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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Jerry J. Dunietz, Seattle, WA (US);
Josh Pollock, Seattle, WA (US);
Isaac E. Nichols, Kirkland, WA (US);
Oliver H. Foehr, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Charels S. Walker, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kirk N. Shoop, Seattle, WA (US);
David B. Ornstein, Seattle, WA (US);
Sarjana Sheth, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrey Shur, Redmond, WA (US);
Jean-marie H. Larcheveque, Redmond, WA (US);
Jerry J. Dunietz, Seattle, WA (US);
Josh Pollock, Seattle, WA (US);
Isaac E. Nichols, Kirkland, WA (US);
Oliver H. Foehr, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Charels S. Walker, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kirk N. Shoop, Seattle, WA (US);
David B. Ornstein, Seattle, WA (US);
Sarjana Sheth, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrey Shur, Redmond, WA (US);
Jean-Marie H. Larcheveque, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for mapping between components of a packaging model and features of a physical representation of a package are provided. Components of a packaging model may include, by way of example only, a part name, a content type, the contents of a part, and/or a growth hint. Physical representations of a package may include, by way of example only, physical persistence formats and/or various transports, e.g., network-based protocols. Computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing the disclosed methods, as well as computers programmed to perform the disclosed methods, are also provided.