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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rico Mariani, Kirkland, WA (US);
Stephen J. Butler, Chichester, GB;
Graham A. Ruffell, London, GB;
John Clement Gudenkauf, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tara S. Prakriya, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract
A system and method employ a hierarchical data structure wherein nodes in the structure have a parent/child as well as a temporal relationship. Accordingly, the parent-child relationship of various nodes may change as a function of time. This hierarchical structure is part of a system employed to schedule content on a web site or web page that changes over time.