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Language selection for information retrieval

US8862595B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 2011
Grant dateOct 14, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/3337
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for cross-language information retrieval. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a query in a source language, the query including one or more query terms; automatically determining one or more target languages relevant to the query; translating the query into one or more translated queries in the respective one or more target languages; determining search results responsive to the respective one or more translated queries; and providing one or more of the search results.

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