Methods and Systems for Creating and Storing Metadata

摘要

One embodiment of the present disclosure is a method of creating metadata during object development. The method comprises receiving a change to an object during its development that results in a changed version of the object, identifying information about the change, and creating metadata comprising the information about the change. The information about the change may include a unique instance identifier identifying and unique to the changed version of the object. As an object is changed multiple times during development, the created metadata may include a series of information segments each relating to a particular change and each uniquely identified by its unique instance identifier. The information about the change may also include, as examples, an identification of a unique instance identifier of a prior version of the object, the time of the change to the object, and/or identification of the software used to make the change. Other embodiments relate to compound objects, part mapping, and modification of ingredients, among other things.

主权项

1. A method of creating metadata, the method comprising:
receiving, at a computer, a change to an object during development of the object, the change resulting in a changed version of the object; determining, via the computer, an identifier to associate with the change, wherein the identifier comprises a unique instance identifier identifying and unique to the changed version of the object; and creating or adding metadata, via the computer, comprising information about the change to the object and the unique identifier, wherein the information about the change to the object further comprises an identification of a unique instance identifier of a prior version of the object.