Language Grid Service Layer

Language Grid is a framework with which you can connect and use highly specialized language resources such as machine translations and morphological analyzer, and other language resources created at the actual field of intercultural collaboration activities, by registering them as language services equipped with standard interface called Web service. With the Language Grid you can use various language resources through collaboration tools (Langrid Collaboration Tools) such as Langrid Chat and Langrid Blackboard, which are developed by NICT, as well as other various collaboration tools.

Language Grid services consist of four layers:

• P2P Grid Infrastructure

  The infrastructure combines multiple servers on the Internet to fulfill users' request. Users can add their servers to the P2P grid. Using the Language Grid Service Manager, Users have access to usage statistics of the language resources and servers they provide.

• Language Resources

  Various language resources will be provided as Web services with standardized interface. Users can add new language resources.

• Language Services

  Language resources can be combined by Web service workflows. Various language service will be available, including back translations or specialized translations. Users can add new language services.

• Intercultural Collaboration Tools

  Collaboration tools are developed using language services explained above. New tools have been developed by NICT and universities, and moreover, existing tools have been multilingualized.