Architecture of a multi-modal dialogue system oriented to multilingual question-answering

In this paper, a proposal of a multi-modal dialogue system oriented to multilingual question-answering is presented. This system includes the following ways of access: voice, text, avatar, gestures and signs language. The proposal is oriented to the question-answering task as a user interaction mechanism. The proposal here presented is in the first stages of its development phase and the architecture is presented for the first time on the base of the experiences in question-answering and dialogues previously developed. The main objective of this research work is the development of a solid platform that will permit the modular integration of the proposed architecture.

Partial Product Reduction based on Look-Up Tables

In this paper a new technique for partial product reduction based on the use of look-up tables for efficient processing is presented. We describe how to construct counter devices with pre-calculated data and their subsequent integration into the whole operation. The development of reduction trees organizations for this kind of devices uses the inherent integration benefits of computer memories and offers an alternative implementation to classic operation methods. Therefore, in our experiments we compare our implementation model with CMOS technology model in homogeneous terms.