Patent ID: 8495571
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer method for managing revisions to engineered products, comprising the steps of: holding in a data store at least one asset for forming an engineered product; tracking changes made to each asset in a workspace, there being a workspace copy of a subject asset and a data store copy of the subject asset; and automatically providing together, in a certain screen view, at least two separate indications of changes, one being indications of workspace copy changes and the other being indications of data store changes, such that: (a) the workspace copy of indications are configured to provide indications of changes made to the workspace copy of the subject asset relative to the data store copy of the subject asset, and (b) the data store copy of indications are configured to provide indications of changes made to the data store copy of the subject asset relative to the workspace copy of the subject asset, such that the (a) indications of the workspace copy changes are juxtaposed with the and (b) indications of data store copy changes in that they are positioned in close proximity to one another or positioned side by side one another in the certain screen view.