Lycos, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →28Patents
9Active
28Granted
37Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jun 23, 1997 → Sep 10, 2012 · 8 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6012053A | Computer system with user-controlled relevance ranking of search results | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 819 | Expired |
| US5983214A | System and method employing individual user content-based data and user collaborative feedback data to evaluate the content of an information entity in a large information communication network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 466 | Expired |
| US6314420A | Collaborative/adaptive search engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 330 | Expired |
| US6308175A | Integrated collaborative/content-based filter structure employing selectively shared, content-based profile data to evaluate information entities in a massive information network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 278 | Expired |
| US6640218B1 | Estimating the usefulness of an item in a collection of information | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 264 | Expired |
| US6029161A | Multi-level mindpool system especially adapted to provide collaborative filter data for a large scale information filtering system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 224 | Expired |
| US6775664B2 | Information filter system and method for integrated content-based and collaborative/adaptive feedback queries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 213 | Expired |
| US6701309B1 | Method and system for collecting related queries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 166 | Expired |
| US6742176B1 | Secure flexible plugin software architecture | Physics | 92 | Expired |
| US6944609B2 | Search results using editor feedback | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Expired |
| US7228493B2 | Serving content to a client | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US6775661B1 | Querying databases using database pools | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US7389307B2 | Returning databases as search results | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US7962463B2 | Automated generation, performance monitoring, and evolution of keywords in a paid listing campaign | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US8266162B2 | Automatic identification of related search keywords | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US7299270B2 | Inferring relations between internet objects that are not connected directly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US7548913B2 | Information synthesis engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US7406508B1 | Capturing advertising requests from a user | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US7664770B2 | Smart browser panes | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US7620627B2 | Generating keywords | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US8046375B2 | Geo targeted commerce | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US8082587B2 | Detecting content in files | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US7606809B2 | Method and system for performing a search on a network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US8171009B2 | Method and system for performing a search on a network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8082516B2 | Preview panel | Physics | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.