Linguatec
The Linguatec Language Technologies GmbH is a speech technology providers , who in the areas of machine translation , speech synthesis and speech recognition specializes. Linguatec was founded in Munich in 1996 and is based in Pasing . They are best known for their free online offer, for example the dictionary LinguaDict or the full-text translator PT Online are operated by Linguatec.
Core areas
- Speech recognition : Voice Pro 12 was developed in cooperation with Microsoft and, according to the manufacturer, has a recognition accuracy of up to 99%. There are five different versions, including one for doctors and lawyers.
- Speech synthesis: The voice output program Voice Reader reads relatively naturally in up to 45 languages: including German , British English , American English , French , Canadian French , Spanish , Mexican Spanish , Italian , Dutch , Portuguese , Czech , Chinese
- Machine translation: Personal Translator (seven languages) translates in different versions from "for home use" to professional business applications for the company network . In addition, specialist dictionaries are offered to expand the standard vocabulary.
- Mobile translation: With Shoot & Translate, machine translation becomes mobile. You can take a photo with your mobile phone and then have the text translated.
Patents
- 2005 Patent application for a newly developed hybrid technology that uses the intelligence of neural networks for automatic translation.
Awards
- 2004 European IT Prize for Beyond Babel
- 2004 test winner Stiftung Warentest - best speech recognition
- 1998 European IT Prize - applied speech recognition
- 1996 European IT Prize - automatic translation
Studies
- 2005 University of Regensburg : Voice Reader user test
- 2002 Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and Organization IAO: User study on the efficiency of machine translation
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Stiftung Warentest: Speech recognition in the test test.de, January 2, 2004