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US 10324966 B2: Search by example
- Granted
- 2019-06-18
- Filed
- 2015-03-13 application 14657322
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
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Abstract
A computer system uses a search engine to search a dataset using an initial query provided by a user and thereby to produce initial search results. The system enables the user to select portions of the initial search results. The system identifies metadata associated with the selected portions, and displays information representing that metadata in a form that is easily understandable by a person not trained in the annotation system in which the search results are encoded. The user may instruct the system to add one or more of the displayed metadata elements to the initial query, in response to which the system may add the specified metadata elements to the initial query to produce a modified query. The system may search the dataset using the modified query and thereby produce modified search results. The process may be repeated as desired by the user to further refine the search results.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190618.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMODAL IP LLC 47 patents | US company or organization | Franklin, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Raz | Pittsburgh, PA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Stimmel | Gibsonia, PA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/3325 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY signed 2024-02-01 | SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY MAPLEWOOD, MN | 66435/347 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-10-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MMODAL IP LLC signed 2021-05-06 | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SAINT PAUL, MN | 57883/129 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-04-14 | Name change Change of address | MMODAL IP LLC signed 2014-08-05 | MMODAL IP LLC FRANKLIN, TN | 42271/858 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-05-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RAZ, ARIEL signed 2014-04-04 STIMMEL, SCOTT signed 2014-04-04 | MMODAL IP LLC FRANKLIN, TN | 38601/254 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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