What Semantic Web can do - Example -

Plan a trip to Boston

Current Web

1. Use search engine to list airlines.
2. Check each airline for suitable flights, and decide the airline company.
3. Use search engine to list travel agencies.
4. Check each travel agency for price of the ticket, decide the travel agency, and actually make a reservation.
5. Figure out how to buy the ticket (how to pay).
6. Check Narita express and reserve one.
7. Use search engine to list hotels at Boston.
8. Check each hotel, decide the hotel and make a reservation.
9. Print out the information about flight, Narita express and hotel.

Semantic Web

1. Ask to list available flights to Boston for any airline with low price. Pick one and it automatically reserve the flight.
2. It also reserve Narita express automatically.
3. Then, it automatically search hotels at Boston which is convenient for the business. Pick one and it automatically reserve the hotel.
4. All the information is put into your handheld device.
5. It may also put restaurant phone numbers and other useful information into the handheld device.