33 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

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Jan 2027

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Generating a Playlist Based on Content Meta Data and User Parameters US 9,389,754

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 63 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.

Ends Oct 2033 · High confidence Also notable

System and Method for Evaluating Search Queries to Identify Titles for Content Production US 8,909,623

Cited by 38 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Jan 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Systems, Methods, and Machine-Readable Storage Media for Presenting Animations Overlying Multimedia Files US 9,071,885

Cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Aug 2031 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

1 fee due Dec 30, 2026
The maintenance fee for Systems, Methods, and Machine-Readable Storage Media for Presenting Animations Overlying Multimedia Files (US 9,071,885) comes due Dec 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 30, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Feb 13, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Evaluating Search Queries to Identify Titles for Content Production (US 10,380,626) comes due Feb 13, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 13, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for Systems, Methods, and Machine-Readable Storage Media for Presenting Animations Overlying Multimedia Files (US 10,445,918) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due May 5 to 26, 2027 · next May 5
1 fee due Jun 17, 2027
The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Time and Space Algorithm Usage (US 10,509,831) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Recommended Content Platform (US 10,528,637) comes due Jul 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 7, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 10 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 10
1 fee due Nov 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Providing a Result with a Requested Accuracy Using Individuals Previously Acting with a Consensus (US 9,330,393) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 17 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Generating a Playlist Based on Content Meta Data and User Parameters	3 in force	to Oct 2033
System and Method for Automated Responses to Information Needs on Websites	3 in force	to Apr 2032
Systems, Methods, and Machine-Readable Storage Media for Presenting Animations Overlying Multimedia Files	3 in force	to Aug 2031
System and Method for Evaluating Search Queries to Identify Titles for Content Production	3 in force	to Jan 2031
Rule-Based System and Method to Associate Attributes to Text Strings	3 in force	to Dec 2030

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,788,322	Method, System and Computer Program Product for Cataloging Content on a Global Computer Network In force Term ends Jan 2, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 2, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,082,272	Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Managing Information in a Computer Network In force Term ends Nov 21, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2027	High confidence
US 8,473,338	Methods and Systems to Facilitate Keyword Bid Arbitrage with Multiple Advertisement Placement Providers In force Term ends Apr 29, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 29, 2028	High confidence
US 11,120,401	User Generated Content Publishing System In force Term ends Jul 8, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 8, 2028	High confidence
US 8,200,678	Presenting Content Built Around Word Phrases Selected for Profitability In force Term ends Dec 17, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 17, 2028	High confidence
US 8,271,901	Cross Taxonomy Navigation from a Bread Crumb in a Graphical User Interface In force Term ends Jul 10, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 10, 2029	High confidence
US 9,330,393	Providing a Result with a Requested Accuracy Using Individuals Previously Acting with a Consensus In force Term ends Feb 17, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 17, 2030	High confidence
US 8,001,131	Method and System for Ranking of Keywords for Profitability In force Term ends Mar 26, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 26, 2030	High confidence
US 10,606,556	Rule-Based System and Method to Associate Attributes to Text Strings In force Ends no later than Jun 30, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jun 30, 2030	Medium confidence
US 10,445,918	Systems, Methods, and Machine-Readable Storage Media for Presenting Animations Overlying Multimedia Files In force Term ends Aug 18, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 18, 2030	High confidence

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Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

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