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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Brian Jones, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert Little, Redmond, WA (US);
Marcin Sawicki, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew Bishop, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Jones, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert Little, Redmond, WA (US);
Marcin Sawicki, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew Bishop, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention represents non-structured features that are common with word-processors such that these elements can be recognized and parsed separately from other elements within an XML document. Empty tags are used to mark the start and end of a feature that may span other features.