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Contact schema

CA 2427404 A1 · Owner: Microsoft Corporation · Inventors: Subotic, Dejan; Dunn, Melissa W.; Perlow, Jonathan D.

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A schema is provided that defines people groups and organizations by their, corresponding contact information and other related characteristics. The schema, defines a person by personal data name data, location data, and e-address data. A, group is defined by group membership data and e-address data. An organization is, defined by location data and by e-address data. The schema also defines role occupancies for interrelating the various contacts. The role occupancies are defined by, role occupancy data that may include employee data team member data, group, membership data family data, customer or business data and other types of , data that, can link two or more contacts. By …

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  • Filed May 1, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 1, 2023.
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FiledMay 1, 2003
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedMay 1, 2023
Patent numberCA 2427404 A1
Classification (IPC)G06Q10/10

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