Title :
Plots of narratives over temporal databases
Author :
Furtado, Antonio L. ; Ciarlini, Angelo E M
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Inf., Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
An operation-based notion of plots of narratives is introduced, to summarize events happening to objects in the temporal database of an information system. The method proposed for modelling and handling plots, involving the application of a Plan-recognition and Plan-generation facility, is shown to be useful for various purposes, including problem-detection and decision support. An interdisciplinary approach is adopted, utilizing results from studies on literary theories
Keywords :
management information systems; temporal databases; Plan-generation; Plan-recognition; decision support; information system; interdisciplinary approach; literary theories; narratives; operation-based notion; problem-detection; temporal databases; Libraries; Natural languages; Relational databases; Terminology; Transaction databases;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 1997. Proceedings., Eighth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8147-0
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.1997.617379
