Patent ID: 8332421

Claim:
A system for enabling a user to locate information of interest in different languages, comprising: one or more databases containing terms in a first language, wherein said terms are organized into a hierarchical structure; a first computer executing search interface software recorded on a computer-readable medium and associated with a collection of information in a second language, wherein said search interface software when executed causes said first computer to receive search queries in said second language and to communicate search results from said collection of information in said second language; and a second computer executing user interface software recorded on a computer-readable medium, wherein said user interface software when executed causes said second computer to communicate with said one or more databases, said search interface software, and a user, and to: access said terms in said first language from said one or more databases; communicate with said user to allow said user to navigate through said terms in accordance with said hierarchical structure; receive an indication that said user has selected one or more of said terms in said first language; generate a search query in said second language based on a translation of said selected one or more terms; display said search query in said second language to said user; communicate said search query in said second language to said first computer executing said search interface software; receive from said first computer search results in said second language; and communicate said search results in said second language to said user, wherein said one or more databases, said first computer, and said second computer are in communication with a computer network.