This paper discusses emerging core technologies and philosophies that will enable systems to communicate with each other, understand what is said within the proper context, and respond properly with conclusions and/or operations thereby promoting interoperability. The efforts described are currently underway supporting the IEEE P1391 initiative to define an approach for standardizing interfaces associated with knowledge-based systems in sensor-based processing applications. An introduction describing the problem attempting to be solved is followed by an outline of the goals and issues associated with the project. Details regarding the proposed standard architecture are then provided. The paper concludes with the current status of development efforts.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel3/4030/11574/00547728.pdf

Interoperability standard in sensor-based processing applications

The author describes work being performed in the IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 20 (SCC-20) P1232 committee related to the development of standards for interchange between knowledge and information sources and knowledge-based systems used in test and diagnosis applications. The goals, philosophy, and direction of the P1232 knowledge and information interface component standard, which encompasses the use of multiple ontologies and utilizes existing and currently developing standards to a large degree, is described along with the rational for the introduction, evolution, and potential benefits of this standard. Its relationship with the other P1232, SCC-20, and IEEE/ANSI standards is identified. Coordination with other knowledge-based system standards efforts in an attempt to prevent duplication and the development of diverging standards is discussed. The current status in the development of this standard, and future planned efforts for its continued development are described. >

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel2/653/6713/00270091.pdf

R.G. Wright

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Knowledge and information interface standard for test and diagnosis applications of knowledge-based systems