Patent ID: 9667514
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining, by at least one data processor and by a sampler tool, data from a plurality of applications and data sources used to implement a software-based electronic discovery workflow, the electronic discovery workflow being used to categorize each of a plurality of documents for potential production in connection with litigation discovery, the obtained data characterizing a current state of at least one aspect of the electronic discovery workflow; generating, by the at least one data processor, at least one benchmark input field on a graphical user interface, each of the at least one benchmark input field accepting a user-defined benchmark describing a desired statistical feature of the data; displaying, by the at least one data processor, on the graphical user interface, a recommended sample size indicating a number of documents that are likely needed to achieve at least one of the desired statistical features; calculating, by the at least one data processor, based on the user-defined benchmarks and the data, at least one metric, each of the at least one metric corresponding to an actual statistical feature of the data with the recommended sample size; displaying, by the at least one data processor, on the graphical user interface, the at least one metric; generating, by the at least one data processor, a report based on the at least one metric; displaying, on the graphical user interface, the report to a user; providing, by the at least one data processor, data characterizing the report to a data store; updating, by the at least one data processor with a write-back operation to the data store, an updated report based on detected changes in the at least one benchmark input field; providing, by the at least one data processor, updated data characterizing the updated report; and displaying, on the graphical user interface, the updated report to the user.