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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Gopalakrishna Reddy Kakivaya, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael J. Toutonghi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Savithri Dani, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventors:
GopalaKrishna Reddy Kakivaya, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael J. Toutonghi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Savithri Dani, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a distributed system querying and navigating data structures, databases, and XML documents in uniform and extensible manner is provided. Queries are defined that provide type information to a variety of digital objects. As such, the underlying data format is abstracted thereby allowing a single query to apply to multiple digital devices even though the multiple digital devices store their data in a different native format.