Conceptual Reverse Query Expander
First Claim
1. A method for multilingual data querying, comprising:
- sending one or more words in an original language to a word ontology;
receiving sense descriptions of the one or more words from the word ontology;
selecting one or more sense descriptions of the one or more words and a language for querying;
translating the one or more sense descriptions into the language for querying;
translating the one or more sense descriptions back into the original language for verification; and
selecting at least one of the one or more sense descriptions to use in a query.
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Abstract
A method for multilingual data querying comprises sending one or more words in an original language to a word ontology. The method further comprises receiving sense descriptions of the one or more words from the word ontology, and selecting one or more sense descriptions of the one or more words and a language for querying. The method further comprises translating the one or more sense descriptions into the language for querying, and also translating the one or more sense descriptions back into the original language for verification. The method further comprises selecting at least one of the one or more sense descriptions to use in a query.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for multilingual data querying, comprising:
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sending one or more words in an original language to a word ontology; receiving sense descriptions of the one or more words from the word ontology; selecting one or more sense descriptions of the one or more words and a language for querying; translating the one or more sense descriptions into the language for querying; translating the one or more sense descriptions back into the original language for verification; and selecting at least one of the one or more sense descriptions to use in a query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for multilingual data querying, comprising:
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translating one or more sense descriptions from an original language into a foreign language; translating the one or more sense descriptions back into the original language; and selecting at least one of the one or more sense descriptions to use in a query. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for multilingual data querying, comprising:
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an interface operable to allow a user to select one or more words in an original language; a processor operable to access one or more document databases and execute one or more programs; a word ontology operable to store one or more sense descriptions of the one or more words; a translator operable to translate the one or more sense descriptions into one or more new sense descriptions in a second language, and further operable to translate the one or more new sense descriptions back into the original language; an electronic display operable to display the one or more sense descriptions, the one or more new sense descriptions in a second language, and the one or more new sense descriptions in the original language; and a querying program operable to query one or more documents in the second language. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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