A framework for discovering implicit relationships in a context based information access space

We propose a framework for discovering implicit relationships among objects in large information bases. Our approach assumes that the contents of the information base are organized into manageable subsets called contexts, each user setting up his(her) own Web of contexts. While setting up a Web of contexts, a user may create implicit relationships among objects (relationships of which the user may not even be aware). We provide a framework for discovering such implicit relationships in a Web of user-defined contexts. We also describe an implementation of the proposed framework based on the 3D Meme Media System, IntelligentBox, a component-ware system developed at the Meme Media Laboratory.