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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2003
Jean D. Paoli, Kirkland, WA (US);
Laurent Mollicone, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ned B. Friend, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew J. Kotler, Kenmore, WA (US);
Thomas R. Lawrence, Seattle, WA (US);
Shuk-yan Lai, Redmond, WA (US);
Sharma K. Hendel, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Whitmarsh, Seattle, WA (US);
Jean D. Paoli, Kirkland, WA (US);
Laurent Mollicone, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ned B. Friend, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew J. Kotler, Kenmore, WA (US);
Thomas R. Lawrence, Seattle, WA (US);
Shuk-Yan Lai, Redmond, WA (US);
Sharma K. Hendel, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Whitmarsh, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method that enables a designer to build electronic forms and corresponding hierarchical schemas are described. Displays of hierarchical schemas, electronic forms, and components used to build the hierarchical schemas and electronic forms are provided to the designer. The designer selects components and arranges them on a display to visually build an electronic form. As the form is built, the corresponding hierarchical schema is incrementally updated to reflect changes made to the electronic form.