Glo Buddy a Tool for Travellers Final Project
Glo. Buddy, a Tool for Travellers Final Project for MAS. 964 Rami Musa - Madleina Scheidegger Andrea Kulas - Yoan Anguilet
Agenda n n Motivation Implementation n n n Translation Association - Words Association - Phrases Demo Extensions Conclusion
Motivation n Problem: Help travellers communicate n Limitation of Current Solutions n n Static set of words and phrases Limited to one language Non-ideal layout Solution: use common sense to find relevant words and phrases for any situation
Translation n Altavista Babelfish
Association - Words n n n Filter input for keywords Find closely related words Score each word Sort Translate
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Association – Phrases Guessing Context n n Filter Input Find closely related words Score each context Decide
Association – Phrases Getting Phrases n n Find closely related words Get Phrases n n If context guessed, use saved phrases If “Other” context, use Open. Mind Score each Phrase Translate
Example
Extensions n n Making the program work offline Learning n n n From mistakes in guessing context User choices Better phrase selection n Create phrases Manipulate Open. Mind result Create database
Conclusion n Created Program that: n n n Uses common sense to find words and phrases. Needs extensions for use by travellers. Needs other Improvements.
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