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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Naël Ouedraogo, Maure de Bretagne, FR;
Frédéric Maze, Langan, FR;
Jonathan Taquet, Talensac, FR;
Hervé Ruellan, Rennes, FR;
Franck Denoual, Saint Domineuc, FR;
Masahiko Takaku, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of encapsulating entities in a file, wherein the method comprises for at least one entity: generating a grouping data structure associated with at least one of the entities, and indicating that the at least one of the entities belong to a same group; encapsulating the grouping data structure and the entities in the file; wherein the grouping data structure is a proprietary grouping data structure comprising an universally unique identifier identifying the type of the proprietary grouping.