Patent ID: 8732119
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of managing collaborative design comprising: providing a common work area to store a current version of a drawing file therein; providing a first and a second local work area, each in communication with said common work area and each storing a local version of said drawing file therein; downloading said current version of said drawing file from said common work area to said first local work area without requiring check-out of said drawing file; modifying said drawing file current version on said first local work area without requiring checkout of said drawing file current version to create a modified version of said drawing file current version; uploading said modified version of said drawing file from said first local work area to said common work area to replace said current version of said drawing file, said replaced current version being stored as a previous version on said common work area; immediately notifying a user of said second local work area of the replacement of said current version of said drawing file; indicating a file status of the local version stored on said second local work area; and wherein said file status includes a first status if said local version stored on said second local work area was the same as the current version stored on the common work area just prior to replacing said current version with said modified version, and a second file status if said local version stored on said second local work area was different from the current version stored on the common work area just prior to replacing said current version with said modified version.