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Data description language for record based systems

US7882120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

20Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Donald F. Box · Bellevue, US
Brian F. Chapman · Redmond, US
Martin J. Gudgin · Sammamish, US
Michael J. Hillberg · Kirkland, US
Charles P. Jazdzewski · Redmond, US
Natasha Jethanandani · Seattle, US
Geoffrey M. Kizer · Seattle, US
Robert A. Relyea · Bellevue, US
Jeffrey C. Schlimmer · Redmond, US
Joel West · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 14, 2008
Grant date	Feb 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/8373
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Determining compatibility of data structures. A method may be practiced in a computing environment. The method includes accessing a first type defined in a mark-up object. The first type includes a first structure including a first plurality of fields. A second type defined in a mark-up object is accessed. The second type includes a second structure including a second plurality of fields. The first structure and the second structure are compared. Based on the comparison, a determination is made that the first type is compatible with the second type.

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