The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2003
Dragan Tomic, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph Xavier, Bellevue, WA (US);
Shankar Pal, Redmond, WA (US);
Istvan Cseri, Redmond, WA (US);
Gideon Schaller, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Rys, Sammamish, WA (US);
Oliver Nicholas Seeliger, Sammamish, WA (US);
Dragan Tomic, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph Xavier, Bellevue, WA (US);
Shankar Pal, Redmond, WA (US);
Istvan Cseri, Redmond, WA (US);
Gideon Schaller, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Rys, Sammamish, WA (US);
Oliver Nicholas Seeliger, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides 'XML Schema Collections' and methods and systems for using the same. XML data is typically stored as an XML instance, each of which should conform to a 'schema' according to a desired goal. An XML schema provides identification and organization for the data supplied by an XML instance. XML Schema Collections are collections of one or more XML schema namespaces. A storage location designated for storage of XML data, such as an XML column in a relational database, can be “typed” with an XML Schema Collection object, allowing that storage location to store XML instances that conform to more than one XML schema. XML Schema Collections provide increased data storage versatility, and facilitation of data searches.