Eric B. Watson
36Patents
15h-index
48Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 2, 1998 → Dec 29, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6978264B2 | System and method for performing a search and a browse on a query | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 191 | Expired |
| US7136845B2 | System and method for query refinement to enable improved searching based on identifying and utilizing popular concepts related to users' queries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 73 | Expired |
| US7472113B1 | Query preprocessing and pipelining | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US7702681B2 | Query-by-image search and retrieval system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Active |
| US7349901B2 | Search engine spam detection using external data | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US7596615B2 | Multi-server automated redundant service configuration | Physics | 37 | Active |
| US7747611B1 | Systems and methods for enhancing search query results | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US7873153B2 | Priority task list | Electricity | 33 | Active |
| US7761809B2 | Targeted user interface fall-through | Physics | 33 | Active |
| US7249319B1 | Smartly formatted print in toolbar | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US7346613B2 | System and method for a unified and blended search | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US7444327B2 | System and method for automated optimization of search result relevance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US8719627B2 | Cross-cloud computing for capacity management and disaster recovery | Physics | 25 | Active |
| US7571349B2 | Configuration replication for system recovery and migration | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US7660792B2 | System and method for spam identification | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US8341017B2 | System and method for optimizing search result listings | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US7756864B2 | System and method for performing a search and a browse on a query | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US7899892B2 | Management of extensibility servers and applications | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US7483885B2 | System and method for query refinement to enable improved searching based on identifying and utilizing popular concepts related to users' queries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US8738606B2 | Query generation using environment configuration | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US8239377B2 | Systems and methods for enhancing search query results | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US7853945B2 | Integrated computer server imaging | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US7694294B2 | Task template update based on task usage pattern | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US7937340B2 | Automated satisfaction measurement for web search | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US7571161B2 | System and method for auto-sensed search help | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.