Methods and Apparatus for Searching with Awareness of Geography and Languages
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1. A record retrieval system comprising:
- a record repository having access to records associated with at least one of a geographic location and at least one language;
a search engine coupled with the record repository and capable of having an interaction with a user; and
wherein the search engine discerns a set of languages and suspected origins from the interaction, finds at least one combination having a language and an origin from the set of languages and suspected origins, and uses the at least one combination to guide retrieval of search results including records responsive to a query submitted to the server.
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Abstract
A system that automatically discerning the best combinations of a user query'"'"'s geographical origin and language, retrieving and displaying search results accordingly. A record on the system are associated with a geographic location and a language. A record could be composed of two or more records, each of which associates with a location and a language. A record could be in rich media format.
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1. A record retrieval system comprising:
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a record repository having access to records associated with at least one of a geographic location and at least one language; a search engine coupled with the record repository and capable of having an interaction with a user; and wherein the search engine discerns a set of languages and suspected origins from the interaction, finds at least one combination having a language and an origin from the set of languages and suspected origins, and uses the at least one combination to guide retrieval of search results including records responsive to a query submitted to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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