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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Ankur Chavda, Seattle, WA (US);
Justin M. Maguire, Seattle, WA (US);
Mickey Monaghan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Lola Jacobsen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ankur Chavda, Seattle, WA (US);
Justin M. Maguire, Seattle, WA (US);
Mickey Monaghan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Lola Jacobsen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A relationship engine provides for the management of relationship information between entities. The relationship information indicates the level (or degree) of relationship between an entity and another entity or entities. The relationship engine allows applications to access the relationship information that is being managed by the relationship engine. For example, when an application needs to process an interaction between one entity and another entity, the application can query the relationship engine for the relationship between the entities. The application can then base its processing behavior at least in part on the relationship information obtained from the relationship engine.