Title :
Guiding the user: an ontology driven interface
Author :
Bechhofer, Sean ; Stevens, Robert ; Ng, Gary ; Jacoby, Alex ; Goble, Carole
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Manchester Univ., UK
Abstract :
We describe a novel query interface allowing the construction and manipulation of description logic expressions. The construction process is driven by the content of a conceptual model, guiding the user towards appropriate choices and providing a lucid interface
Keywords :
formal logic; interactive systems; query processing; user interfaces; conceptual model; description logic expressions; lucid interface; novel query interface; ontology driven interface; user guidance; Computer science; Database languages; Electrical capacitance tomography; Identity-based encryption; Jacobian matrices; Knowledge representation; Logic; Navigation; Ontologies; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
User Interfaces to Data Intensive Systems, 1999. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Los Alamitos, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0262-8
DOI :
10.1109/UIDIS.1999.791472