The HC1 can be used in harsh environments and most remote locations, where access to complex graphical data or text is needed and using a laptop or handheld device is impractical without obstructing vision.

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The system will combine what are called formal argumentation techniques with Natural Language Generation (NLG), which essentially converts complex information and data into text summaries.

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For businesses that rely on text messaging to manage complex scheduling challenges, Zipwhip's service is invaluable.

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As with any complex law, however, the text gets the layman only so far.

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The framework extracts meaning from the driver's spoken words, enabling in-car systems to create calendar appointments, dictate email or text messages, set complex navigation destinations, and even perform general Internet searches.

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The researchers recognized that certain audiences may perceive the difficult text to mean the message is too complex to understand and simply ignore it.

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Making a prediction based only on text may at first glance seem myopic because it ignores most of the formidably complex interplay of candidate personality, voter sentiment, and popular issues that ultimately determines the outcome of an election.

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But doing so will be more complex--both for Google and its customers--than simply crafting an effective AdWords text ad.

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