Want to know what your dog is saying?

[Kelemvor]

http://www.tomshardware.com/20...curate_dog_translator/

Could probably do just as well by guessing...

Budapest (Hungary) - Scientists at the Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary have developed a computer that can "translate" dog barks. We put translate in quotes because the machine can only detect the dogs' general mood at the time. Scientists claim the readings are 43 percent accurate - something which doesn't seem that great, but they add most humans would not have done so well.

The scientists analyzed over 6000 barks from 14 Hungarian sheepdogs in six moods: stranger, fight, walk, alone, ball or play. After digitizing and comparing the barks, they created a program that can detect the emotional states of a dog based on the acoustic changes of the barking sounds.

Of course most dog owners will probably laugh at the 43 percent accuracy rate because owners often become accustomed to both barking sounds and other facial/body expressions that their dog exhibits. The scientists now plan on study other breeds of dogs to compare the commonalities between barks.

 

[Jeff7]

I had the distinct impression that Gary Larson already solved this mystery.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I already know what dogs are saying/mood just by listening to them. Dog owners around the world know. We don't need some crazy machine that's only 43% accurate.

 

[AndrewR]

We have a device that we bought awhile ago (2004?) that was developed in Japan and allegedly interprets dog barks for different breeds. It has a receiver that you attach to the collar and then a little walkie-talkie handset that has the readout. You program the breed of dog, and when your dog barks, the handset tells you what the dog is barking about (play, food, frustration, etc. -- five or six different ones).

It's called the...Bowlingual (had to call the wife to get the name). Does it work? I guess so. Is it accurate? Hard to say, but it did seem to get it right more often than not.

 

[effowe]

Your dog wants steak, that is all.

 

[sdifox]

should matt groening be calling these guys up and ask them to pony up royalties since he put forth the baby interpreter? "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? " was the episode, aired aug 92. I googled.

http://www.snpp.com/episodes/8F23.html