Meta search
Meta search for external services
- “Point linking” to external services
- maps, yellow pages, hotels, restaurants, weather, transportation,...
Generation of queries
- Manual “wrapper” software for services
- Conversion of location data
- Determination of search scope
1.user request: e.g. x=139.36.27, y=35.25.24, target = AYellowPage
2.conversion: using Location Data Repository
e.g. (x=139.36.27, y=35.25.24) -> address = "Tokyo, Chuo-ku, Ginza 4"
3.determination of the search scope of the location for the target
e.g. ``Tokyo'', or ``Tokyo, Chuo-ku'', or ``Tokyo, Chuo-ku, Ginza'', ... ?
e.g. http://www.AYellowPage....co.jp/search.cgi? address = "Tokyo, Chuo-ku, Ginza 4"