Ubiquity: Command the Web with Language 言葉で操作するWeb

ubiquity: command the web with language web mitcho Michael Erlewine @ Tokyo 2.0, June 2009

ubiquity

Q1. why natural language? ? ubiquity

Q1. why natural language? ? Q2. how natural language? ? ubiquity

Q1. why natural language? ?

Q1. why natural language? ? A1. for a better interface

The web is offering more and more functionality and API’s... ...but how do you use them?

API... ...

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Aza Raskin on text-based interfaces “...maybe this confusion isn’t the fault of command-line interfaces in general; maybe it’s just the command lines we’re used to. If commands were memorable, and their syntax forgiving, perhaps we wouldn’t be so scared to reconsider these interface paradigms.” CC-BY-SA: ﬂickr.com/photos/ seanosh/3307290530/

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therefore... A natural language interface

ubiquity ubiquity.mozilla.com

without ubiquity ubiquity

without ubiquity ubiquity ?

goal: how?

goal: accomplish more on the web how?

goal: accomplish more on the web how? connect the web with language

verbs* *JavaScript

Q1. why natural language? ? A1. for a better interface

Q2. how natural language? ?

Q2. how natural language? ? A2. a linguistically informed parser

Localizing ubiquity ubiquity • Bring this interface to the world !

Localizing ubiquity ubiquity

Localizing ubiquity ubiquity • Writing a parser is hard

Localizing ubiquity ubiquity • Writing a parser is hard • Principles and Parameters approach ( )

Localizing ubiquity ubiquity • Writing a parser is hard • Principles and Parameters approach ( ) • a universal parser + individual language settings

parser

parser N N V

parser N N V goal object

parser N N V goal object V ( goal, object )

Localizing ubiquity Specify arguments by semantic role CmdUtils.CreateCommand({   names: [quot;emailquot;, quot;mailquot;],    arguments: [     {role: quot;objectquot;, nountype: text},     {role: quot;goalquot;, nountype: contact}   ], ...

ubiquity (semantic roles) CmdUtils.CreateCommand({   names: [quot;メールquot;, quot;送信quot;],    arguments: [     {role: quot;objectquot;, nountype: text},     {role: quot;goalquot;, nountype: contact}   ], ...

ubiquity 0.2 with Parser 2

ubiquity 0.2 with Parser 2 Català Dansk Português English Svenska Français Italiano < your language here* > * mitcho.com/blog/how-to/adding-your-language-to-ubiquity-parser-2/

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It’s your web ... ubiquity ubiquity.mozilla.com

It’s your web ... your tools ... ubiquity ubiquity.mozilla.com

It’s your web ... your tools ... your rules ... ubiquity ubiquity.mozilla.com

It’s your web ... your tools ... your rules ... and now, your language ubiquity ubiquity.mozilla.com

Thank you! mitcho Michael Erlewine by-nc mitcho.com @mitchoyoshitaka

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Ubiquity: Command the Web with Language 言葉で操作するWeb

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