Applying artificial intelligence techniques to human-computer interfaces

Author

Sonnenwald, D.H.

Author_Institution

Bell Commun. Res., Morristown, NJ, USA

Volume

26

Issue

3

fYear

1988

fDate

3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

14

Lastpage

20

Abstract

A description is given of UIMS (User Interface Management System), a system using a variety of artificial intelligence techniques to build knowledge-based user interfaces combining functionality and information from a variety of computer systems that maintain, test, and configure customer telephone and data networks. Three artificial intelligence (AI) techniques used in UIMS are discussed, namely, frame representation, object-oriented programming languages, and rule-based systems. The UIMS architecture is presented, and the structure of the UIMS is explained in terms of the AI techniques.<>

Keywords

artificial intelligence; expert systems; telecommunication networks; user interfaces; UIMS; User Interface Management System; artificial intelligence; customer telephone and data networks; human-computer interfaces; knowledge-based user interfaces; object-oriented programming languages; rule-based systems; Artificial intelligence; Computer interfaces; Computer network management; Computer networks; Knowledge based systems; Knowledge management; Object oriented programming; System testing; Telephony; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.435

Filename

435