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CROSS-LINGUAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

  • US 20080275691A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2007
  • Published: 11/06/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for identifying content, comprising:

  • generating an equivalency list that includes a secondary-language query term associated with at least one primary-language query term, wherein each of the at least one primary-language query term is in a pre-selected language and the secondary-language term is in a language that is different from the pre-selected primary language;

    receiving the secondary-language query term in a search request;

    selecting the at least one primary-language query term from the equivalency list, based on the secondary-language query term;

    identifying digital content that is associated with structured metadata, if the at least one primary-language query term is included in the structured metadata; and

    identifying digital content that is associated with unstructured metadata, if the at least one primary-language query term is included in the unstructured metadata and is not a unique identifier of a defined term in a controlled vocabulary.

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