| US 7,523,392 B2 | ||
| Method and system for mapping between components of a packaging model and features of a physical representation of a package | ||
| Jerry J. Dunietz, Seattle, Wash. (US); Josh Pollock, Seattle, Wash. (US); Isaac E. Nichols, Kirkland, Wash. (US); Oliver H. Foehr, Mercer Island, Wash. (US); Charels S. Walker, Sammamish, Wash. (US); Kirk N. Shoop, Seattle, Wash. (US); David B. Ornstein, Seattle, Wash. (US); Sarjana Sheth, Redmond, Wash. (US); Andrey Shur, Redmond, Wash. (US); and Jean-Marie H. Larcheveque, Redmond, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 22, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/112,602. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0242566 A1, Oct. 26, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06N 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 715—234 | 16 Claims |
| 1. A method for mapping between components of an abstract packaging model and features of each of a plurality of corresponding
physical representations of packages, each package having at least one part, the method comprising:
identifying one or more components of the abstract packaging model, wherein identifying one or more components of the abstract
packaging model comprises identifying a part growth hint and one or more of a part name, a part content type, and contents
of a part, wherein said abstract packaging model can be mapped to a plurality of physical representations each having a different
physical format;
identifying a feature of at least one of the plurality of physical representations which corresponds to each of the one or
more components identified; and
mapping the one or more components of the abstract packaging model to the corresponding feature of the at least one physical
representation.
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