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Managing code changes for software development

  • US 7,131,112 B1
  • Filed: 11/21/2000
  • Issued: 10/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-based method for reducing clutter within a comparison of documents comprising:

  • receiving through a graphical user interface an input corresponding to a maximum number of displayable differences per level of the documents;

    comparing a first level section of the documents;

    determining that there is at least one difference between the documents within the first level section;

    identifying a set of second level sections that are sub-sections of the first level section;

    comparing each of the second level sections to determine whether there is at least one difference between the documents within the second level section;

    calculating a quantity of non-matching second level sections in which there is at least one difference between the documents;

    determining whether the quantity of non-matching second level sections is more than the maximum number of displayable differences;

    if not, then displaying identifications of the non-matching second level sections; and

    if so, then returning to the first level section and displaying an identification of the first level section as a non-matching section without displaying identifications of the non-matching second level sections,wherein either;

    the first level section is a paragraph and the second level sections are lines;

    orthe first level section is a line and the second level sections are characters.

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