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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2011
Applicants:

Brian M. Wahlert, Bellevue, WA (US);

Mike Jazayeri, Kirkland, WA (US);

Catharine Van Ingen, Berkeley, CA (US);

Brian T. Berkowitz, Seattle, WA (US);

Nikhil Vijay Chandhok, Seattle, WA (US);

Dharshan Rangegowda, Redmond, WA (US);

Vinay Badami, Hyderabad, IN;

Yezdi Z. Lashkari, Seattle, WA (US);

Robert M. Fries, Kirkland, WA (US);

Seetharaman Harikrishnan, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Brian M. Wahlert, Bellevue, WA (US);

Mike Jazayeri, Kirkland, WA (US);

Catharine van Ingen, Berkeley, CA (US);

Brian T. Berkowitz, Seattle, WA (US);

Nikhil Vijay Chandhok, Seattle, WA (US);

Dharshan Rangegowda, Redmond, WA (US);

Vinay Badami, Hyderabad, IN;

Yezdi Z. Lashkari, Seattle, WA (US);

Robert M. Fries, Kirkland, WA (US);

Seetharaman Harikrishnan, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A computer-implemented system configured to describe the relationship between a first Namespace and a second Namespace is provided. The system includes a containment relationship identifying a direct relationship between a first object of the first Namespace and a second object of the first Namespace. Moreover, the system includes a junction relationship linking the second object of the first Namespace to a first object of the second Namespace. In one embodiment, the system is configured to facilitate the recovery of information based on the descriptions of the Namespaces that is maintained.


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