Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.

2,464Patents
2,155Active
2,464Granted
65Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 13, 1997 → Jun 19, 2017 · 1,298 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5983227A Dynamic page generator Electricity 1,223 Expired
US7269590B2 Method and system for customizing views of information associated with a social network user Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 997 Expired
US7747648B1 World modeling using a relationship network with communication channels to entities Physics 707 Expired
US7406501B2 System and method for instant messaging using an e-mail protocol Electricity 689 Expired
US7599935B2 Control for enabling a user to preview display of selected content based on another user's authorization level Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 686 Expired
US7454509B2 Online playback system with community bias Physics 657 Expired
US7668861B2 System and method to determine the validity of an interaction on a network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 631 Active
US7188143B2 Messenger-controlled applications in an instant messaging environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 467 Expired
US7523191B1 System and method for monitoring user interaction with web pages Physics 432 Expired
USD590412S1 Graphical user interface for displaying content selections on a display panel General 377 Expired
US8402097B2 Determining a manner in which user interface commands are processed in an instant messaging environment Electricity 374 Active
US8423409B2 System and method for monetizing user-generated web content Physics 373 Active
US7603349B1 User interfaces for search systems using in-line contextual queries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 369 Expired
US7827523B2 Query serving infrastructure providing flexible and expandable support and compiling instructions Physics 342 Active
US8768693B2 Automatic tag extraction from audio annotated photos Physics 339 Active
US8122353B2 Composing a message in an online textbox using a non-latin script Physics 331 Active
US5991756A Information retrieval from hierarchical compound documents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 323 Expired
US7984062B2 Associating and linking compact disc metadata Physics 303 Active
US7707221B1 Associating and linking compact disc metadata Physics 303 Expired
US8914342B2 Personal data platform Electricity 302 Active
US7146416B1 Web site activity monitoring system with tracking by categories and terms Physics 301 Expired
US7620628B2 Search processing with automatic categorization of queries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 294 Expired
US7133900B1 Sharing and implementing instant messaging environments Electricity 286 Expired
US7739596B2 Method and system for displaying contextual advertisements with media Physics 280 Active
US6699125B2 Game server for use in connection with a messenger server Human Necessities 269 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.