Abstract: The present invention provides a visualization method and apparatus for multidimensional data. According to an embodiment, there is provided a visualization method for multidimensional data including a plurality of parameters to be viewed which are related to a given object, including: displaying the plurality of parameters to be viewed which are related to a given object in different layers along a Z axis of a 3-D coordinate system, wherein each of the plurality of parameters is displayed in a 2-D plane; determining one of the 2-D planes as an interested plane; and in response to focusing on an object instance of the object by a user, linking and displaying locations of the object instance on other planes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a central power management method and system, a device side agent and a central power management controller. The central power management method includes: registering a plurality of devices, wherein at least power management capabilities associated with controllable statuses of power management of each of the plurality of devices are recorded; collecting running status data from each of the plurality of devices; analyzing the running status data to determine a current power management policy for each of the plurality of devices; and for each of the plurality of devices, controlling running status thereof according to the current power management policy determined for the device and the power management capabilities of the device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a visualization method and apparatus for multidimensional data. According to an embodiment, there is provided a visualization method for multidimensional data including a plurality of parameters to be viewed which are related to a given object, including: displaying the plurality of parameters to be viewed which are related to a given object in different layers along a Z axis of a 3-D coordinate system, wherein each of the plurality of parameters is displayed in a 2-D plane; determining one of the 2-D planes as an interested plane; and in response to focusing on an object instance of the object by a user, linking and displaying locations of the object instance on other planes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a central power management method and system, a device side agent and a central power management controller. The central power management method includes: registering a plurality of devices, wherein at least power management capabilities associated with controllable statuses of power management of each of the plurality of devices are recorded; collecting running status data from each of the plurality of devices; analyzing the running status data to determine a current power management policy for each of the plurality of devices; and for each of the plurality of devices, controlling running status thereof according to the current power management policy determined for the device and the power management capabilities of the device.

Abstract: This invention discloses a system for creating voice XML file automatically, comprising: a graphic user interface for defining a plurality of icons, wherein each of said icons corresponds to one or more attributes of voice XML; voice XML tag generator for interpreting said action stream based on a library of voice XML tags, generating the corresponding voice XML tags; and, voice XML file generator for combing the contents to be played with the tags generated by the voice XML tag generator according voice XML syntax, for creating the voice XML file. This system can create the voice XML file for the TTS voice XML file or the real-time-recorded audio voice XML file.

Abstract: A mobile banking and anti-theft tag based portable checkout terminal, checkout system and checkout method for a retail environment are disclosed. A portable terminal accessory is designed for a portable terminal to acquire the article information related to the selected article that a customer in a retail environment wishes to purchase. The portable terminal is connected to the portable terminal accessory to receive the article information via scanning a tag attached to the article and to conduct the checkout processing with a customers bank through wireless communication.

Abstract: This invention discloses a system for creating voice XML file automatically, comprising: a graphic user interface for defining a plurality of icons, wherein each of said icons corresponds to one or more attributes of voice XML; voice XML tag generator for interpreting said action stream based on a library of voice XML tags, generating the corresponding voice XML tags; and, voice XML file generator for combing the contents to be played with the tags generated by the voice XML tag generator according voice XML syntax, for creating the voice XML file. This system can create the voice XML file for the TTS voice XML file or the real-time-recorded audio voice XML file.

Abstract: A plurality of near-optimum solutions to allocations of resources to demand information are provided by consideration of different combinations of sources of resource information such as inventory and performance/production capacity of a provider and/or other providers by the use of one or more algorithm/agents and a problem formulator which selects algorithms to be applied and provides selected information from selected sources of resource information thereto. The effects of actions or allocations specified in the solutions are presented to a user for comparison, modification and selection for implementation. Effects of modified solutions are also projected for comparison with other solutions or modified solutions.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for double auction trade-building by matching, based on feasibility and price/cost heuristics, a plurality of electronically posted bid with a plurality of electronically posted ask records. A one-pass sequential trade building method selects ask records one at a time and sequentially inserts, in one pass, as many of the bid records as possible while maintaining feasibility criteria. A two pass sequential trade building method inserts the bid records in two stages, the first terminating when the trade becomes feasible and the second when no further bids can be inserted.