Agents on the Web: Ontologies for Agents
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چکیده
When we need to find the cheapest airfare, we call our travel agent, Betsi, at Prestige Travel. We are able to communicate with Betsi because we all speak the same language, English, and we all understand the basic elements of the subject matter under discussion, such as tickets, planes, destinations, departure times, and fares. But, suppose it is after hours and we are all busy, so we would instead like our software agent to contact Betsi’s software agent and arrange our flights. None of our agents understands English, so how can they communicate? Ontologies may be the answer.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- IEEE Internet Computing
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997