Temporal Models and Calculation Methods -- From Time Data to Temporal Information -- Time Calculation and Temporal Logic Method -- Temporal Extension of Relational Algebra -- Database Based on Temporal Information -- Temporal Data Model and Temporal Database Systems -- Spatio-Temporal Data Model and Spatio-Temporal Databases -- Temporal Extension of XML Data Model -- Data Operations Based on Temporal Variables -- Temporal Index Technologies -- Temporal Indexes Supporting Valid Time -- Indexes for Moving-Objects Data -- Temporal XML Index Schema -- Temporal Database Management Systems -- Implementation of Temporal Database Management Systems -- Improvement and Extension to ATSQL2 -- Design and Implementation of TempDB -- Temporal Application and Case Study -- Research on Temporal Extended Role Hierarchy -- Temporal Workflow Modeling and Its Application -- Temporal Knowledge Representation and Reasoning -- Temporal Application Modes and Case Study.

"Temporal Information Processing Technology and Its Applications" systematically studies temporal information processing technology and its applications. The book covers following subjects: 1) time model, calculus and logic; 2) temporal data models, semantics of temporal variable ‘now’ temporal database concepts; 3) temporal query language, a typical temporal database management system: TempDB; 4) temporal extension on XML, workflow and knowledge base; and, 5) implementation patterns of temporal applications, a typical example of temporal application. The book is intended for researchers, practitioners and graduate students of databases, data/knowledge management and temporal information processing. Dr. Yong Tang is a professor at the Computer School, South China Normal University, China.