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State-of-the-art report on reactive processing in databases and artificial intelligence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2009

Petra Bayer
Petra Bayer
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ECRC, Arabellastr. 17, D-8000 Munich 81, Germany
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Abstract

Active rules have been a standard technique in artificial intelligence (AI) for almost two decades. Variants of the Al methods are currently being adapted to provide database systems with the ability to respond reactively to events and database state changes. This paper gives an overview of developments in reactive processing database research, concentrating on active databases that are integrated with relational and object-oriented systems. A general presentation of “trigger”-based processing techniques is given, with a detailed review of active relational and object-oriented database models. An overview of technologies for active processing in AI is also presented, and some common and contrasting themes in database and AI technology identified.

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The Knowledge Engineering Review , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 1993 , pp. 145 - 171
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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