Patent ID: 7546571
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for editing a printed circuit board (PCB) design, comprising: storing logical design data for a PCB in a database; receiving a request from a first of plural users to begin generating a description of an edit pertaining to one or more elements of the logical design data; prohibiting the first user form proceeding with generating the description of the edit; notifying the first user that a request for approval is required in order to modify the logical design data; after said notifying, receiving initiation of an approval request; in response to initiation of the approval request, permitting the first user to proceed with generating a description of the edit; sending a message to others of the plural users corresponding to the initiated approval request and indentifying the described edit, wherein upon receiving approvals from at least two of the plural users receiving the message, automatically updating the database to include the described edit.