US 2013/0211819 A1 · Displaying examples from texts in dictionaries

Abstract

In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for a system to provide information based on a query, the method comprising: performing a first search of at least one first source for information responsive to the query; providing a result of the search to a user; searching documents using at least a part of the result of the search; providing the user with at least one example of usage of the result of the search obtained from the searching of stored documents; based on user input, performing a second search of at least one second source for information responsive to the query; and providing a result of said second search to the user. The invention provides ways of showing the most relevant examples from parallel text corpora according to a ranking.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device for identifying a set of parallel texts from a corpora of texts, the device comprising:

a display capable of displaying a user interface;
a processor;
a memory in electronic communication with the processor, the memory configured with instructions for performing steps including:
identifying a corpora containing two or more parallel texts;
selecting a text fragment in a first language;
performing a query on the corpora based on the text fragment to identify a set of parallel texts that include the text fragment in the first language and a substantially equivalent translation of the text fragment in a second language;
determining a ranking for the identified parallel texts based on the text fragment, wherein the ranking is based on a frequency of the text fragment occurring in the set of parallel texts;
and
displaying on the user interface the ranked set of parallel texts.

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Displaying examples from texts in dictionaries

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Displaying examples from texts in dictionaries

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Abstract

Claims22