G06F 16/73
Querying
G06F16/73 (Querying) appears on 2,527 US grants and 3,032 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 2,527
- Published applications
- 3,032
- Assignees
- 870
- Inventors
- 5,695
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 6 |
| 2002 | 10 | 45 |
| 2003 | 24 | 50 |
| 2004 | 23 | 44 |
| 2005 | 18 | 59 |
| 2006 | 36 | 55 |
| 2007 | 28 | 70 |
| 2008 | 28 | 86 |
| 2009 | 31 | 100 |
| 2010 | 41 | 62 |
| 2011 | 60 | 55 |
| 2012 | 64 | 74 |
| 2013 | 69 | 91 |
| 2014 | 107 | 119 |
| 2015 | 107 | 157 |
| 2016 | 136 | 156 |
| 2017 | 139 | 158 |
| 2018 | 111 | 159 |
| 2019 | 169 | 200 |
| 2020 | 190 | 204 |
| 2021 | 188 | 223 |
| 2022 | 195 | 175 |
| 2023 | 216 | 205 |
| 2024 | 168 | 186 |
| 2025 | 175 | 172 |
| 2026 | 121 | 121 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Context-triggered proactive media playback system6 Oct 2026US 12,756,881 B1Music IP Holdings, Inc.
- Transcript question search for text-based video editing29 Sep 2026US 12,748,565 B2Adobe Inc.
- Methods and systems for automatically generating queries and displaying visual representations of query results using graphics processing units29 Sep 2026US 12,748,806 B2Pluto Inc.
- Medical procedure video searching using machine learning29 Sep 2026US 12,748,807 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- System and methods for providing a live query response session15 Sep 2026US 12,737,419 B2Google Inc.
- Video search method and apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310720 A1Shanghai Hode Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- Distributed video storage and search with edge computing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310722 A1Netradyne, Inc.
- Method, apparatus, device and storage medium for commodity searching8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311234 A1Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for video searching1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300390 A1O Sparks Affiliate Media Group Holdings Limited
- Method, device, and medium for response provisioning1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300391 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system1,065US 5,798,785 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for recommending selections based on preferences in a multi-user system815US 5,583,763 AMNI Interactive · 1996
- System and method for creating dynamic playlists571US 6,526,411 B12003
- Client-server electronic program guide563US 6,898,762 B2United Video Properties, Inc. · 2005
- Intelligent automated assistant for TV user interactions537US 9,338,493 B2Apple Inc. · 2016