Parallel Electronic Design Automation: Shared Simultaneous Editing
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1. A method comprisingmaintaining a master printed circuit board design on a server computer;
- displaying at least a portion of the master printed circuit board design to a user on a client computer;
receiving an edit command to edit the master printed circuit board design at the client computer;
executing the edit command on the client computer to produce an edit for the master printed circuit board design; and
providing the edit to the server computer to implement in the master printed circuit board design.
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Abstract
A method to simultaneously allow multiple users to edit in shared areas of a master design includes displaying the master design, allowing a first user to edit in a shared area of the design, while simultaneously allowing a second user to edit in a shared area of the design while preserving the integrity of the design.
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5 Claims
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1. A method comprising
maintaining a master printed circuit board design on a server computer; -
displaying at least a portion of the master printed circuit board design to a user on a client computer; receiving an edit command to edit the master printed circuit board design at the client computer; executing the edit command on the client computer to produce an edit for the master printed circuit board design; and providing the edit to the server computer to implement in the master printed circuit board design. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method comprising
maintaining a master circuit design on a server computer; -
displaying at least a portion of the master circuit design to a user on a client computer; receiving an edit command to edit the master circuit design at the client computer; determining at the client computer if the edit will create an error in the master circuit design; and determining at the server computer if the edit will create an error in the master circuit design. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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