TY - GEN
T1 - Real-Time multilingual communication by means of prestored conversational units
AU - Alm, Norman
AU - Iwabuchi, Mamoru
AU - Andreasen, Peter N.
AU - Nakamura, Kenryu
AU - Murray, Iain R.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - A computer mediated communication system has been developed which can offer real time multilingual communication, as long as users stay within the boundaries of prestored conversational units. The system was designed originally to give non-speaking people a multi-lingual capability. It is based on research into conversational modelling and utterance prediction, making use of prestored material. However, the system could also be used by people whose only communication disadvantage is not being able to speak a foreign language. The prototype consists of a large store of conversational texts, each one produced in several languages, along with a model of conversation which allows the system to link the items together into appropriate sequences. Both the non-speaking person and the communication partner use the communicator in their dialogue. In comparison with a multi-lingual phrase book, the system helped users to have more natural conversation, and to take more control of the interaction. This project is an interesting example of the way in which systems developed for people with severe disabilities can often have useful general applications.
AB - A computer mediated communication system has been developed which can offer real time multilingual communication, as long as users stay within the boundaries of prestored conversational units. The system was designed originally to give non-speaking people a multi-lingual capability. It is based on research into conversational modelling and utterance prediction, making use of prestored material. However, the system could also be used by people whose only communication disadvantage is not being able to speak a foreign language. The prototype consists of a large store of conversational texts, each one produced in several languages, along with a model of conversation which allows the system to link the items together into appropriate sequences. Both the non-speaking person and the communication partner use the communicator in their dialogue. In comparison with a multi-lingual phrase book, the system helped users to have more natural conversation, and to take more control of the interaction. This project is an interesting example of the way in which systems developed for people with severe disabilities can often have useful general applications.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85009113233
T3 - EUROSPEECH 2001 - SCANDINAVIA - 7th European Conference on Speech Communication and Technology
SP - 2401
EP - 2404
BT - EUROSPEECH 2001 - SCANDINAVIA - 7th European Conference on Speech Communication and Technology
A2 - Lindberg, Borge
A2 - Benner, Henrik
A2 - Dalsgaard, Paul
A2 - Tan, Zheng-Hua
PB - International Speech Communication Association
T2 - 7th European Conference on Speech Communication and Technology - Scandinavia, EUROSPEECH 2001
Y2 - 3 September 2001 through 7 September 2001
ER -