CORAL: using natural language generation for navigational assistance

Authors:
Robert Dale;Sabine Geldof;Jean-Philippe Prost
Affiliations:
Center for Language Technology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;Center for Language Technology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;Center for Language Technology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Venue:
ACSC '03 Proceedings of the 26th Australasian computer science conference - Volume 16
Year:
2003

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Abstract

In this paper we tackle the problem of generating natural route descriptions on the basis of input obtained from a commercially available way-finding system. Our framework and architecture incorporates the use of generic natural language generation techniques. Through examples we demonstrate that it is possible to bridge the gap between underlying representation and natural sounding descriptions. The work presented contributes both to the area of natural language generation and to the improvement of way-finding system interfaces.