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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Dale Sather, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ken Reneris, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthijs Gates, Wellesley, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for storing streaming data are provided. A system is disclosed that includes a computer program which, when executed on a computing device, is configured to store a data stream in memory of the computing device in a virtual file format. The virtual file format may include a timeline of events. The events in the timeline may include a plurality of spanning events. Each spanning event may contain respective state information representing a state of the data stream across an interval in the timeline, and may be linked to at least one other spanning event.