Simplifying application access to schematized contact data

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7953759
APP PUB NO 20050182741A1
SERIAL NO

10780496

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The present invention is directed to utilizing contact data controls to simplify access to schematized contact data. Contact data controls abstract the formatting of schematized contact data from applications. In some embodiments, applications that lack the configuration to natively access schematized contact data (e.g., lack the functionality to convert between schematized and non-schematized data or are not authorized) forward requests to access schematized contact data to an external contact data control. In other embodiments, applications that lack the configuration to natively access schematized contact data forward non-schematized data, which is to be used to update schematized contact data, to an external contact data control. External contact data controls appropriately interact with the schematized data and can provide user-interface such that an application designer need not have extensive knowledge of contact schemas associated with the schematized contact data.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brychell,, III Joseph J Kirkland, US 2 22
Dunn, Melissa W Woodinville, US 46 3485
Fisher, Oliver G Ottawa, CA 22 1201
Grossman, Joel K Seattle, US 22 1838
Park, Vivien Seattle, US 13 1018
van, Dok Cornelis K Bellevue, US 77 5244

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