A ray-based method has been proposed as a neutral description method for various kinds of 3-D images. In this paper, we propose a new method for converting a set of range and color data of 3-D objects obtained by a range finder into ray data. This method enables us to handle range data in the same manner as other kinds of 3-D images and to use conventional image processing techniques to improve...

We have previously introduced the idea of compensatory decision support on mobile devices as going beyond querying and filtering offered by many location-based services (LBS) today. Our Hotel Finder application uses multi-criteria decision-making methods to provide targeted suggestions for selecting facilities that best address the users’ personal requirements. In this paper, we compare the Hot...

A “friend finder” is a Location Based Service (LBS) that informs users about the presence of participants in a geographical area. In particular, one of the functionalities of this kind of application, reveals the users that are in proximity. Several implementations of the friend finder service already exist but, to the best of our knowledge, none of them provides a satisfactory technique to pro...

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to define and craft a “Path Finder Strategy” that can be adopted by firms, while entering into different markets with differentiated products. This conceptual yet a research paper covers an in-depth knowledge relating to devising a strategic ‘radar zone’ and assist in ascertaining whether a firm is product driven, market driven or customer driven (type of ...

This essay starts with an illustration of ontology with an example of representing the meaning of word, versement. It explores possible uses of ontology information for human translators and machine language processing, such as semantic interpretation, interface to databases, response generation, dialogue management. The terminology with ontological information is valuable semantic resources fo...

Genomic DNA sequence is very abundant in periodic patterns, which play important biological roles, such as gene expression, genome structural stabilization, and recombination. Tandem repeat is a type of periodic patterns and concerns several genetic diseases. Tandem repeat finder (TRF) [1] is one of the widely used programs to find tandem repeats without a priori knowledge. Statistical models a...

It has been becoming more and more important to design systems capable of performing high-level management and control tasks in interactive dynamic environments. At the same time, it is difficult to develop and maintain such complex systems with our traditional software techniques. The agent-oriented/based systems, rooted in a different view of computational entities, offer prospects for a qual...