Methods and apparatus for searching with awareness of geography and languages
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1. A method of providing records to a user, comprising:
- identifying a set of different languages of terms submitted in a query by the user;
using the set of languages to automatically discern a set of suspected geographical origins from which the user may have corrected to a server;
finding a best combination of a language and a suspected geographical origin from the sets of languages and origins; and
using the best combination to guide retrieval of search results responsive to the query and to rank the search results.
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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 method of providing records to a user, comprising:
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identifying a set of different languages of terms submitted in a query by the user; using the set of languages to automatically discern a set of suspected geographical origins from which the user may have corrected to a server; finding a best combination of a language and a suspected geographical origin from the sets of languages and origins; and using the best combination to guide retrieval of search results responsive to the query and to rank the search results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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