G06F 16/38
Retrieval characterised by using metadata
Official title: Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
G06F16/38 (Retrieval characterised by using metadata) appears on 1,711 US grants and 2,407 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 1,711
- Published applications
- 2,407
- Assignees
- 887
- Inventors
- 5,623
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 13 | 26 |
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| 2004 | 19 | 33 |
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| 2006 | 27 | 70 |
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| 2019 | 91 | 122 |
| 2020 | 101 | 143 |
| 2021 | 123 | 144 |
| 2022 | 128 | 145 |
| 2023 | 135 | 154 |
| 2024 | 133 | 149 |
| 2025 | 152 | 261 |
| 2026 | 138 | 205 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Document processing and retrieval for knowledge-based question answering6 Oct 2026US 12,754,942 B2Oracle International Corporation
- Querying data using specialized and generalized artificial intelligence models6 Oct 2026US 12,754,944 B2Citibank, N. A.
- System and method for collaborative knowledge management pruning using large language models6 Oct 2026US 12,754,948 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Verification and citation for language model outputs29 Sep 2026US 12,748,802 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Method, device and wearable part embedded with sense core engine utilizing barcode images for implementing communication29 Sep 2026US 12,748,814 B2
- An Aerosol-Generating System with a Replaceable Filter Rod8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305686 A1JT International SA
- Translating Modification Instructions For Cloned Replica Data8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310372 A1Everpure, Inc.
- Systems and Methods for Generating Metadata and Storing the Metadata in a Repository8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310690 A1Veeva Systems Inc.
- Document Processing for Frequently-Asked-Questions Detection in Natural Language Content8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310697 A1Pryon Incorporated
- Human-Machine Knowledge Experience (KX) AI Support and Evaluation System with Contribution Tracking8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310708 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for node ranking in a linked database1,126US 6,285,999 B1The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · 2001
- Systems and methods for management of virtualization data847US 8,307,177 B2Commvault Systems, Inc. · 2012
- Method and apparatus for sociological data mining699US 7,143,091 B2Cataphorn, Inc. · 2006
- Method and apparatus for performing data collection, interpretation and analysis, in an information platform629US 6,078,924 AAeneid Corporation · 2000
- System and method for creating a semantic web and its applications in browsing, searching, profiling, personalization and advertising590US 6,311,194 B1Taalee, Inc. · 2001