PIA - A Generic Model and System for Interactive Product and Service Catalogs

Abstract. This text motivates and de nes a generic model for interactive online or o ine product catalogs. Based on a detailed requirements analysis, the data model is de ned using an object-oriented design notation and the query language for expressing customer interests on the catalog is de ned using techniques from fuzzy set theory. The model provides the basis for the implementation of a generic, highly-interactive catalog management system which is designed to be interfaced with relational databases, information-retrieval engines and special-purpose index structures.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: ERCIMDL
• Authors: Florian Matthes, Ulrike Steffens
• Keywords: Education, ERCIMDL 1999, Generic Model, Ine Product Catalogs, Object-oriented Design Notation