• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.141-157
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• 2002

extensible Markup Language (XML) is a new markup language for data exchange on the Internet. In this paper, we propose a language extensible Rule Markup Language (XRML) which is an extension of XML. The implicit rules embedded in the Web pages should be identifiable, interchangeable with structured rule format, and finally accessible by various applications. It is possible to realize by using XRML. In this light, Web based Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) can be integrated with rule-based expert systems. To meet this end, we propose the six design criteria: Expressional Completeness, Relevance Linkability, Polymorphous Consistency, Applicative Universality, Knowledge Integrability and Interoperability. Furthermore, we propose three components such as RIML (Rule Identification Markup Language), RSML (Rule Structure Markup Language) and RTML (Rule Triggering Markup Language), and the Document Type Definition DTD). We have designed the XRML version 0.5 as illustrated above, and developed its prototype named Form/XRML which is an automated form processing for disbursement of the research fund in the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAISI). Since XRML allows both human and software agent to use the rules, there is huge application potential. We expect that XRML can contribute to the progress of Semantic Web platforms making knowledge management and e-commerce more intelligent. Since there are many emerging research groups and vendors who investigate this issue, it will not take long to see XRML commercial products. Matured XRML applications may change the way of designing information and knowledge systems in the near future.

• Proceedings of the Korea Inteligent Information System Society Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.284-293
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• 2002

XML(eXtensible Markup Language, XML)은 인터넷에서의 자료 교환을 위해 고안된 언어이다. 본 논문에서는 XML의 개념을 발전시킨 확장형 규칙 표식 언어(extensible Rule Markup Language, XRML)를 제안하고 있다. XRML은 웹 페이지에 내재된 암묵적 규칙의 식별, 구조적인 규칙으로의 변환, 사람과 소프트웨어 에이전트간의 지식 공유를 가능하게 하며, 이를 통해 지식기반시스템(Knowledge Based System)과 지식관리시스템(Knowledge Management System)의 통합을 실현할 수 있는 새로운 언어가 될 것이다. 본 고에서는 XRML이 이상과 같은 능력을 갖기 위해 반드시 갖춰야 할 6가지 설계 기준과, 이들 기준을 반영한 XRML 구성 요소로서 RIML(Rule Identification Markup Language), RSML(Rule Structure Markup Language)과 RTML(Rule Triggering Markup Language)을 설계하였으며, 개별 요소들의 기능 및 특성과 함께 태그와 DTD(Document Type Definition)도 식별하였다. 나아가 전술한 구조를 기반으로 하여 XRML을 워크플로우 시스템상의 폼처리에 적용한 Form/XRML이라는 프로토타입 시스템을 설계하고 구현하였다. 본 프로토타입의 개발을 통해, 지식기반시스템의 지식을 활용하는 RTML이 폼을 비롯한 다양한 응용시스템에 내재될 수 있으며, 웹 페이지의 암묵적 규칙과 지식기반시스템의 규칙이 일관성 있게 유지될 수 있음을 보여 주었다. 요컨대 본 연구는 XRML이 지능형 웹으로 발전하기 위한 새로운 도구이며, KBS와 US의 통합을 위한 중요한 도구임을 입증하였다는 점에서 큰 의의를 갖는다고 하겠다.

• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.123-151
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• 2005

In the world of Web pages, there are oceans of documents in natural language texts and tables. To extract rules from Web pages and maintain consistency between them, we have developed the framework of XRML(extensible Rule Markup Language). XRML allows the identification of rules on Web pages and generates the identified rules automatically. For this purpose, we have designed the Rule Identification Markup Language (RIML) that is similar to the formal Rule Structure Markup Language (RSML), both as pares of XRML. RIML is designed to identify rules not only from texts, but also from tables on Web pages, and to transform to the formal rules in RSは syntax automatically. While designing RIML, we considered the features of sharing variables and values, omitted terms, and synonyms. Using these features, rules can be identified or changed once, automatically generating their corresponding RSML rules. We have conducted an experiment to evaluate the effect of the RIML approach with real world Web pages of Amazon.com, BamesandNoble.com, and Powells.com We found that $97.7\%$ of the rules can be detected on the Web pages, and the completeness of generated rule components is $88.5\%$. This is good proof that XRML can facilitate the extraction and maintenance of rules from Web pages while building expert systems in the Semantic Web environment.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.15 no.7
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• pp.875-880
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• 2005

OWL(Web Ontology Language) is the Ontology Standard Language and the a lot of Ontologies are being constructed in OWL. But the research on the extension of OWL is also progressing because of the limit of representation power of in OWL language. The W3C suggests the SWRL(Semantic Web Rule Language) based on the combination of OWL and RuleML(Rule Markup Language), which is improved in the representation of rule. Thus, both OWL and SWRL are used for developing ontologies. However, research on inference of ontologies written in both languages is just begun. These day, for the inference of ontologies written in both languages, ontologies and divided in to two parts. The part written in OWL and written in SWRL. For the inference of the part written in OWL, Racer, a DL based inference engine, is used and for the other part Jess, a rule-based engine, is used. In this paper, we will propose three methods for integrated inference of the OWL part and the SWRL part of ontologies using Jess and some tools for ontology inference : OWLJessKB and SWRL Factory

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.79-100
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• 2004

As a part of ebXML(Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language) framework, BPSS(Business Process Specification Schema) has been provided to support the direct specification of the set of elements required to configure a runtime system in order to execute a set of ebXML business transactions. The BPS,' is available in two stand-alone representations, a UML version and an XML version. Due to the limitations of UML notations and XML syntax, however, current ebXML BPSS specification fails to specify formal semantic constraints completely. In this study, we propose a constraint classification scheme for the BPSS specification and describe how to formally represent those semantic constraints using OCL(Object Constraint Language). As a way to validate p Business Process Specification(BPS) with the formal semantic constraints, we suggest a rule-based approach to represent the formal constraints and demonstrate its detailed mechanism for applying the rule-based constraints to the BPS with a prototype implementation.

• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.67-81
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• 2006

While the existing Web focuses on the interface with human users based on HTML, the next generation Web will focus on the interaction among software agents by using XML and XML-based standards and technologies. The inference engine, which will serve as brains of software agents in the next generation Web, should thoroughly understand the Semantic Web, the standard language of the next generation Web. As abasis for the service, the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) has recommended SWRL (Semantic Web Rule Language) which had been made by compounding OWL (Web Ontology Language) and RuleML (Rule Markup Language). In this research, we develop a backward chaining inference engine SMART-B (SeMantic web Agent Reasoning Tools -Backward chaining inference engine), which uses SWRL and OWL to represent rules and facts respectively. We analyze the requirements for the SWRL-based backward chaining inference and design analgorithm for the backward chaining inference which reflects the traditional backward chaining inference algorithm and the requirements of the next generation Semantic Web. We also implement the backward chaining inference engine and the administrative tools for fact and rule bases into Java components to insure the independence and portability among different platforms under the environment of Ubiquitous Computing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2000.04b
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• pp.372-374
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• 2000

본 논문은 인터넷상에서 사용이 가능하며 확장성이 뛰어나 XML(eXtensible Markup Language)을 다른 문서로 변환 및 브라우징(Browsing), 프리젠테이션(Presentation)이 가능한 표준 언어인 XSL(eXtensible Stylesheet Language)을 응용한 XSL 문서 편집 시스템의 설계 및 구현에 관한 것이다. 이를 위해 XSL문서의 기본 구조 단위를 패턴(Pattern)으로 구분하여 서식 집합(Template Rule)들을 사용자 서술 방식이 아닌 사용자의 선택 방식의 자동 생성으로 구성하도록 하였다. XSL 엘리먼트 (Element)의 선택방식은 구성되어진 XML문서를 읽어 들여 문서의 엘리먼트 정보를 확장할 수 있게 하였다. 또한 XML문서와 XSL문서의 HTML(HyperText Markup Language)로의 변환을 쉽게 확인할 수 있는 사용자 인터페이스(User Interface)를 구성하며 원활하게 문서를 교환 할 수 있도록 설계 구현 하였다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.152-162
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• 2009

At present, Authoring tools, which are used to develop the WIPI applications are less convenient to be coded. Usually, the programming tools only focus on the grammar while scarcity of visualization. Developer forced directly codes all times during the development by this cause. As a procedure for rapid WIPI Application Development, in this paper, WIPI API High Level Component is first visualized, in order words, graphic control is developed. Second this control is used in designing the mobile layout. Then UI Markup Language and source code can be generated automatically. With this view, we propose the JIML(Jlet Interface Markup Language) with UI Markup Language based XML of WIPI Jlet Platform and also present the transformable rule for generation to the WIPI code about WIPI Jlet UI from offered JIML. Also we implement the WIPI Jlet Generation System to make the generation to JIML, WIPI code. The Implemented System provides efficiency when developing WIPI Business Application, and helps to enable rapid development.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.213-216
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• 2005

W3C에서는 온톨로지의 표준 언어로 OWL(Web Ontology Language)을 발표하였고 이를 활용한 온톨로지가 다양한 곳에 적용되어 구축이 되고 있다. 하지만, DL(Description Logic)기반인 OWL언어가 표현할 수 있는 규칙의 한계로 인하여 이를 확장하기 위한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이러한 연구를 통하여 W3C에서는 OWL과 RuleML(Rule Markup Language)을 통합하여 규칙(Rule)에 대한 표현력이 더욱 향상된 SWRL(Semantic Web Rule Language) 언어를 제안하였다. 현재 이러한 연구는 OWL, SWRL 온톨로지 언어를 활용하고 Racer, Jess와 같은 엔진을 통하여 추론을 하는 형태로 활성화 되어 가고 있다. 하지만 이러한 형태로 온톨로지를 구축하는데 있어서 Racer를 이용한 DL추론, Jess를 이용한 Rule-base추론이 병행되고 있다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 온톨로지를 추론하기 위한 엔진으로 Racer와 Jess의 병행이 아닌, Jess를 이용하여 DL기반언어인 OR온톨로지를 추론하는 것 뿐 만 아니라 SWRL언어의 규칙 또한 추론할 수 있도록 한다. 이러한 시스템을 구축하기 위해 OWL을 Jess언어를 이용하여 추론할 수 있도록 개발된 OWLJessKB라는 툴과 SWRL언어를 추론하기 위해 Jess언어로 변환하여 이를 추론하는 SWRL Factory, 그리고 이출 이용하여 통합 추론하기 위한 세가지 통합 추론 플랫폼을 제안한다.

• Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.185-199
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• 2005

With the growth of internet shopping malls, there is increasing interest in comparison shopping mall. However most comparison sites compare only book prices by collecting simple XML data and do not provide .the exact comparison Including precise shipping costs. Shipping costs vary depending on each customer's address, the delivery method, and the category of selected goods, so rule based system is required in order to calculate exact shipping costs. Therefore, we designed and implemented comparison shopping mall which compares not only book prices but also shipping costs using rule based inference. By adopting the extensible Rule Markup language (XRML) approach, we proposed the methodology of extracting delivery rules from Web pages of each shopping mall. The XRML approach can facilitate nearly automatic rule extraction from Web pages and consistency maintenance between Web pages and rule base. We developed a ConsiderD system which applies our rule acquisition methodology based on XRML. The objective of the ConsiderD system is to compare the exact total cost of books including the delivery cost over Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and Powells.com. With this prototype, we conducted an experiment to show the potential of automatic rule acquisition from Web pages and illustrate the effect of delivery cost.