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Information handling — A challenge for databases and expert systems

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Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA 1993)

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The increasing availability of a broad range of information types like textual documents, audio and video data, and hyper-linked information structures imply a need to reformulate the task of information handling systems. An integrated heterogeneous information pool of interlinked multimedia data forms the center of such a system. In order to create and utilize this pool components involving many interoperating humans and also active (intelligent) system support are needed. In this paper we focus on the acquisition, offer, and retrieval of information performed around this pool of multimediadata. We discuss requirements, approaches and (partial) solutions in areas like storage, information modelling, semi-automatic acquisition, retrieval and visualization of multimedia data, and sketch implemented systems that integrate some of these aspects. The discussions will identify needs and show techniques to embed expert system functionality into each single step of the process of information handling. An integrated prototype, which is currently under development at GMD-IPSI, will be outlined at the end of this paper.

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    Ralph Busse, Adrian Müller & Erich J. Neuhold

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Busse, R., Müller, A., Neuhold, E.J. (1993). Information handling — A challenge for databases and expert systems. In: Mařík, V., Lažanský, J., Wagner, R.R. (eds) Database and Expert Systems Applications. DEXA 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 720. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57234-1_1

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