Distributed PeCo-Mediator: finding partners via personal connections

Author

Ogata, Hiroaki ; Goji, Atsushi ; Jin, Qun ; Yano, Yoneo ; Furugori, Nobuko

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Tokushima Univ., Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

14-17 Oct 1996

Firstpage

802

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the distributed PeCo-Mediator which supports a user to find a partner by using personal connections (PeCo). We have already proposed the PeCo-Mediator which allows members to share and use their PeCo. PeCo-Mediator is very practical for use in some small groups. However, in an organizational use there are some problems: (1) the user are reluctant to offer his/her personal details because they are private information; (2) since this system only supports the user in finding candidate partners, the user has to negotiate with them using the connection offered. Distributed PeCo-Mediator has two sub-systems: a PeCo-Collector for maintaining the individual PeCo in his/her own site, and a PeCo-Agent for supporting the negotiation between his/her and the candidate. It improves the privacy of users and also facilitates to find a cooperative and capable partner

Keywords

database management systems; distributed processing; electronic mail; humanities; personnel; social sciences computing; PeCo-Agent; PeCo-Collector; awareness support; distributed PeCo-Mediator; e-mail; interpersonal ties; organisational partner search; personal connections; Collaboration; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Computer mediated communication; Costs; Object oriented databases; Postal services; Privacy; Resource management; Uniform resource locators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1996., IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

ISSN

1062-922X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3280-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.1996.569899

Filename

569899