Two approaches to Event Definition

Antony Galton and Juan Carlos Augusto

In A. Hameurlain, R. Cicchetti, and R. Traunmüller (Eds.), Database and Expert Systems Applications, proceedings of 13th International Conference, DEXA 2002, Aix-en-Provence, France, September 2002, Springer-Verlag LNCS 2453, pages 547-556.
ISBN 3-540-44126-3

Abstract

We compare two approaches to event definition, deriving from the Active Database and Knowledge Representation communities. We relate these approaches by taking a system of the former kind, displaying some of its shortcomings, and rectifying them by remodelling the system in the latter style. We further show the extent to which the original system can be recreated within the remodelled system. This bridge between the two approaches should provide a starting point for fruitful interaction between the two communities.

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