Authors:
Alejandro Baldominos
;
Javier Calle
and
Dolores Cuadra
Affiliation:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Keyword(s):
Circumstantial Knowledge, Situation Model, Context, Context-awareness, Ubiquitous Computing, Human-like Interaction, Natural Interaction.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Adaptive and Adaptable User Interfaces
;
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Geographical Information Systems
;
Human-Computer Interaction
;
Interaction Techniques and Devices
;
Natural Language Interfaces to Intelligent Systems
Abstract:
This paper proposes the design of a general-purpose domain-independent knowledge model formalizing and
managing the circumstantial knowledge involved in the human interaction process, i.e., a Situation Model.
Its design is aimed to be embodied into a human-like interaction system, thus enriching the quality of the
interaction by providing context-aware features to the interaction system. The proposal differs from similar
work in that it is supported by the spatio-temporal databases technology. Additionally, since the proposed
model requires to be fed with real knowledge obtained from each specific interaction domain, this paper also
proposes an edition tool for acquiring and managing that circumstantial knowledge. The tool also supports the
simulation over the model to check the correctness and completeness of the acquired knowledge. Finally, some
scenario examples are provided in order to illustrate how the Situation Model works, and to gain perspective on
its future possib
ilities of application in different systems where context-aware services can make a difference.
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