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US 2008/0288474 A1Published application
Cross-language information retrieval
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Chin, Maureen Heymans, Alexandre Kojoukhov, Jocelyn Lin, Hui Tan
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for cross-language information retrieval. A source query in a source language is received. The source query is translated into a target query in a target language. One or more target-language resources that satisfy the target query are identified. The identified resources are translated into the source language. Search results corresponding to the translated resources are presented.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving an source query in a source language;
- translating the source query into a candidate query in a first target language different from the source language;
- receiving input modifying the candidate query into a first target query in the first target language;
- identifying one or more resources in the first target language that satisfy the first target query;
- translating the identified resources into corresponding translated resources in the source language;
- and
- presenting search results corresponding to the translated resources.
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A method comprising:
- receiving one or more user inputs specifying a source language, a query in the source language, and a target language;
- presenting a translation of the query into the target language;
- receiving a user input modifying the translation of the query;
- and
- presenting translations, into the source language, of one or more search results, in the target language, that satisfy the modified translation of the query.
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A method comprising:
- displaying a search interface on a display device, the search interface including:
- a first field for receiving a first user input of a query,
- a second field for receiving a second user input specifying a source language of the first user input, and
- a third field for receiving a third user input specifying a target language;
- based on the first, second, and third user inputs, generating a first results interface and displaying the first results interface on the display device, the first results interface including:
- a translation, into the target language, of the query, and
- a fourth field for receiving a fourth user input modifying the translation of the query;
- and
- based on the first, second, third, and fourth inputs, generating a second results interface and displaying the second results interface on the display device, the second results interface including:
- translations, into the source language, of one or more search results, in the target language, that satisfy the modified translation of the query.
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A system, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- instructions configured for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising instructions to:
- receive an source query in a source language;
- translate the source query into a candidate query in a first target language different from the source language;
- receive input modifying the candidate query into a first target query in the first target language;
- identify one or more resources in the first target language that satisfy the first target query;
- translate the identified resources into corresponding translated resources in the source language;
- and
- present search results corresponding to the translated resources.
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A computer program product, encoded on a tangible program carrier, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an source query in a source language;
- translating the source query into a candidate query in a first target language different from the source language;
- receiving input modifying the candidate query into a first target query in the first target language;
- identifying one or more resources in the first target language that satisfy the first target query;
- translating the identified resources into corresponding translated resources in the source language;
- and
- presenting search results corresponding to the translated resources.
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A system, comprising:
- means for receiving an source query in a source language;
- means for translating the source query into a candidate query in a first target language different from the source language;
- means for receiving input modifying the candidate query into a first target query in the first target language;
- means for identifying one or more resources in the first target language that satisfy the first target query;
- means for translating the identified resources into corresponding translated resources in the source language;
- and
- means for presenting search results corresponding to the translated resources.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.