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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
May. 03, 2005
Vishal Kathuria, Woodinville, WA (US);
Hanumantha Rao Kodavalla, Sammamish, WA (US);
Martin J. Sleeman, Redmond, WA (US);
Robin Dhananjay Dhamankar, Redmond, WA (US);
Vishal Kathuria, Woodinville, WA (US);
Hanumantha Rao Kodavalla, Sammamish, WA (US);
Martin J. Sleeman, Redmond, WA (US);
Robin Dhananjay Dhamankar, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for serialization and/or de-serialization of file system item(s) and associated entity(ies)is provided. A file system 'item' comprises a core class which can include property(ies). Through serialization, a consistent copy of the item and associated entity(ies), such as fragment(s), link(s) with other item(s) and/or extension(s),if any, can be captured. The serialization system includes an identification component that identities entity(ies) associated with an item and a serialization component that serializes the item and associated entity(ies). The serialization component can further serialize a header that includes information associated with the item and associated entity(ies). The header can facilitate random access to the item and associated entity(ies). The serialization system can expose application program interface(s) (API's) that facilitate the copying, moving and/or transfer of an item and its associated entity(ies) from one location to another location.