In retrieving information from databases widely distributed in a network, the first thing to do is to search and find the database where the required information is stored. We call this the information searches rather...
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In retrieving information from databases widely distributed in a network, the first thing to do is to search and find the database where the required information is stored. We call this the information searches rather than the retrievals. In this paper, we present a search and retrieval method for multimedia information, especially images. First, we formalize the general elements of information search and introduce a new search concept based on entropy reduction. Next, we discuss recent new technologies for image retrieval and introduce a new image retrieval system called Video Reality. Third, we present several methods of searching in the network- for example, the Internet robot TITAN, and a new search method for images distributed in the network that is based on the hierarchical structure of image retrieval. Finally, we discuss the network control and design concepts appropriate for information search and retrieval.
The integration of heterogeneous multidatabases on a network is one of the key issues to be sofved in thedevelopment of CIMS (computer integrated manufacturing system). As a solution to this issue, a multidatabase int...
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The integration of heterogeneous multidatabases on a network is one of the key issues to be sofved in thedevelopment of CIMS (computer integrated manufacturing system). As a solution to this issue, a multidatabase integration environment, CIMBASE, has been developed. CIMBASE adopts an object-oriented data model and provides users with a series of software tools: a query language, a pre-compiler, a graphical database schema editor,a graphical query interface and a form based query generation *** paper discusses in detail the major aspectsof CIMBASE: its object-oriented data model, query language interpreter and the design and implementation of itsprc-compiler. The design and algorithms presented in this paper provide a solid foundation for research on multidatabase integration.
In a distributed database system (DDBS), the data are partitioned into smaller databases and distributed over multiple sites in a computer network. Associated with a DDBS are functions like query processing and concur...
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In a distributed database system (DDBS), the data are partitioned into smaller databases and distributed over multiple sites in a computer network. Associated with a DDBS are functions like query processing and concurrency control. Traditionally in DDBS research, the computer network has been considered a performance bottleneck, and much research effort has been directed towards the design of database operations that minimize the data transmission cost. With the development of high-speed networks, the network transmission costs go down and new algorithms that efficiently utilize the huge bandwidth available are required. In this paper, we first identify the issues involved in developing this distributed application in a high-speed environment. Then we demonstrate the inadequacy of existing database protocols in utilizing the gigabit network. And finally, we develop a new concurrency control protocol that performs better than traditional DDBS in a high-speed network. Both analytical and simulation results are presented. In this paper, we have concentrated on the concurrency control (CC) aspect of DDBS since this protocol is at the heart of the overall functioning of the distributed system.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the means by which companies exchange trade related documents between application processes in electronically processable form. The initial development of this technology has been ...
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the means by which companies exchange trade related documents between application processes in electronically processable form. The initial development of this technology has been hampered by a lack of accepted international standards. We outline three key standards-based technologies that can be used to achieve global open EDI. These are the EDIFACT document syntax rules, X.400 message handling systems and X.500 directory services. We discuss in detail how the X.500 Directory can be used as a powerful tool in allowing EDI to take place between companies without the necessity for prior agreement. In addition, we describe a mechanism by which the directory can be used to store product information that may be used by a purchaser in ordering electronically.
With more and more computer users having access to the Internet, it is important for them to access the vast amount of information in an efficient and easy manner. This project explores one of the possibilities for pr...
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With more and more computer users having access to the Internet, it is important for them to access the vast amount of information in an efficient and easy manner. This project explores one of the possibilities for providing an integrated system to the user to access the different types of media like text, image, audio and video stored in different databases on remote machines without the user having to know about the underlying mechanism involved in accessing the database. Such a system must hide the location of the remote data, retrieve the information, process the results and present it to the user. We have used the National Center for Supercomputer Applications (NCSA) Mosaic's Gateway Structured Query Language (GSQL), which enables a system developer to build input forms, query to the remote database in a relatively easy manner and present the results to the user. With the help of this prototype, the development time to build such an application is considerably reduced as compared with developing the same application using the existing Graphical User Interface (GUI) tools like the X-Window system.
The purpose of the RACE project Mobilise is the definition and characterisation of future advanced telecommunication services. Within this project, the PSCS (Personal Service Communication Space) service concept has b...
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The purpose of the RACE project Mobilise is the definition and characterisation of future advanced telecommunication services. Within this project, the PSCS (Personal Service Communication Space) service concept has been developed which is based on UPT (Universal Personal Telecommunication) ideas. Special emphasis is put on the user's point of view on telecommunication and the support of personal mobility independent of the involved networks. For the establishment of such a service, the service data and logic has to be accessible from everywhere. However, PSCS does not consider an implementation of a database and leaves this to the underlying telecommunication network. It is the aim of this paper to evaluate how far the database concepts developed for the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) are able to support PSCS1.
This paper is based on a research project between CRAN and a flat steel company. The purpose is to define an Hypermedia Technical Information System (H.T.I.S.) for quality monitoring and diagnosis on a new galvanising...
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This paper is based on a research project between CRAN and a flat steel company. The purpose is to define an Hypermedia Technical Information System (H.T.I.S.) for quality monitoring and diagnosis on a new galvanising line. A methodological approach is proposed to generate the Hyper-document structure with an hypergraph. The H.T.I.S. is carried out using HTML language in order to provide a useful documentation tool.
The increasing use of computer systems for storing patient information in different hospitals, in different departments within the same hospital, in clinics and even in doctors' surgeries, is creating a problem in...
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The increasing use of computer systems for storing patient information in different hospitals, in different departments within the same hospital, in clinics and even in doctors' surgeries, is creating a problem in terms of the fragmentation of the patient record. The lack of any coordination or standardization in the way in which data are represented and stored in these different systems makes the task of finding and retrieving data that much more difficult. This paper considers two aspects of this problem and describes an architecture which can be used to overcome them.
The minimum spanning tree write PolicY for the maintenance of the consistency of a distributed database, where replicated data exist, has been proposed in [1]. In this paper, we first present a data placement heuristi...
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The minimum spanning tree write PolicY for the maintenance of the consistency of a distributed database, where replicated data exist, has been proposed in [1]. In this paper, we first present a data placement heuristic algorithm in general networks for minimizing the overall transmission cost for processing the typical demands of queries (by a 'simple'' process strategy) and updates (by the minimum spanning tree write policy). Several interesting optimality estimation results of this algorithm are shown, while the computational intractability of the complete optimization, with respect to the simple strategy, is shown as well. Secondly, we apply a classical climbing hill technique to obtain a dynamic database placement algorithm based on an employed optimizer-a collection of distributed query process algorithms. This is guaranteed to output a ''locally optimal'' data allocation. The implementation results also show that those two heuristics work well in practice.
Real-time database systems must maintain consistency while minimizing the number of transactions that miss the deadline. To satisfy both the consistency and real-time constraints, there is the need to integrate synchr...
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