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IAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC
US·27 granted patents·45 pending applications·1,967 citations·filing 2002–2014
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72 records- 0196US7920963B2Map interface with a movable markerIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 5, 2011·301 cites·34 claims
- 0296US7917497B2Natural language query processingIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 29, 2011·442 cites·10 claims
- 0396US7403938B2Natural language query processingIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 22, 2008·425 cites·23 claims
- 0495US7330849B2Retrieval and display of data objects using a cross-group ranking metricIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 12, 2008·91 cites·18 claims
- 0594US7680775B2Methods and systems for generating query and result-based relevance indexesIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·46 cites·17 claims
- 0694US7152061B2Methods and systems for providing a response to a queryIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 19, 2006·104 cites·9 claims
- 0793US7912634B2Map interface with placeable markerIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2011·44 cites·30 claims
- 0892US7921108B2User interface and method in a local search system with automatic expansionIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 5, 2011·46 cites·17 claims
- 0992US7809721B2Ranking of objects using semantic and nonsemantic features in a system and method for conducting a searchIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 5, 2010·77 cites·7 claims
- 1092US7801893B2Similarity detection and clustering of imagesIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 21, 2010·158 cites·17 claims
- 1192US7565367B2Enhanced popularity rankingIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 21, 2009·77 cites·16 claims
- 1288US7894372B2Topology-centric resource management for large scale service clustersIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 22, 2011·25 cites·16 claims
- 1383US7739274B2Methods and systems for providing a response to a queryIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 15, 2010·30 cites·10 claims
- 1482US7730405B2Method and system to present video contentIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 1, 2010·22 cites·10 claims
- 1581US7376649B2Relevancy-based database retrieval and display techniquesIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 20, 2008·17 cites·17 claims
- 1678US7984048B2Methods and systems for providing a response to a queryIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 19, 2011·6 cites·5 claims
- 1775US8037087B2Methods and systems for providing a response to a queryIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 11, 2011·5 cites·18 claims
- 1874US7685130B2Searching for services in natural languageIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·5 cites·7 claims
- 1970US8046357B2Sampling internet user traffic to improve search resultsIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 25, 2011·9 cites·48 claims
- 2070US7240052B2Refinement of a search query based on information stored on a local storage mediumIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 3, 2007·19 cites·51 claims
- 2168US7639162B2Map interface with removable path locationsIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 29, 2009·5 cites·46 claims
- 2262US7451131B2Methods and systems for providing a response to a queryIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 11, 2008·12 cites·6 claims
- 2362US2008215433A1Method and apparatus for serving a message in conjunction with an advertisement for display on a world wide web pageIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2462US2008215432A1Method and apparatus for serving a message in conjunction with an advertisement for display on a world wide web pageIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2555US2009228458A1Searching for services in natural languageIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2655US2009228457A1Searching for services in natural languageIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2751US7911362B2Map interface with removable path locationsIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 22, 2011·0 cites·62 claims
- 2851US2010121917A1Map interface with directional navigationIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2949US2014372215A1System and method of advertising using related search site linksIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3048US10135718B2Service pack deployment in a method and system for providing answers to requestsIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 20, 2018·1 cites·25 claims
- 3148US2010099496A1Game for generating equivalent phrasesIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3247US2009024597A1Forming web search queries from browsing annotated imagesIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3346US2011184638A1Map interface with a movable markerIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3446US2011184637A1Map interface with a movable markerIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3546US2016132802A1Join function in a method and system for providing answers to requestsIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3645US2011112755A1Map interface with placeable markerIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3745US2011112754A1Map interface with placeable markerIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3844US2009132646A1User interface and method in a local search system with static location markersIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3944US2009132929A1User interface and method for a boundary display on a mapIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4044US2009132643A1Persistent local search interface and methodIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4144US2009132485A1User interface and method in a local search system that calculates driving directions without losing search resultsIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4244US2009132572A1User interface and method in a local search system with profile pageIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4344US2009132484A1User interface and method in a local search system having vertical contextIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4444US2009132573A1User interface and method in a local search system with search results restricted by drawn figure elementsIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4544US2009132927A1User interface and method for making additions to a mapIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4644US2009132953A1User interface and method in local search system with vertical search results and an interactive mapIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4744US2009132486A1User interface and method in local search system with results that can be reproducedIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4843US2009132514A1method and system for building text descriptions in a search databaseIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4943US2009132505A1Transformation in a system and method for conducting a searchIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5042US2009132513A1Correlation of data in a system and method for conducting a searchIAC SEARCH & MEDIA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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