Patent ID: 7107518

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for automating a document review cycle involving an author of an original document and a reviewer, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an indication that the original document is to be sent from the author to the reviewer; in response to the indication that the original document is to be sent to the reviewer: displaying a first set of author reviewing tools, associating an email note with the original document, associating a first Review Cycle Identification Number (RCID) with the original document, storing the first RCID in a configuration file, and sending the email note to the reviewer; receiving a reply email from the reviewer to the author, the reply email associated with a reviewed document; comparing a second RCID associated with the reviewed document to the first RCID in the configuration file; and in response to a determination that the second RCID matches the first RCID, displaying a second set of author reviewing tools; wherein the second set of author reviewing tools includes at least one tool that is separate and distinct from the first set of author reviewing tools.