Automating Search Interfaces

Pierre Morel (pierlou@CAM.ORG)
Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:52:57 -0500

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Hello,

I would like to talk about the location of the person making the search =
versus the location of the product or service provider. If I search for =
a product and I want it now, I only want a list of provider in a =
distance applicable for my request. And if I go to Europe this summer =
and want to make reservation or search for activities occuring at that =
time, the 'where I am' specification change. If I have a secondary house =
and make request on the week-end, I want the restaurant in that region =
and not the one near my primary house. An identity profile should be =
include in the query and give the chance to the search engine to make a =
better choice in regard of my age, sex, etc...

Another part of the problem is a unique number identification and I am =
not sure if EAN or SIC is good for that purpose. How a search engine can =
parse a site or made a request for a product or service without a unique =
product number. A hotel room is a 'chambre' in french. If I search for a =
hotel room in Italy, I don't know the word for room in italian but if a =
room is a number, I can search for a room every where in the world. The =
query interface will be in my language and the service provider will =
build his database in his own language. The query page should change for =
every product. I have work around this idea for a time and came to the =
conclusion that a lightweight page creation and manipulation is need. =
The small tutorial that show how the parts fit together is related to a =
very premature search engine. The left pane show the products in a store =
but can be a list of products at a search engine site.

What is XML-Data versus DTD ? Maybe the solution is there and I don't =
see it.
I would like to know if every product on earth can have a number the =
same way that every book can be codified ?

Best regards to all

Pierre Morel=20
pierlou@cam.org=20
http://www.cam.org/~pierlou/prototype

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Hello,
 
I would like to talk about the location of the = person making=20 the search versus the location of the product or service provider. If I = search=20 for a product and I want it now, I only want a list of provider in a = distance=20 applicable for my request. And if I go to Europe this summer and want to = make=20 reservation or search for activities occuring at that time, the 'where I = am'=20 specification change. If I have a secondary house and make request on = the=20 week-end, I want the restaurant in that region and not the one near my = primary=20 house. An identity profile should be include in the query and give the = chance to=20 the search engine to make a better choice in regard of my age, sex,=20 etc...
 
Another part of the problem is a unique number = identification=20 and I am not sure if EAN or SIC is good for that purpose. How a search = engine=20 can parse a site or made a request for a product or service without a = unique=20 product number. A hotel room is a 'chambre' in french. If I search for a = hotel=20 room in Italy, I don't know the word for room in italian but if a room = is a=20 number, I can search for a room every where in the world. The query = interface=20 will be in my language and the service provider will build his database = in his=20 own language. The query page should change for = every=20 product. I have work around this idea for a time and came to the = conclusion that=20 a lightweight page creation and manipulation is need. The small = tutorial=20 that show how the parts fit together is related to a very premature = search=20 engine. The left pane show the products in a store but can be a list of = products=20 at a search engine site.
 
What is XML-Data versus DTD ? Maybe = the solution=20 is there and I don't see it.
I would like = to know if=20 every product on earth can have a number the same way that every book = can be=20 codified ?
 
Best regards to all
 
Pierre Morel
pierlou@cam.org
http://www.cam.org/~pierlo= u/prototype
 
 
 
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