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Language Processing
At present, the exploitation of foreign language speech and text is slow and labor intensive and as a result, the availability, quantity and timeliness of information from foreign-language sources is limited. IPTO is creating new technologies and systems for automating the transcription and translation of foreign languages. These language processing capabilities will enable our military to exploit large volumes of speech and text in multiple languages, thereby increasing situational awareness at all levels of command. In particular, IPTO is automating the capability to monitor foreign language media and to exploit foreign language news broadcasts with one-way (foreign-language-to-English) translation technologies. IPTO is also developing hand-held, two-way (foreign-language-to-English and English-to-foreign-language) speech-to-speech translation systems that enable the warfighter on the ground to communicate directly with local populations in their native language. Finally, IPTO is creating technologies to exploit the information contained in hard-copy documents and document images resident on magnetic and optical media captured in the field. Making full use of all of the information extracted from foreign-language sources requires the capability to automatically collate, filter, synthesize, summarize, and present relevant information in timely and relevant forms. IPTO is developing natural language processing systems to enhance local, regional and global situational awareness and eliminate the need for translators and subject matter experts at every military site where foreign-language information is obtained.
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