Methods and apparatus for searching with awareness of geography and languages
US7974972B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99935
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that automatically discerning the best combinations of a user query's geographical origin and language, retrieving and displaying search results accordingly. A record on the system are associated with a geographic location and a language. A record could be composed of two or more records, each of which associates with a location and a language. A record could be in rich media format.
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