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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Michael E. Deem, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Pizzo, Bellevue, WA (US);
John Patrick Thompson, Seattle, WA (US);
Denise L. Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alexander Vaschillo, Redmond, WA (US);
Bekim Demiroski, Redmond, WA (US);
Srinivasmurthy P. Acharya, Sammamish, WA (US);
Robert T. Whitney, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael E. Deem, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Pizzo, Bellevue, WA (US);
John Patrick Thompson, Seattle, WA (US);
Denise L. Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alexander Vaschillo, Redmond, WA (US);
Bekim Demiroski, Redmond, WA (US);
Srinivasmurthy P. Acharya, Sammamish, WA (US);
Robert T. Whitney, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A programming interface for a computer platform can include various functionality. In certain embodiments, the programming interface includes one or more of the following groups of types or functions: those related to core file system concepts, those related to entities that a human being can contact, those related to documents, those common to multiple kinds of media, those specific to audio media, those specific to video media, those specific to image media, those specific to electronic mail messages, and those related to identifying particular locations.