Redaction engine for electronic documents with multiple types, formats and/or categories
US10853570B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/253
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a redaction system, method and computer program product. Embodiments of the invention implement an automated redaction system for redacting electronic documents. A redaction system of the invention has a source of electronic documents to be redacted; a source of redaction rules; and a redaction engine coupled to the source of electronic documents and the source of redaction rules. The redaction system is configured to perform operations of the method of the invention by accessing electronic documents to be redacted; accessing redaction rules to be applied when redacting the electronic documents; and redacting the electronic documents in accordance with the redaction rules. In other embodiments of the invention, the electronic documents to be redacted are converted to a common electronic format prior to redaction, and redacted when in the common electronic format.
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