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Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2005
Applicants:

Khaled S. Sedky, Sammamish, WA (US);

Daniel F. Emerson, Redmond, WA (US);

Feng Yue, Sammamish, WA (US);

Harvinder Pal Singh, Redmond, WA (US);

Oliver H. Foehr, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Inventors:

Khaled S. Sedky, Sammamish, WA (US);

Daniel F. Emerson, Redmond, WA (US);

Feng Yue, Sammamish, WA (US);

Harvinder Pal Singh, Redmond, WA (US);

Oliver H. Foehr, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A hierarchical spooling data structure includes a plurality of nodes. In accordance with certain aspects, the plurality of nodes include at least four nodes: a first node representing a fixed page of the job; a second node representing a fixed document of the job, the second node including a reference to the first node; a third node containing data representing a fixed sequence of documents of the job, the third node including a reference to the second node; and a fourth node containing data representing a root of the job, the fourth node including a reference to the third node.


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