Jerry Clyde Phillips

US Patent:

8224783, Jul 17, 2012

Filed:

Nov 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/724606

Inventors:

Dexter A. Burleigh - Cypress TX, US
Dominique P. Berta - Katy TX, US
Jerry C. Phillips - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

ConocoPhillips Company - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707654, 707792, 707803, 707804

Abstract:

The invention provides a system and method for managing related information generated by a plurality of individuals. The information management system includes a data repository adapted to store related data tied to a key parameter field, and at least one application server coupled to the data repository and adapted to provide a plurality of applications to a plurality of users. Each of the applications is adapted to generate at least some data having the key parameter field, and the at least one server is adapted to retrieve and update data when any one of the applications uses and generates data having the key parameter field. The method for managing information includes serving a plurality of applications to respective users, wherein the applications are adapted to generate data tied to a key parameter field. The method also includes storing the data generated by each application and updating any of the data having the key parameter field when one of the applications is used to modify any of the stored data having the key parameter field. The method also includes serving the updated data to any of the other applications when the application retrieves the data having the key parameter field.