Patents
US 9443036 B2: Geo-aware spellchecking and auto-suggest search engines
- Granted
- 2016-09-13
- Filed
- 2014-01-17 application 14157792
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems and methods for generating geo-aware auto-suggestions for searching are provided. Characters corresponding to user input for a search query to a searching service may be processed prior to completion of the search query. Information about a geographical location may be processed. A geographical area of interest and potential correction(s) may be identified. Geo-specific suggestions may be determined based on the search query and/or a selected correction. The geo-specific suggestions may correspond to one or more identified businesses located in the geographical area of interest. The determining the geo-specific suggestions may include identifying business listing information corresponding to the geographical area of interest and the search query and/or a selected correction. The geo-specific suggestions may be indicated as a user-selectable option to complete the search query in a search query field for a search engine and/or to submit to the search engine as a selected search query.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160913.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YP LLC 20 patents | US company or organization | Tucker, GA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjay C. Sood | Claremont, CA | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sudheer Sahu | Encinitas, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Guobin He | San Diego, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Krishna Krishnamaneni | Culver City, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Vaibhav Chaudhary | Cupertino, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kiran Sugana | Pasadena, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nathan Lih Feng Diep | Glendora, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/9537 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-07 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT signed 2024-12-12 | YP LLC DFW AIRPORT, TX | 69765/785 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-05-10 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2024-05-01 | DEX MEDIA, INC. GRAPEVINE, TX YP LLC GRAPEVINE, TX YELLOWPAGES.COM LLC GRAPEVINE, TX YP ADVERTISING & PUBLISHING LLC GRAPEVINE, TX PRINT MEDIA LLC GRAPEVINE, TX CERBERUS YP DIGITAL BLOCKER LLC GRAPEVINE, TX CERBERUS YP BLOCKER LLC GRAPEVINE, TX YP HOLDINGS LLC GRAPEVINE, TX PRINT MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC GRAPEVINE, TX YP INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS CORP. GRAPEVINE, TX YP WESTERN HOLDINGS CORP. GRAPEVINE, TX YP SOUTHEAST HOLDINGS CORP. GRAPEVINE, TX YP MIDWEST HOLDINGS CORP. GRAPEVINE, TX YP CONNECTICUT HOLDINGS CORP. GRAPEVINE, TX PLUSMO HOLDINGS CORP. GRAPEVINE, TX INGENIO HOLDINGS CORP. GRAPEVINE, TX | 67381/745 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-05-07 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2024-05-01 | THRYV, INC. DALLAS, TX | 67341/434 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-05-03 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | THRYV, INC. signed 2024-05-01 | CITIZENS BANK, N.A. BOSTON, MA | 67310/627 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-05-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | THRYV, INC. signed 2024-05-01 | CITIZENS BANK, N.A. BOSTON, MA | 67287/759 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-02 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in intellectual property | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2021-03-01 | THRYV, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEX MEDIA, INC.) DALLAS, TX THRYV HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEX MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.) DALLAS, TX | 55472/592 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | THRYV, INC. signed 2021-03-01 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT DENVER, CO | 55452/258 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-02-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | YP LLC signed 2020-02-20 | THRYV, INC. D/FW AIRPORT, TX | 51906/969 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-08-10 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the nature of conveyance previously recorded at reel: 043000 frame: 0664. assignor(s) hereby confirms the security interest. | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2017-06-30 | YP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC DFW AIRPORT, TX | 43512/837 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-07-28 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | YP LLC signed 2017-07-27 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 43363/386 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-07-18 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2017-06-30 | YP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC DFW AIRPORT, TX | 43030/341 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-07-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2017-06-30 | YP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC DFW AIRPORT, TX | 43000/664 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-07-12 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2017-06-30 | YP LLC DFW AIRPORT, TX | 42984/497 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-07-03 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | YP LLC signed 2017-06-30 YELLOWPAGES.COM LLC signed 2017-06-30 YP ADVERTISING & PUBLISHING LLC signed 2017-06-30 PRINT MEDIA LLC signed 2017-06-30 DEX MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. signed 2017-06-30 CERBERUS YP DIGITAL BLOCKER LLC signed 2017-06-30 CERBERUS YP BLOCKER LLC signed 2017-06-30 YP HOLDINGS LLC signed 2017-06-30 PRINT MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC signed 2017-06-30 YP INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS CORP. signed 2017-06-30 YP WESTERN HOLDINGS CORP. signed 2017-06-30 YP SOUTHEAST HOLDINGS CORP. signed 2017-06-30 YP MIDWEST HOLDINGS CORP. signed 2017-06-30 YP CONNECTICUT HOLDINGS CORP. signed 2017-06-30 PLUSMO HOLDINGS CORP. signed 2017-06-30 INGENIO HOLDINGS CORP. signed 2017-06-30 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY | 43074/794 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-12-07 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | YP LLC signed 2016-11-23 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ | 40838/137 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-01-08 | Merger Merger | YP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC signed 2014-12-31 | YP LLC TUCKER, GA | 34667/964 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-03-03 | Security interest Security interest Grant of security interest in patent rights | YP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC signed 2014-02-20 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEWARK, DE | 32382/797 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-28 | Security interest Security interest Grant of security interest -- patents | YP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC signed 2014-02-20 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT PITTSBURGH, PA | 32372/772 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KRISHNAMANENI, KRISHNA signed 2014-01-15 DIEP, NATHAN LIH FENG signed 2014-01-16 HE, GUOBIN signed 2014-01-16 SAHU, SUDHEER signed 2014-01-16 SOOD, SANJAY CHAND signed 2014-01-16 SUGANA, KIRAN signed 2014-01-16 CHAUDHARY, VAIBHAV signed 2014-01-20 | YP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC TUCKER, GA | 32274/125 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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