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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2004
LI Hua, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel B. Jump, Duvall, WA (US);
Isaac E. Nichols, Seattle, WA (US);
David B. Ornstein, Seattle, WA (US);
Joshua M. Pollock, Seattle, WA (US);
Ravishankar Shanmugam, Redmond, WA (US);
Li Hua, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel B. Jump, Duvall, WA (US);
Isaac E. Nichols, Seattle, WA (US);
David B. Ornstein, Seattle, WA (US);
Joshua M. Pollock, Seattle, WA (US);
Ravishankar Shanmugam, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for changing items of a computer file can include a storage medium, and an application programmed to create a file including a first item and a second item, the application storing the file on the storage medium, and the first item including padding. The system can also include an input/output module associated with the application, the input/output module being programmed to use at least a portion of the padding of the first item to accommodate a change in a size of the first item. A method can include providing a file including at least a first item and a second item, the first item including padding, changing the first item, and using at least a portion of the padding of the first item to accommodate a change in a size of the first item.