1. Translation Router LE4-8345

2. TransRouter - Partners Berlitz (Co-ordinator) LRC (Technical Manager) Centre for Language Technology (CST) GMS ISSCO University of Edinburgh (LTG) University of Regensburg

3. TransRouter - Aims The TransRouter project will develop a prototype decision support tool for users of translation technology which will help them to decide whether a document or a number of files should be dealt with by: human translation human translation using translation tools machine translation

4. How? TransRouter will evaluate the usefulness of available resources in the context of a specific translation project and rank various translation scenarios based on: Project description –data supplied by the requester (translation manager) –the automatic analysis of text characteristics Resources available –Profiles and descriptions of backend systems –Linguistic resources

5. TransRouter - Target Groups Translation Agencies Service Providers Users of Translation Technology

6. TransRouter - Prototypes Prototype I Prototype II Delivery:Month 12 Description:Based onETAT Coverage:First version of user interface Core tools Primarily covering TMs Delivery:Month 24 Description:Based on Prototype I Coverage:Improved version of user interface Additional tools MT integration

7. TransRouter - Action Lines Action Line I - PrototypesAction Line II - Tools Integration/Testing II Integration/Testing I Adaptation/Development I Adaptation/Development II Timeline Month 12 24

8. TransRouter - System Diagram Agents Resources Project ProfileResources Profile TR User Interface Component Tools Project Files Agent Profiles Agent descriptions features, limitations, etc. Inventory of Users Resources incl. which tools are available, etc. incl. user-supplied information Current Project Information and generated information. Resources incl. agents such as TM and MT tools, as well as agent resources such as translation memories and terminology databases. Project files to be translated control of tools Translation Router Results Analysis and Report Generation Agent Resources

9. TransRouter - Components Component Tools Cost estimator Word counter Translation memory/previously translated texts coverage calculator Version comparison Repetitiveness detector Unknown term detector Sentence length estimator Sentence simplicity checker Translation Router Decision kernel

10. User Advisory Board Berlitz large translation service provider principal user test site GMS developer of translation technology tool TransRouter as a help tool for end users LRC translation technology consultant decision support tool for users and developers of translation technology systems

11. TransRouter TUAG TransRouter User Advisory Group –Localisation service providers –Software publishers –Translation agencies As of January 1998

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