Electronic document retrieval and reporting using pre-specified word/operator combinations

摘要

An approach is provided for retrieving electronic documents. The approach provides a Web-based graphical user interface that allows users to construct complex queries that include Boolean clauses, proximity clauses and/or keyword phrases, without requiring the users to have a working knowledge of query languages. The Web-based graphical user interface also allows users to specify a semantic meaning for one or more search terms. The approach also allows users to generate various reports for search results. Various filters may be applied to manage the amount of reporting data and semantic meanings may be applied to increase relevancy. A time cost estimator provides an estimated review time for search results.

主权项

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, cause:
a Web application generating and transmitting to a client device over one or more networks, one or more Web pages which, when processed by a Web browser at the client device, provide a graphical user interface that allows a user to construct a query and cause the query to be processed against electronic document data stored in an electronic document management system, wherein the graphical user interface allows a user to construct the query by:
displaying a plurality of graphical user interface objects that visually indicate a plurality of pre-specified word/operator combinations, wherein one or more pre-specified word/operator combinations from the plurality of pre-specified word/operator combinations each includes a distance parameter that specifies a maximum allowable distance between words in the pre-specified word/operator combination, and wherein selection of a particular graphical user interface object that corresponds to a particular pre-specified word/operator combination from the plurality of pre-specified word/operator combinations causes the particular pre-specified word/operator combination to be included in the query; and wherein the graphical user interface allows a user to perform one or more of add a new word/operator combination to the plurality of pre-specified word/operator combinations by specifying a word and corresponding operator, edit a pre-specified word/operator combination from the plurality of pre-specified word/operator combinations or delete a pre-specified word/operator combination from the plurality of pre-specified word/operator combinations.