Language selection for information retrieval
US8862595B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2031 |
Classification
- 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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