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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Christopher G. Kaler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Donald F. Box, Bellevue, WA (US);
Martin Gudgin, Sale, GB;
Inventors:
Christopher G. Kaler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Donald F. Box, Bellevue, WA (US);
Martin Gudgin, Sale, GB;
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Structuring a data structure that is of a particular type that has a particular schema used for validation, in a manner that permits selected components of the data structure to be optionally transformed while retaining the ability to validate the data structure. The data structure includes information that is sufficient to identify one or more transformations that may occur on at least one component of the data structure while still being valid.