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Gann Bierner
Also filed as: BIERNER GANN · BIERNER GANN ALEXANDER
29 granted patents·11 pending applications·647 citations·filing 2004–2025
97Inventor score
Files withANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC16BIERNER GANN7BIERNER GANN ALEXANDER4INQUIRA INC4COOPER EDWIN RILEY3
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40 records- 0196US8280888B1Method and apparatus for creation of web document titles optimized for search enginesBIERNER GANN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 2, 2012·51 cites·18 claims
- 0296US7747601B2Method and apparatus for identifying and classifying query intentINQUIRA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 29, 2010·86 cites·18 claims
- 0394US8898140B2Identifying and classifying query intentORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·25 cites·20 claims
- 0494US8478780B2Method and apparatus for identifying and classifying query intentCOOPER EDWIN RILEY·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 2, 2013·34 cites·20 claims
- 0594US7668850B1Rule based navigationINQUIRA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 23, 2010·34 cites·19 claims
- 0693US8463791B1Method and apparatus for creation of web document titles optimized for search enginesBIERNER GANN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 11, 2013·20 cites·10 claims
- 0792US10635680B2Customized coordinate ascent for ranking data recordsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 28, 2020·7 cites·18 claims
- 0892US9747390B2Ontology for use with a system, method, and computer readable medium for retrieving information and response to a queryORACLE OTC SUBSIDIARY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 29, 2017·48 cites·20 claims
- 0992US8612208B2Ontology for use with a system, method, and computer readable medium for retrieving information and response to a queryCOOPER EDWIN RILEY·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 17, 2013·131 cites·31 claims
- 1092US8463648B1Method and apparatus for automated topic extraction used for the creation and promotion of new categories in a consultation systemBIERNER GANN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 11, 2013·21 cites·9 claims
- 1192US7921099B2Guided navigation systemINQUIRA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 5, 2011·24 cites·13 claims
- 1292US7672951B1Guided navigation systemINQUIRA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 2, 2010·26 cites·9 claims
- 1391US9262528B2Intent management tool for identifying concepts associated with a plurality of users' queriesORACLE OTC SUBSIDIARY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·20 cites·20 claims
- 1491US8296284B2Guided navigation systemBIERNER GANN ALEXANDER·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 23, 2012·12 cites·19 claims
- 1591US8082264B2Automated scheme for identifying user intent in real-timeBIERNER GANN ALEXANDER·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 20, 2011·24 cites·15 claims
- 1689US12321355B2Unified search systems and methodsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 3, 2025·1 cites·21 claims
- 1788US8924410B2Automated scheme for identifying user intent in real-timeBIERNER GANN ALEXANDER·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 30, 2014·11 cites·13 claims
- 1887US12222963B2Data-sharding for efficient record searchANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 11, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 1987US9275038B2Method and apparatus for identifying customer service and duplicate questions in an online consultation systemBIERNER GANN·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·9 cites·1 claims
- 2086US8781813B2Intent management tool for identifying concepts associated with a plurality of users' queriesCOOPER EDWIN RILEY·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 15, 2014·17 cites·19 claims
- 2186US8095476B2Automated support scheme for electronic formsBIERNER GANN ALEXANDER·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 10, 2012·36 cites·24 claims
- 2279US11416501B2Customized coordinate ascent for ranking data recordsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 16, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2374US9904436B2Method and apparatus for creating a personalized question feed platformPEARL COM LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 27, 2018·6 cites·9 claims
- 2474US2025272300A1Unified search systems and methodsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2567US11797774B2Extraction of genealogy data from obituariesANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2667US9646079B2Method and apparatus for identifiying similar questions in a consultation systemBIERNER GANN·Filed 2012·Granted May 9, 2017·2 cites·10 claims
- 2766US2025139126A1Data-sharding for efficient record searchANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2865US2025036618A1Search-result explanation systems and methodsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2961US12147425B2Search-result explanation systems and methodsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 19, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3059US2025156241A1Subclustering content items for allocating computational resources on a per-subcluster basisANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3158US11537816B2Extraction of genealogy data from obituariesANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 27, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 3256US2024370506A1Determining genealogical records for record queries utilizing a lifespan filter algorithmANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3356US2013295546A1Method and apparatus for identifying and eliciting missing question details in a consultation systemBIERNER GANN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3456US2025278423A1Machine learning-based genealogical research assistantANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3555US2013311476A1Method and apparatus for on-the-fly categorization and optional details extraction from questions posted to an online consultation systemPEARL COM LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3649US2023023202A1Efficient record facet search based on image facetingANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3748US11500884B2Search and ranking of records across different databasesANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 3846US2014114986A1Method and apparatus for implicit topic extraction used in an online consultation systemPEARL COM LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3942US10896189B2Diversity evaluation in genealogy searchANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 19, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4039US2013297553A1Method and apparatus for predicting question answerability in an online consultation systemBIERNER GANN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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