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http://dx.doi.org/10.3745/KIPSTB.2002.9B.4.399

An Agent System for Supporting Adaptive Web Surfing  

Kook, Hyung-Joon (Sejong University)
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The KIPS Transactions:PartB / v.9B, no.4, 2002 , pp. 399-406 More about this Journal
Abstract
The goal of this research has been to develop an adaptive user agent for web surfing. To achieve this goal, the research has concentrated on three issues: collection of user data, construction and improvement of user profile, and adaptation by applying the user profile. The main outcome from the research is a prototype system that provides the functional definition and componential design scheme for an adaptive user agent for the web environment. Internally, the system achieves its operational goal from the cooperation of two independent agents. They are IIA (Interactive Interface Agent) and UPA (User Profiling Agent). As a tool for providing a user-friendly interface environment, the IIA employs the Keyword Index, which is a list of index terms of a webpage as well as a keyword menu for subsequent queries, and the Suggest Link, which is a hierarchical list of URLs showing the past browsing procedure of the user. The UPA reflects in the User Profile, both the static and the dynamic information obtained from the user's browsing behavior. In particular, a user's interests are represented in the form of Interest Vectors which, based on the similarity of the vectors, is subject to update and creation, thus dynamically profiling the user's ever-shifting interests.
Keywords
Adaptive Web Surfing; Interactive Interface Agent; User Profile Agent;
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