Title :
Globe-Trotter: an intelligent flight itinerary planner
Author :
Bose, Prasanta K. ; Biswas, Gautam ; Padala, Adithya M Rao
Author_Institution :
Inf. Sci. Inst., Univ. of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
Abstract :
Flight itinerary planning is viewed as constraint satisfaction. Interactive constraint-based problem solvers must address two basic issues simultaneously and effectively: first, eliciting individual problem constraints; and second, given the constraint set, generating a solution. Globe-Trotter´s dialogue management scheme addresses both issues. A system overview of Globe-Trotter is given. The system´s knowledge base structure and contents, reasoning system, and the itinerary generation process are examined. Related work and future plans are briefly discussed.<>
Keywords :
database management systems; expert systems; interactive systems; travel industry; Globe-Trotter; constraint set; dialogue management scheme; intelligent flight itinerary planner; interactive constraint-based problems; itinerary generation process; knowledge base structure; reasoning system; Costs; Deductive databases; Information retrieval; Knowledge based systems; Scheduling;
Journal_Title :
IEEE Expert
