We propose a logical approach to supply-demand matching in peer-to-peer e-commerce, where demand and supply are both described as concepts to be matched, either completely -full match- or partially -partial match- as it allows for an open-world assumption. Incomplete information can be dealt with, and absence of information can be distinguished from negative information, allowing one to discard offers/requests without the necessary properties, and to ask for missing information in the potential matches. The logical approach has been deployed in a prototype system implemented for a particular ontology but easily generalizable. Limits and possibilities of the proposed approach are analyzed and discussed.
Meeting in the agora: a description logic approach to peer-to-peer e-commerce / DI SCIASCIO, Eugenio; Donini, F. M.; Mongiello, Marina; Piscitelli, G.. - In: ITI. - ISSN 1330-1012. - 1:(2002), pp. 319-324. (Intervento presentato al convegno 24th International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces, ITI 2002 nel June 24-27) [10.1109/ITI.2002.1024693].
Meeting in the agora: a description logic approach to peer-to-peer e-commerce
DI SCIASCIO, Eugenio;MONGIELLO, Marina;
2002-01-01
Abstract
We propose a logical approach to supply-demand matching in peer-to-peer e-commerce, where demand and supply are both described as concepts to be matched, either completely -full match- or partially -partial match- as it allows for an open-world assumption. Incomplete information can be dealt with, and absence of information can be distinguished from negative information, allowing one to discard offers/requests without the necessary properties, and to ask for missing information in the potential matches. The logical approach has been deployed in a prototype system implemented for a particular ontology but easily generalizable. Limits and possibilities of the proposed approach are analyzed and discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
