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System and method for efficiently retrieving and translating source documents in different languages, and other displaying the translated documents at a client device

  • US 5,987,402 A
  • Filed: 01/18/1996
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A document retrieval and display system for retrieving source documents in different languages from a plurality of servers located at different sites in a communication network, translating at least one of the received documents, and displaying the source documents and the translated documents at a client device connected to the communication network, said system comprising:

  • a translation module for translating documents between at least two of the languages by machine;

    a storage facility coupled to said translation module for storing the translated documents produced by said translation module; and

    a control module coupled to said translation module for causing the source documents to be retrieved from the servers, transferred to the client device, and displayed at the client device, and for automatically causing said translation module to begin translating at least one of the source documents retrieved from the servers as soon as the source documents have been retrieved, for causing the translation of the source documents to proceed while the source documents are being displayed at the client device, for causing the resulting translated documents to be placed in said storage facility, for receiving requests for translation from the client device, and for causing the client device to display the translated documents in response to the requests for translation.

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