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Modeling recurring events in a data store

US7499942B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

18Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Christopher Michael Simison · Redmond, US
Remi A. Lemarchand · Redmond, US
Robert C. Combs · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2005
Grant date	Mar 3, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 28, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99943
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Time-related properties may be modeled independent of a base object. Rather than storing time properties with the object, they may be stored independently. A given object may be stored once, even if it has a recurrent time property. The description of a “meeting,” for example, may be stored once. Each occurrence of that object over time may be stored in a “timeslot” (object <foo> occurs at time ‘t’ on day ‘d’). If it is a recurring property, recurrence information may be stored independently. “Exception” information may be stored independently as well.

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