Title :
Providing quality responses with natural language interfaces: the null value problem
Author :
Kao, Mimi ; Cercone, Nick ; Luk, Wo-Shun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada
fDate :
7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An underlying relational database model and the database query language SQL are assumed, and methods are presented for responding with appropriate answers to null value responses. This is done by using a knowledge base based on RM/T, an extended relational model. The advantages of this approach are described. To demonstrate the utility of the knowledge base model, a simple knowledge base is constructed. The algorithms that provide additional information when a null answer is returned are detailed
Keywords :
knowledge engineering; natural languages; query languages; relational databases; user interfaces; RM/T; SQL; extended relational model; knowledge base; knowledge engineering; natural language interfaces; null value responses; quality responses; query language; relational database model; user interfaces; Database languages; Database systems; Graphics; Helium; History; Information retrieval; Natural languages; Null value; Quality management; Relational databases;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on