LIFER/LADDER

LIFER/LADDER was one of the first database natural language processing systems. It was designed as a natural language interface to a database of information about US Navy ships. This system, as described in a paper by Hendrix (1978), used a semantic grammar to parse questions and query a distributed database. It was implemented in Interlisp.[1]

The LIFER/LADDER system could only support simple one-table queries or multiple table queries with easy join conditions.

Some examples of queries it could accept:

  • What are the length, width, and draft of the Kitty Hawk?
  • When will Reeves achieve readiness rating C2?
  • What is the nearest ship to Naples with a doctor on board?
  • What ships are carrying cargo for the United States?
  • Where are they going?
  • Print the American cruisers’ current positions and states of readiness?

References

  1. ^ Manaris, Bill Z. (1994). "AN ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE INTERFACES TO INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS". International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools. 03 (04): 557–579. doi:10.1142/S0218213094000303. ISSN 0218-2130.


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