System Design for Structured Hypermedia Generation

In this contribution we consider the design of a hypermedia information system which not only includes standard functionality of storage and presentation, but also the automatic generation of hypermedia presentations on the basis of a domain dependent knowledge base. We identify and describe the data sources required and the processes involved

System Design for Structured Hypermedia Generation

. In this contribution we consider the design of a hypermedia information system that not only includes standard functionality of storage and presentation, but also the automatic generation of hypermedia presentations on the basis of a domain dependent knowledge base. We identify and describe the type of knowledge required and the processes involved. 1 Introduction The usefulness of multimedia information systems hinges on the ease with which the information can be retrieved and on the speed and quality of the presentation of the information to the user. The most convenient way of interacting with multimedia information is through a hypermedia interface, where the user is guided in navigating through the large set of media items. This requires the definition of links relating the different pieces of information. This is a well known concept in hypermedia systems, but in many such systems, including HTML on the Internet, the links are embedded within the media. Recent research on hyper..