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| Title | SiSi: Technique Links Words to Signing |
| Body | From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6993326.stm Technique links words to signing By Geoff Adams-Spink September 15, 2007 A technology that translates spoken or written words into British Sign Language (BSL) has been developed by researchers at IBM. The system, called SiSi (Say It Sign It) was created by a group of students in the UK. SiSi will enable deaf people to have simultaneous sign language interpretations of meetings and presentations. It uses speech recognition to animate a digital character or avatar. IBM says its technology will allow for interpretation in situations where a human interpreter is not available. It could also be used to provide automatic signing for television, radio and telephone calls. Read the entire article at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6993326.stm . |
| Source | BBC News |
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