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Oakland, CA, United States of America

Iac Search and Media, Inc.

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USPTO Granted Patents = 47

% Expired Patents = 59.6

CIPO Patents = 2

Trademarks = 12

Forward Citations = 2,255

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69 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Apostolos Gerasoulis (13 out of 15 patents)

Alan Levin (10 out of 27 patents)

Anton V Jouline (9 out of 9 patents)

4. Tomasz Imielinski (7 out of 11 patents)

5. Andy Curtis (7 out of 7 patents)

6. Gary Chevsky (6 out of 6 patents)

7. Tao Yang (5 out of 6 patents)

8. Michiel Frishert (5 out of 5 patents)

9. Ryan Massie (4 out of 4 patents)

10. William E Reed (4 out of 4 patents)

11. Antonino Gulli (3 out of 5 patents)

12. Douglas D Leeds (3 out of 3 patents)

13. Alessio Signorini (3 out of 3 patents)

14. Rohit Mittal (3 out of 3 patents)

15. Scot Gregory Zola (3 out of 10 patents)

Core Competencies:

Natural Language Processing

Query Response

Search Result Aggregation

Image Extraction

User Interface

Confidence Determination

Content Selection

Semantic Features

Relevancy Indexing

Cloud Matching

Adaptive Systems

Search Query Refinement

47 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 10135718 - Service pack deployment in a method and system for providing answers to requests (2018-11-20),

2. 9866649 - Automatic scaling of system for providing answers to requests (2018-01-09),

3. 9495457 - Batch crawl and fast crawl clusters for question and answer search engine (2016-11-15),

4. 9361384 - Image extraction service for question and answer search engine (2016-06-07),

5. 9245027 - Systems, computer-readable media, and methods of operating a target computer system to answer a query (2016-01-26),

6. 9239882 - System and method for categorizing answers such as URLs (2016-01-19),

7. 9239879 - Method and system for determining confidence in answer for search (2016-01-19),

8. 9009127 - Method and apparatus for generating and presenting factoids (2015-04-14),

9. 8756245 - Systems and methods for answering user questions (2014-06-17),

10. 8751481 - Adaptive multi-channel content selection with behavior-aware query analysis (2014-06-10),

11. 8751477 - Quality control system for providing results in response to queries (2014-06-10),

12. 8732155 - Categorization in a system and method for conducting a search (2014-05-20),

13. 8713040 - Method and apparatus for increasing query traffic to a web site (2014-04-29),

14. 8712986 - Methods and systems providing desktop search capability to software application (2014-04-29),

15. 8601387 - Persistent interface (2013-12-03),

Company Overview

IAC Search and Media, Inc., based in Oakland, CA, specializes in advanced technology solutions that enhance user interaction and information retrieval. The company focuses on developing innovative services such as automatic scaling, service pack deployment, and natural language query processing. Its expertise extends to adaptive multi-channel content selection and cloud matching, enabling efficient and effective search engine functionalities. IAC's commitment to improving question-answering systems and image extraction services positions it as a leader in the evolving landscape of digital information management.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Nov 3 2026

47 Patents

#10 in Oakland, CA

#1,756 in California

#7,452 in US

#14,841 in the World

Oakland, CA, United States of America

Iac Search and Media, Inc.

Forward Citations = 2,255

69 inventors:

Apostolos Gerasoulis (13 out of 15 patents)

Alan Levin (10 out of 27 patents)

Anton V Jouline (9 out of 9 patents)

4. Tomasz Imielinski (7 out of 11 patents)

5. Andy Curtis (7 out of 7 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Iac Search and Media, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/iac-search-and-media

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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