Ncr Corporation

Teradata US, Inc.

Brian J Hamilton

Diane M Wewerka

Matthew Dickey

Methods and apparatus for converting a date using spatial information. In one implementation, a method of converting date information using spatial information includes: storing date information in a storage format; receiving target spatial information; retrieving a target format indicator matching the received target spatial information, where the retrieved target format indicator indicates a target format based on a target calendar system; and converting the date information from the storage format to the target format.

Spatially defined universal dates

An inventory-management system includes data-collection terminals that acquire product-identification data identifying products placed on store shelves, product-placement data identifying the locations of the products in the store, and sales data providing information about sales of the products. The system also includes a database that receives and stores the product-identification, product-placement, and product sales data collected by the terminals. A database-query component queries the database to identify relationships between product sales and product placement.

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Winchester, CA, United States of America

Brian J Hamilton