Cross-language information retrieval

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 along with translations, into the source language, of one or more search results, in the target language, that satisfy the query;
• receiving a user input modifying the presented translation of the query;
• presenting translations, into the source language, of one or more updated search results, in the target language, that satisfy the modified translation of the query;
• and
• selectably presenting inline after each search result, a corresponding search result in the target language, where each individual search result in the target language is selectably presented or hidden in response to a user input.

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 from a plurality of source languages, and
• a third field for receiving a third user input specifying a target language from a plurality of target languages;
• 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:
• one or more first translated search results responsive to a translation of the query into the target language,
• 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 second search results, in the target language, that satisfy the modified translation of the query, and
• inline after each translated second search result, a selectably presented corresponding search result in the target language, where each individual search result in the target language is selectably presented or hidden in response to a user input.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• instructions configured for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising instructions to:
• receive a source query in a source language;
• translate the source query into a candidate query in a first target language different from the source language;
• identify one or more resources in the first target language that satisfy the candidate query;
• translate the identified resources into corresponding translated resources in the source language;
• present search results corresponding to the translated resources along with the candidate query;
• receive input modifying the presented 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 updated search results corresponding to the translated resources including presenting, inline after each search result, a corresponding search result in the first target language, where each individual search result in the first target language is selectably presented or hidden in response to a user input.

A computer program product, encoded on a machine-readable storage device or substrate, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a source query in a source language;
• translating the source query into a candidate query in a first target language different from the source language;
• identifying one or more resources in the first target language that satisfy the candidate query;
• translating the identified resources into corresponding translated resources in the source language;
• presenting search results corresponding to the translated resources along with the candidate query;
• receiving input modifying the presented 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 updated search results corresponding to the translated resources including presenting, inline after each search result, a corresponding search result in the first target language, where each individual search result in the first target language is selectably presented or hidden in response to a user input.

A system, comprising:

• one or more computing devices configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a source query in a source language;
• presenting translations, into the source language, of one or more search results, in the target language that satisfy the query;
• presenting a translation of 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 updated search results corresponding to the translated resources including presenting, inline after each search result, a corresponding search result in the first target language, where each individual search result in the first target language is selectably presented or hidden in response to a user input.