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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
May. 13, 2005
Michael J. Novak, Redmond, WA (US);
David M. Nadalin, Redmond, WA (US);
Kipley J. Olson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Kevin P. Larkin, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Frank G. Sanborn, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Novak, Redmond, WA (US);
David M. Nadalin, Redmond, WA (US);
Kipley J. Olson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Kevin P. Larkin, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Frank G. Sanborn, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for creating and rendering skins are described. In one described embodiment, a method of providing a skin model for use in rendering a skin comprises receiving a skin definition file that contains information associated with a skin, and one or more other files that are associated with the skin; providing at least some of the one or more other files directly into computer memory, without the files entering a computer file system; and processing the skin definition file to provide a hierarchical data structure that describes the skin.