian profile;
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- updating each individual custodian profile at regularly scheduled intervals based at least partially in response to determining the update is related to the identifier of the custodian associated with the individual custodian profile;
- receiving, by a computer processing device, a data request to capture electronic data including electronic communication files for one or more custodians, wherein at least one of the electronic communication files is a meeting request, and wherein the electronic data is one or more compression scheme files;
- determining, by a computing processing device, based on the one or more custodian profiles, one or more storage locations in which the one or more custodians stored the electronic data;
- capturing the electronic data including electronic communication files from the one or more custodians based on the data request, wherein at least a portion of the electronic data is captured from the one or more storage locations determined;
- storing, in computing device memory, the captured electronic data;
- extracting the electronic communication files from the one or more compression scheme files;
- automatically identifying, by a computing device processor, at least one of the electronic communication files as a meeting request;
- determining, for each of the meeting requests, one or more task requests associated with the electronic communication files;
- automatically determining, by a computing device processor, that file conversion is necessary for one or more of the electronic communication files;
- automatically determining, by a computing device processor, a predetermined file format to which the electronic communication files will be converted, wherein the predetermined file format is a meeting appointment where the electronic communication file is a meeting request;
- automatically converting, by a computing device processor, one or more of the electronic communication files to the predetermined file format, wherein converting the electronic communication files comprises re-formatting the electronic communication files, and wherein one or more of the meeting requests are converted to meeting appointments, wherein converting further comprises converting the one or more task requests to a file format compatible to be associated with the meeting appointment;
- storing, in the computing device memory, the converted one or more electronic communication files;
- removing the electronic communication files from the one or more compression scheme files based on the electronic communication files being converted;
- determining whether the one or more compression scheme files are empty based on removing the electronic communication files;
- removing, from memory, the one or more compression scheme files that are empty;
- forwarding the compression scheme files that are not empty for quality control processing;
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- outputting, by a computing device processor, indices related to file conversion of the electronic communication files, wherein the indices include, a number of files undergoing format change, type of format change, number of email messages, number of other type entries, the number messages/entries undergoing form change, the type of form change, the number of email messages undergoing form change, and the number of appointments undergoing form change.
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A computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium of a computing device, wherein the computing device comprises one or more processors for executing instruction code stored within the non-transitory computer-readable medium, and wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises:
- a first set of codes for causing a computer to create one or more custodian profiles comprising a history of storage locations used by the one or more custodians, wherein the history is automatically generated in response to monitoring the computer usage of the one or more custodians, wherein the storage locations are locations in which one or more files are stored, and wherein creating the one or more custodian profiles further comprises:
- associating each individual custodian profile with an identifier of the custodian associated with the individual custodian profile;
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- updating each individual custodian profile at regularly scheduled intervals based at least partially in response to determining the update is related to the identifier of the custodian associated with the individual custodian profile;
- a second set of codes for causing a computer to receive a data request to capture electronic data including electronic communication files for a plurality of custodians, wherein at least one of the electronic communication files is a meeting request, and wherein the electronic data is one or more compression scheme files;
- a third set of codes for causing a computer determine based at least partially on the one or more custodian profiles, one or more storage locations in which the one or more custodians stored the electronic data;
- a fourth set of codes for causing a computer to capture the electronic data including electronic communication files from the plurality of custodians based on the data request, wherein at least a portion of the electronic data is captured from the one or more storage locations determined;
- a fifth set of codes for causing a computer to store the captured electronic data;
- a sixth set of codes for extracting the electronic communication files from the one or more compression scheme files;
- a seventh set of codes for causing a computer to automatically identify at least one of the electronic communication files as a meeting request;
- an eighth of codes for determining, for each of the meeting requests, one or more task requests with the electronic communication files;
- a ninth set of codes for causing a computer to automatically determine that file conversion is necessary for one or more of the electronic communication files;
- a tenth set of codes for causing a computer to automatically determine a predetermined file format to which the electronic communication files will be converted, wherein the predetermined file format is a meeting appointment where the electronic communication file is a meeting request;
- an eleventh set of codes for causing a computer to automatically convert one or more of the electronic communication files to the predetermined file format wherein converting the electronic communication files comprises re-formatting the electronic communication files, and wherein the eleventh set of codes is configured to cause the computer to automatically convert meeting requests to meeting appointments, wherein converting further comprises converting the one or more task requests to a file format compatible to be associated with the meeting appointment;
- a twelfth set of codes for causing a computer to store the converted one or more electronic communication files;
- a thirteenth set of codes for causing a computer to remove the electronic communication files from the one or more compression scheme files based on the electronic communication files being converted;
- a fourteenth set of codes for causing a computer to determine whether the one or more compression scheme files are empty based on removing the electronic communication files;
- a fifteenth set of codes for causing a computer to remove, from memory, the one or more compression scheme files that are empty;
- a sixteenth set of codes for causing a computer to forward the compression scheme files that are not empty for quality control processing;
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- a seventeenth set of codes for causing a computer to output indices related to file conversion of the electronic communication files, wherein the indices include, a number of files undergoing format change, type of format change, number of email messages, number of other type entries, the number messages/entries undergoing form change, the type of form change, the number of email messages undergoing form change, and the number of appointments undergoing form change.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.