Title :
Using objects to communicate legal information
Author :
Richards, Edward P. ; Bounds, Barry B.
Author_Institution :
Denver Univ., CO, USA
Abstract :
The problem of developing a formal knowledge representation system for communicating information about legal events is considered. This system is to be based on the use of the object metaphor embodied in Smalltalk-80. Once a knowledge representation system has been developed, it will be iteratively refined to better approximate the real-world issues in communicating legal information. A litigation event database, which is the necessary precursor to building and validating a litigation event knowledge representation schema, has been developed
Keywords :
knowledge representation; law administration; Smalltalk-80; formal knowledge representation system; legal information; litigation event database; object metaphor; Diseases; Educational institutions; Evolution (biology); History; Knowledge representation; Law; Legal factors; Medical diagnostic imaging; Personnel; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications, 1990. Conference Proceedings., Ninth Annual International Phoenix Conference on
Conference_Location :
Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2030-7
DOI :
10.1109/PCCC.1990.101697
