Universal search engine
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1. A method for conducting a search for stored information, comprising the steps of:
- presenting a user interface to a user;
receiving an identification of a particular search language in which to search;
receiving a search query; and
conducting a search of a database that contains information written in the identified language.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a universal search engine that is configured to search in any one of several different languages. The universal search engine can therefore be used in a method for conducting a search for stored information that comprises the steps of presenting a user interface to a user, receiving an identification of a particular search language in which to search, receiving a search query, and conducting a search of a database that contains information written in the identified language.
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1. A method for conducting a search for stored information, comprising the steps of:
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presenting a user interface to a user;
receiving an identification of a particular search language in which to search;
receiving a search query; and
conducting a search of a database that contains information written in the identified language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A universal search engine, comprising:
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means for interfacing with a user; and
means for searching one of several different available language databases in one of several different available search languages. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. Search engine software stored on a computer readable medium, comprising:
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logic configured to present a user interface to a user;
logic configured to receive an identification of a particular search language;
logic configured to receive a search query with the user interface; and
logic configured to search a database that contains information in the identified language.
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