Patent ID: 6223343
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A revision management system, comprising:an inventory group manager (IGM) configured for generating and managing one or more lists for each of one or more elements logically related to each other as one or more inventory groups, said inventory group manager configured for maintaining and managing the lists of the elements in the inventory group and providing new elements to be added to the inventory group;a work group manager (WGM) configured for selecting the elements relating to a project that require modification, the elements requiring the modifications for the project comprising a work group, wherein the work group includes a logical collection of the elements requiring the modifications for the project, and facilitates the elements within a same work group to be changed at least one of together, substantially simultaneously, and substantially concurrently, said WGM configured for selecting the elements from the inventory groups to form a project work group; anda version manager (VM) configured for tracking the modifications to the elements in the project work group, configured for managing the modifications to the elements in the project work group, and configured for generating reports with respect to the modifications responsive to user selectable criteria.