System and method for managing the creation and production of computer generated works
US6243706A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for managing the creation and production of computer generated works permits two or more users to create a work by a collaborative process. The work, or a component of a work, to be created and/or produced is organised into a project structure which includes a plurality of scene structures, each of which can include a plurality of element structures which are used to construct the scenes. A project manager device operates to manage the accessing and modification of elements structures and scenes in the project by the users and manages the relationships between elements structures. The project manager device performs read reference locking of element structures and scenes to ensure that users are always using an appropriate version of the elements and/or scenes and that updates to elements and scenes are correctly propagated to other elements and to users. The project manager device allows users to work in parallel, on different elements and scenes, without requiring other elements or scenes to have been completed and allows users the ability to interact with other elements or scenes, whether completed or not, while an element or scene of interest is worked on by…
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