Patent ID: 8799791

Claim:
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; and 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; 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 editorial content related to the first portion of the stored information 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 editorial content from the user, wherein the data comprises at least one of the editorial content and a function of the editorial content; and 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 (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.