Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

John Thrall

22Patents
9h-index
43Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 23, 2000 → Jul 6, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6947930B2 Systems and methods for interactive search query refinement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 335 Expired
US8135721B2 Discovering query intent from search queries and concept networks Physics 95 Active
US9679062B2 Local recommendation engine Physics 74 Active
US6970859B1 Searching and sorting media clips having associated style and attributes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US7672932B2 Speculative search result based on a not-yet-submitted search query Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US7840538B2 Discovering query intent from search queries and concept networks Physics 20 Active
US8312014B2 Lateral search Physics 19 Active
US7634472B2 Click-through re-ranking of images and other data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US7814513B2 Video channel creation systems and methods Electricity 11 Active
US7958110B2 Performing an ordered search of different databases in response to receiving a search query and without receiving any additional user input Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8065619B2 Customized today module Physics 8 Active
US8856145B2 System and method for determining concepts in a content item using context Physics 6 Active
US7849070B2 System and method for dynamically ranking items of audio content Physics 4 Active
US8666962B2 Speculative search result on a not-yet-submitted search query Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8538921B2 File caching Physics 3 Active
US7860878B2 Prioritizing media assets for publication Physics 2 Active
US8005827B2 System and method for accessing preferred provider of audio content Physics 2 Active
US9405857B2 Speculative search result on a not-yet-submitted search query Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8732169B2 Lateral search Physics 1 Active
US9754029B2 Lateral search Physics 0 Active
US10372738B2 Speculative search result on a not-yet-submitted search query Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9684720B2 Lateral search Physics 0 Active

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