This application proposes a Phase 1 SBIR project to demonstrate the feasibility of using our NLP tools to develop a learner centered and learner paced Internet browser plug-in based on the NLP. This project will investigate the ability of our current NLP tools to be adapted to navigators in general through the demonstration of command and control abilities based on NLP for one particular Internet browser (Microsoftâs "Internet Explorer") and the operating system associated with it. Specifically, this project will use our current NLP command and control tools to write a learner centered NLP user interface as a plug-in to allow the user to interact with the Internet with a minimum of knowledge of computers and of these applications. This NLP browser plug-in will significantly reduce the amount of computer training and program specific training that is required to allow a user to interact with the Internet. COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: In addition to the value of the increased ease of use for operating systems and navigators that is made possible by this NLP technology, it is clear that this technology will have a variety of areas of application. In fact, these NLP navigation tools can be easily ported to other navigators and operating systems to ease the burden of training and the need for experience that is often associated with new users. This is especially true in areas where sophisticated and non-user friendly systems are in us
