Proximity searching consists in retrieving from a database, objects that are close to a query. For this type of searching problem, the most general model is the metric space, where...
A novel Hardware Assisted Top-Doc (HAT) component is disclosed. HAT is an optimized content indexing device based on a modified inverted index structure. HAT accommodates patterns...
Klaim (Kernel Language for Agents Interaction and Mobility) is an experimental language specifically designed to program distributed systems consisting of several mobile component...
Lorenzo Bettini, Viviana Bono, Rocco De Nicola, Gi...
Context-awareness has become a desired key feature of today’s mobile systems, yet, its realization still remains a challenge. On the one hand, mobile computing provides great po...
Lukasz Juszczyk, Harald Psaier, Atif Manzoor, Scha...
Many document-based applications, including popular Web browsers, email viewers, and word processors, have a ‘Find on this Page’ feature that allows a user to find every occur...
Kevyn Collins-Thompson, Charles Schweizer, Susan T...