Description: Presenting a systematic introduction to temporal model and time calculation, this volume explores temporal information processing technology and its applications. Topics include the time model in terms of calculus and logic, temporal data models and database concepts, temporal query language, and more.
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"Time-based information processing is extensively used in industrial applications, e-commerce, and other Web applications. The book describes the analysis, study, and latest research of a large number of aspects of such processing. ... Professionals working in time-based database systems can utilize the concepts and theories while designing solutions. Each chapter can be read independently. Finally, the book includes reference lists, which can be used by beginning researchers." (Maulik A. Dave, ACM Computing Reviews, February, 2012)