Duane Nickull wrote:
> All:
>
> I have been discussing the “semantic web” with a lot of people lately
> who have vastly differing ideas of what it might be. I have my own
> ideas and wanted to run them by this group.
>
> Scenario 1:
>
> I do a search for “foo”. Rather than a list of pages that contain
> “foo”, I am presented a list of contexts (for lack of a better word)
> that “foo” is found within. This would be something like “your search
> for foo yielded results that include foo which has a plurality of
> meanings. Please narrow your search down based on the following
> contexts: 1. <meaning_a> 2. <meaning_b> ... An example might be a
> search for “nut” which then presents the searcher with the meanings
> “seed of a tree”, “slang for a males reproductive organs”, “slang for
> a person who works on semantic web ideas”, etc.... I would then select
> a context which would then present me with a narrow set of results.
>
> Pros: Doable, would be a dynamic target based on the fact all of us
> (including spamdexers) would be able to influence the system.
> Cons: This was patented over a decade ago (I filed one patent).
You should be suing Google. If you use their search engine, this is what
it does. As you type, it suggests contexts to you in the search box.
I am not sure what their next step will be but it appears that you will
eventually have a user of your patent. (01)
Ron
>
> To make this work, when a resource is added to the index, I would see
> that the person tagging a resource with a label might be prompted to
> disambiguate the label if the plurality of meanings is detected.
>
> Scenario 2:
>
> I search for “foo” and the search mechanism miraculously deducts the
> exact top result I am seeking. This could work with simplistic cases
> (like a history student searching for “berlin” getting historical
> results based on an IP address being detected from the history lab of
> a school). This would obviously not cater to 100% of the searchers but
> maybe the semantic web (whatever that means) might be only meant to be
> useful for 75% of the users. This is something worthy of consideration.
>
> Pros: Doable
> Cons: Does not work for all users. I have no idea how this would be
> implemented.
>
> Scenario 3:
>
> I search for “foo” and I get the perfect result set. Everyone else
> also gets the perfect result set.
>
> Pros: It is nirvana
> Cons: I know of no way to implement this short of reading people’s minds.
>
> Scenario 4:
> <insert something I missed here>
>
>
> Duane
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