Product Overview

Mentext 2
Mentext 2.0 is currently under development and will feature some major improvements over Mentext 1. Mentext 2 should be available to beta testers in summer 2006, and anybody interested in finding out more should contact us. In the meantime, we will not be taking on any further Mentext 1 customers or carrying out any further customisation of Mentext 1. However, we will of course be continuing to support our existing customers. More information on Mentext 2 will be coming soon, but until then please feel free to read the Mentext 1 product information below.

Brief Description
Mentext is an AI technology developed by Mimosil for working with plain English text. It is aimed primarily at developers and is supplied as a software component.

Using Mentext's natural language processing capabilities, developers can enable their software to identify meaning or information conveyed in text, regardless of the words used.

By utilising the capabilities of Mentext, an application can:

• search a set of documents for a document about a given topic
• search within a document for a particular piece of information
• identify the meaning of an email or text typed by a user
• compare 2 pieces of text to see if they mean the same thing

Benefits of using Mentext
Comparison and searching of text using Mentext treats the information conveyed within the text as important, not the particular words used.

This allows developers to enhance their applications to meet users' expectations when processing text:

• returning pages concerning the required topic from a document search
• providing automated customer response emails which answer users' questions, not FAQ lists
• filtering emails based on the topic discussed, not the specific words used

Mentext's advanced technology can yield significant benefits to the developer, in terms of increased functionality and reduced development time, by providing these capabilities in an off-the-shelf component which is simple to integrate into their software solutions.

Typical Application Scenarios

• Analysing email content in filtering or auto-response systems
• Live monitoring of chat or bulletin board content
• Back-end processing of web site forms
• Searching document libraries or help systems for answers to user queries
• Allowing game NPCs to respond to free-form user input in RPGs
• Adding meaning-based searches to databases of web pages

Object Model

Key Features

• In-process COM component designed for developers not end-users
• Range of functions allows AI capability to be controlled and adapted for wide variety of applications
• Works with any plain (non-formatted) text with English content
• Self-configuring - no learning process required
• No learn-set database or configuration to back up
• Ideal for C++, VB, ASP and Office Automation
• Clear, simple documentation for rapid learning curve
• Updates available via the internet
• Free support via email or web site
• Optional bespoke customisation for specific requirements
• Fully local processing to help maintain security of data
• Runs on any Win32 platform
• Requires 64 MB memory, 10 MB disk space and 450 MHz processor

AI Technology
Natural language processing technologies are still in their early stages. As a consequence, although Mentext is a highly advanced AI system, developers should be aware that technology has not yet reached the point where a computer can comprehend natural language as well as a person.

We are constantly striving to enhance the technology within Mentext. As we incorporate improvements into Mentext, we will make these available to customers as free updates on our web site.