Method and system for translingual translation of query and search and retrieval of multilingual information on a computer network

A method for searching and retrieving of documents in a computer network, in a language other than a source language, the method comprising:

• receiving through an input device, a query in a source language;
• processing the query to extract a content word;
• performing dialectal standardization of the content word extracted from the query;
• translating the dialectally standardized content word into a target language through a translator;
• performing a contextual search in the target language using a search engine, based on the translated content word;
• obtaining the search results in the form of site names (URLs), pages and descriptions in the target language satisfying search criteria;
• displaying the search results in the target language;
• and
• translating of search results from the target language to the source language by a server based on the selection of a user, wherein the server maintains a collection of well translated pages for the purpose of search and retrieval of documents, wherein the user has the option of requesting at least one of a well-translated version and a machine-translated version of said documents.

A system for performing contextual search and retrieval of documents comprising:

• a query input device for inputting a query in a first language;
• a dialectal controller for dialectally standardizing the content word/key word extracted from the query input;
• a first translator for translating the dialectally standardized word into a second language;
• a search engine for searching in the second language, the site names (URLs), pages and descriptions satisfying search criteria;
• a display screen unit for displaying the search results in the second language;
• and
• at least a second translator for translating the search results into the first language.

A system for searching and retrieving of documents in a language other than the source language, the system comprising:

• a query input device for inputting a query in a source language;
• a dialectal controller for dialectally standardizing the content word/key word extracted from the query input;
• a translator for translating the dialectally standardized word into a target language;
• a search engine for contextual searching a network, in the target language for documents satisfying a search criteria;
• a first input unit for inputting the translated word into said search engine for performing a search in the target language;
• a display screen unit for displaying the search results found in the target language;
• means of selecting among the search results found;
• and
• a server for translation of the selected search results from the target language to the source language based on the selection of a user, said server maintaining a collection of well translated pages for the purpose of search and retrieval of documents, wherein the user has the option of requesting at least one of a well translated version and a machine translated version of said documents.

A method for translating a query input by a user in a first language into a second language and searching and retrieving documents in the second language, comprising:

• processing a query input in a first language to extract content or keyword and dialectally standardizing the extracted content word;
• translating said standardized content word into a second language;
• and
• performing a contextual search in the second language, based on the content word, obtaining search results in said second language.

A method for translating a query input by a user in a first language into a second language and searching and retrieving documents in the second language, and translating said web documents into the first language, comprising:

• processing a query input in a first language to extract content word and dialectally standardizing the content word;
• translating said standardized keyword into a second language;
• contextually searching and obtaining search results in said second language;
• and
• translating said search results into said first language.