August 12, 2005
Film search by SMS
Following a successful 6 monht pilot test, several Australian movie complexes have launched an SMS movie search service, using natural language processing (NLP), enabling movie goers to enquire which films are playing at the movie theater and at what time. [via Geekzone]
"For example, a user could send in "Whats on?", "What time is Wedding Crashers showing at Crown?", "Where can I see Wedding Crashers?" or "What is showing at Crown on Saturday?"
The 1999-FILM service is provided by START Corporation, a provider of SMS solutions for enterprise clients. The SMS natural language processing capability is based on START's TextWise SMS-NLP technology.
"The same technology can be easily deployed to book movie tickets, take pizza orders, make payments and take call-centre enquiries. For example, users can simply text in 'Book two tickets at 2pm' or 'Call me about my account'. The possibilities are limitless," said Mak."
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