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    公开(公告)号:BR0318464A

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-12

    申请号:BR0318464

    申请日:2003-08-21

    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORP

    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a storage platform (figure 20) comprising: a data store in which data stored therein is defined in terms of items, elements, and relationships (figure 20, 2014), wherein an item is a unit of data storable in the data store and comprises one or more elements, an element is an instance of a type (figure 20, 2016) comprising one or more fields, and a relationship is a link between at least two items; a set of schemas (figure 20, 2014) that define different types of items, elements, and relationships (figure 20, 2016); and an application programming interface (figure 20, 350a, 350b, or 350c) comprising a class (figure 20, 2008) for each of the different items, elements, and relationships defined in the set of schemas. Data may also be stored in the data store in the form of an extension to an existing item type, and wherein the application programming interface comprises a class for each different item extension (figure 20, 2006).

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING APPLICATION PROGRAMS WITH AN ITEM-BASED STORAGE PLATFORM

    公开(公告)号:CA2532909A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-31

    申请号:CA2532909

    申请日:2003-08-21

    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORP

    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a storage platform (figure 20) comprising: a data store in which data stored therein i s defined in terms of items, elements, and relationships (figure 20, 2014), wherein an item is a unit of data storable in the data store and comprises o ne or more elements, an element is an instance of a type (figure 20, 2016) comprising one or more fields, and a relationship is a link between at least two items; a set of schemas (figure 20, 2014) that define different types of items, elements, and relationships (figure 20, 2016); and an application programming interface (figure 20, 350a, 350b, or 350c) comprising a class (figure 20, 2008) for each of the different items, elements, and relationshi ps defined in the set of schemas. Data may also be stored in the data store in the form of an extension to an existing item type, and wherein the applicati on programming interface comprises a class for each different item extension (figure 20, 2006).

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