G06F 16/732
Query formulation
G06F16/732 (Query formulation) appears on 599 US grants and 677 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 599
- Published applications
- 677
- Assignees
- 271
- Inventors
- 1,429
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 12 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 9 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2 | 27 |
| 2009 | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 | 14 | 18 |
| 2011 | 13 | 15 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 |
| 2013 | 21 | 23 |
| 2014 | 21 | 35 |
| 2015 | 40 | 42 |
| 2016 | 28 | 32 |
| 2017 | 29 | 24 |
| 2018 | 28 | 33 |
| 2019 | 30 | 41 |
| 2020 | 41 | 37 |
| 2021 | 34 | 55 |
| 2022 | 46 | 38 |
| 2023 | 49 | 50 |
| 2024 | 49 | 46 |
| 2025 | 44 | 46 |
| 2026 | 33 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- Visual event processing using language models15 Sep 2026US 12,738,060 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Determining video provenance utilizing deep learning8 Sep 2026US 12,732,657 B2Adobe Inc.
- Method, apparatus, device and storage medium for commodity searching8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311234 A1Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method, device, and medium for response provisioning1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300391 A1
- Preventing spoilers in autocompleted search queries24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288863 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Image Search in Walkthrough Videos17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277993 A1Open Space Labs, Inc.
- System architecture for live user interaction during video playback13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236530 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Video retrieval of MPEG compressed sequences using DC and motion signatures443US 5,870,754 APhilips Electronics North America Corporation · 1999
- Method and system for searching graphic images and videos414US 5,802,361 AApple Computer, Inc. · 1998
- Technique for matching a query to a portion of media300US 6,311,189 B1AltaVista Company · 2001
- Methods and apparatuses for interactive similarity searching, retrieval, and browsing of video291US 6,774,917 B1Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. · 2004
- Computer controlled display system activities using correlated graphical and timeline interfaces for controlling replay of temporal data representing collaborative activities280US 5,786,814 AXerox Corporation · 1998