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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Scott E. Dart, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Bradley P. Gibson, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher A. Evans, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul S. Hellyar, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alexander Vaschillo, Redmond, WA (US);
John C. Platt, Redmond, WA (US);
Steve C. Glenner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Nathaniel H. Ballou, Kirkland, WA (US);
Scott E. Dart, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Bradley P. Gibson, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher A. Evans, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul S. Hellyar, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alexander Vaschillo, Redmond, WA (US);
John C. Platt, Redmond, WA (US);
Steve C. Glenner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Nathaniel H. Ballou, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In an Item-based system, Images (e.g., JPEG, TIFF, bitmap, and so on) are treated as core platform objects ('Image Items' or, more simply, 'Images') and exist in an “Image Schema” that provides an extensible representation of an Image in the system—that is, the characteristics of an Image and how that Image relates to other Items (including but not limited to other Images) in the system. To this end, the Image Schema defines the properties, behaviors, and relationships for Images in the system, and the Schema also enforces rules about Images, for example, what data specific Images must contain, what data specific Images may optionally contain, how specific Images can be extended, and so on and so forth.