Margaret C Tan

US Patent:

7107268, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Nov 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/436146

Inventors:

Jan C. Zawadzki - Carslbad CA, US
Christopher E. Dornsife - Poway CA, US
Edward F. Ross - Carlsbad CA, US
Margaret Tan - Oceanside CA, US
Jason Manosh - San Diego CA, US
Dennis Bertken - Encinitas CA, US
Denise Rolen - San Diego CA, US
Mark Loveland - San Diego CA, US
Michael Basa - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Printable Technologies, Inc. - Solana Beach CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 9, 707 10, 345765, 705 9

Abstract:

A projected management server coupled with a computer network, such as the Internet. A spec server may also be incorporated into the project management environment for completing specs, generating requests for price quotations, purchase orders and the like. A project tree represents project management objects, which can be of any type. Object types are defined for each particular implementation of the system. Typical examples of project management object types include organizational entities, work-groups, people, projects, budgets, tasks, costs, timesheets, specs, requisitions, purchase orders, and to-do lists. The objects are generally organized in a hierarchical data structure referred to as a project management tree or project tree. Each object in a project tree comprises a number of methods that describe the way the object behaves. Such methods include, for example, methods that describe the way the object is added to the tree, edited, deleted from the tree, and archived.