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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2003
Anil K. Nori, Redmond, WA (US);
Sameet Agarwal, Redmond, WA (US);
J. Patrick Thompson, Seattle, WA (US);
Pedro Celis, Redmond, WA (US);
David G. Campbell, Sammamish, WA (US);
F. Soner Terek, Bellevue, WA (US);
Anil K. Nori, Redmond, WA (US);
Sameet Agarwal, Redmond, WA (US);
J. Patrick Thompson, Seattle, WA (US);
Pedro Celis, Redmond, WA (US);
David G. Campbell, Sammamish, WA (US);
F. Soner Terek, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a data store comprising Items, Elements, and Relationships. An Item is a unit of data storable in a data store and further comprises said Element and said Relationship. An Element is an instance of a type comprising one or more fields. A Relationship is a link between at least two Items. The data store further comprising a Core Schema to define a set of Core Items by which a hardware/software interface system understands and directly processes said set of Core Items in a predetermined and predictable way. The Core Items are derived (directly or indirectly) from a common single Base Item which, in turn, is a foundational Item in a Base Schema.