KANTOO Overview

KANTOO is an object-oriented C++ implementation of CMU's KANT technology for machine translation, plus an integrated set of support tools for efficient knowledge maintenance/update. KANTOO has 5 main modules, which are shown in the figure and described briefly below.

Basic KANTOO Architecture

• KANTOO Analyzer
  This module is used both for grammar checking of controlled source languages and analysis of controlled texts for automated translation. One run of the Analyzer produces an Interlingua file that can be translated into any supported target language.
  [C++ software and knowledge files]

• KANTOO Generator
  This module is used both for generation of each target language from the interlingua produced by the Analyzer.
  [C++ software and knowledge files]

• Lexical Maintenance Tool (LMT)
  The LMT provides an Oracle Forms interface for rapid update of source language technical terminology, by developers and end-users. The use of RDBMS technology supports efficient maintenance of large-scale terminology banks for commercial applications.
  [Oracle database and forms]

• Language Translation Database (LTD)
  The LTD tool provides an Oracle Forms interface for rapid update of target language technical terminology, by developers and end-users. The use of RDBMS technology supports efficient maintenance of large-scale terminology for commercial applications.
  [Oracle database and forms]

• Knowledge Maintenance Tool (KMT)
  The Knowledge Maintenance Tool provides an interface for structured editing of grammar rules and domain knowledge, supporting rapid revision, and incremental update/build of the Analyzer and Generator. Intended primarily for the developer and end-user maintainer, this tool can be used by customers who wish to continue customizing the grammar and domain knowledge after delivery of a finished application.
  [C++ code and interfaces]