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US 7,092,950 B2Granted
Method for generic object oriented description of structured data (GDL)
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsPeter W. Wong, Amanda Gian-Tien Nguyen
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsPeter W. Wong, Amanda Gian-Tien Nguyen
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A method is provided for use in a computer system to describe and obtain arbitrary data relating to a subject. The method provides a meta-language “Generic Object Oriented Description of Structured Data (GDL)” and a Parser. GDL allows a user to organize, define and describe subjects through the use of a schema known as a Template. Templates can be used to define the semantics for each subject element as well as, to define how each element fits into a larger data framework. Through the concept of Inheritance, Templates can be extended and defined to various levels of nesting, while still having a common core of properties. GDL allows the features and attributes of a subject to be quickly and readily extended or modified by altering a source file. A GDL parser provides a structured and hierarchical representation of the information, validation of text-entry semantics and a means to traverse through information obtained from the source file.
A method for use in a computing system for permitting the third parties to add a construct type and type designation for organizing and describing information pertaining to one or more peripheral devices comprising:
A method for use in a computing system for permitting the third parties to add a construct type and type designation for organizing and describing within a source file, information pertaining to one or more peripheral devices comprising:
A method for use in a computing system for permitting the third parties to add a construct type and type designation for describing peripheral devices, the method comprising:
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