A Natural Language Graphics System.

Abstract

This report describes an experimental system for drawing simple pictures on a computer graphics terminal using natural language input. The system is capable of drawing lines, points, and circles on command from the user, as well as answering questions about system capabilities and objects on the screen. Erasures are also permitted. Language input can be embellished with touches to convey positional information. The system was designed and implemented by the authors during Summer 1976, was written in LISP 1.6, runs in about 40K words on a DECSystem-10 computer, and displays pictures on an ag60 Plasma Panel. The system was implemented to test out ideas on system organization, to establish the viability of combining language and graphics, and to experiment with appropriate A.I. techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA045946

Entities

People

  • David C. Brown
  • Stan C. Kwasny

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Computational Science
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
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  • Information Science
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  • Natural Languages
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  • Computational Linguistics
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