The DoD Gateway Information System (DGIS): The Development Toward Artificial Intelligence and Hypermedia in Common Command Language
Abstract
DGIS CCL Development began with C language prototyping to study its feasibility and issues. The study raised the potential of employing Artificial Intelligence, and DGIS CCL is now proceeding on two levels. The first level in incorporating Artificial Intelligence as a means to handle the heterogeneous universe of diverse information systems. This is done with PROLOG, using its logic programming capabilities for structuring knowledge base and blackboard architectures. The knowledge bases contain information about the target system commands and operating characteristics, and about users to establish a more graceful and human response in the human-machine interface. AI-based CCL, still in development, is available to all DGIS users. The second level incorporates the hypermedia capabilities of bit-map systems, to run concurrently with those that are ASCII-dependent. A desktop environment is being developed that includes icon selection, windowing technology, simultaneous query invoking and results display n multiple target systems, and color as an enhancing feature. As a part of the hypermedia application, integration with media peripherals such as CD-ROM databases will also be included.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA203674
Entities
People
- Allan D. Kuhn