Conceptual matching and its applications to selection of TV programs and BGMs

Author

Takagi, Tomohiro ; Kasuya, Shinichi ; Mukaidono, Masao ; Yamaguchi, Toru

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Meiji Univ., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

269

Abstract

We propose a method for representing common concepts by fusing conceptual fuzzy sets (CFSs) with ontology. We also describe a method of conceptual matching for retrieving information that meets a user´s intentions. The matching is done based on the region of the ontological structure covered by the CFS representing the user´s intention as well as on the original keywords. We apply the proposed conceptual-matching method to two types of agents. One agent recommends TV programs to watch. The recommended programs have EPGs (electronic program guides) similar to those of previously watched programs or that contain words matching the learning data. Practical examples demonstrate that the proposed system recommend TV programs matching the user´s tastes. The other selects music matching the tone of a text composition

Keywords

fuzzy set theory; information retrieval; learning (artificial intelligence); music; software agents; TV programs selection; background music selection; conceptual fuzzy sets; conceptual matching; conceptual-matching method; electronic program guides; ontology; previously watched programs; user´s intentions; Application software; Computer science; Fuzzy sets; Humans; Information retrieval; Information science; Internet; Ontologies; TV; Watches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1999. IEEE SMC '99 Conference Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on

ISSN

1062-922X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5731-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.1999.823201

Filename

823201