US Patent 10133621 Data analysis system to facilitate investigative process

Disclosed are data gathering and analysis systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media to facilitate an investigation process. The method includes accessing a data object representing an investigative issue. The method further includes causing presentation, on a display of a device, of a user interface configured to receive user search queries and present search results for each received search query. The method further includes tracking user activity including one or more user actions performed as part of an investigation of the investigatory issue, the one or more user actions including user interactions with the user interface. The method further includes creating a record of the user activity involving the investigatory issue, and linking the record of the user activity with the data object representing the investigative issue.