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Formatted message processing utilizing a message map

US8499044B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Roy Williams · Woodinville, US
Oleg Ouliankine · Redmond, US
Yuriy M. Inglikov · Bellevue, US
Nelly Porter · Kirkland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2006
Grant date	Jul 30, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/222
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A MIME or XML formatted message is stored and a map is processed in place of a message. The map is a compact representation of the message. The map is indicative of the content and structure of the message. The map comprises tags that map to and are indicative of portions of the message. When a portion of the message is to be accessed, the associated tag in the map is processed to determine the location of the associated portion of the message, and the associated portion of the message is accessed at the location. To allow accurate decryption of signed messages, the format of the message is preserved.

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