Method and system for classifying and redacting segments of electronic documents

摘要

A method for classifying and redacting electronic documents, for example an email message, is described. The classification and redaction of segments of the email message are based on rules. Using the rules, multiple versions of the email message, each corresponding to recipients with specific clearance levels are generated. A selective redacting of certain segments of the email message concurrently with sending previously redacted segments of the same email message is described. A corresponding system for classifying and redacting electronic documents is also provided.

主权项

1. A computerized method for classifying and redacting an email message for distributing to multiple recipients having different security levels, the method comprising:
using a processor for:
selecting a segment of the email message;automatically analyzing contents of the selected segment in real time by using an artificial intelligence (AI) system;automatically classifying the segment, based on results of the analysis performed by the artificial intelligence system, and in accordance with a set of classification options characterizing a type of information contained in the segment;automatically marking the segment in accordance with a respective classification option, producing a marked segment;automatically classifying the email message based on classifications of segments of the email message; andautomatically redacting the email message in real time in accordance with a respective clearance level of a recipient of the email message, producing a redacted email message, comprising:(i) arranging recipients of the email message in a hierarchy in accordance with respective clearance levels such that a recipient with a higher clearance level occupies a higher level in the hierarchy in comparison to a recipient with a lower clearance level; and(ii) automatically distributing the redacted email message to the recipients of a particular level in the hierarchy concurrently with the redacting marked segments for the recipients at the immediate lower level in the hierarchy.