]> $Id: ProfileTaxonomy.daml,v 1.4 2002/09/10 05:19:53 martin Exp $ Sketch of a classification scheme for service advertisements, based on the DAML-S Profile. This is not intended to evolve into *the* standard classification scheme, but rather to serve as an example of how the Profile can be used as the basis for a class-hierarchical classification scheme. This is a *partial* example; it contains just the uppermost levels of a possible classification. This file declares the following class hierarchy, where indentation indicates subclassing, names starting with upper case are classes, and names starting with lower case are properties. For readability, in these comments, we omit the suffix "Profile" from each class name. ; Services that provide some kind of product. "Provide" here means ; "make available", and does not include producing or manufacturing ; the product. "Product" includes various kinds of information ; documents, and physical products. ProductProvidingService ; electronic primarily: ; Services that provide an information product InformationProvidingService: informationProduct+ ; Services that provide reports, analyses, quotes, etc. ReportingService: subject+ reportDeliveryStyle+ ; A database-oriented query service DataService: queryLanguage+ ; Services that provide information organized as a directory DirectoryService WhitePages YellowPages NameServer ; Services that provide (visual) images ImageService MapServer: geographicRegion+ ; Services that provide a physical product PhysicalProductProvidingService: physicalProduct+ manufacturer+ deliveryRegion* deliveryProvider* deliveryType* ; Retail sales - also a subclass of FeeBasedService RetailService ; Online retail sales (B2C) OnlineRetailService ; Services that provide transportation (of people or goods) TransportationService: transportationMode+ geographicRegion+ Airline ; Legal and medical services AdvisoryConsultingService LegalService MedicalService ; Services that repair physical products RepairService: physicalProduct+ ; Communications services CommunicationsService ; Entertainment services EntertainmentService: medium+ ageGroupServed+ ; Manufacturing services ManufacturingService: physicalProduct+ ; Advertising services AdvertisingService ; Appraisals services AppraisalService PhysicalProductAppraisalService: physicalProduct+ RealtyAppraisalService: geographicRegion+ ; Services that sell things on behalf of other parties SalesBrokeringService RealtyService: geographicRegion+ propertyType+ AuctionService: auctionStyle+ TravelService: transportationMode+ geographicRegion+ Additional commentary is available here: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-ws/2002May/0000.html FeeBasedServiceProfile The class of services for which some form of payment is required. Indicates Visa, MasterCard, personal check, money order, and such things. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. Indicates such things as "full payment at time of purchase", "Net 30", and so forth. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. FreeServiceProfile The class of services offered for free. ProductProvidingServiceProfile The class of services that are primarily concerned with providing some product. InformationServiceProfile The class of services that are primarily concerned with providing information. ReportingServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. DataServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. DirectoryServiceProfile WhitePagesProfile YellowPagesProfile NameServerProfile ImageServiceProfile MapServer PhysicalProductServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. ActionServiceProfile TransportationServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. AdvisoryConsultingServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. LegalServiceProfile MedicalServiceProfile RepairServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. CommunicationsServiceProfile EntertainmentServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. ManufacturingServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. AdvertisingServiceProfile AppraisalServiceProfile PhysicalProductAppraisalServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. RealtyAppraisalServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. SalesServiceProfile RealtyServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. AuctionServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. TravelServiceProfile Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed. Thing is just a place holder, until the appropriate class is developed.