Local Corp sitzt auf einem Patentschatz, hat ihn aber selbst nur dahingehend genütz, um bei seinen eigenen Aktivitäten abgesichert zu sein. Bei den zuerst erteilten Patenten ergab sich das Problem, dass man da gegen Unternehmen hätte klagen mussen, mit denen man zusammenarbeitet und wie im Fall von Google und Yahoo auch abhängig ist. Inzwischen existieren aber einige neuere Patente, wo diese Konfliktsituation nicht mehr besteht.
Patents and Patent Applications of Local Corp Owner* Short Title Country Status Application/ Issuance Number Filing Date Inventors
Searches Assisted by Multi-Level Menus Issued 7,062,453 08/31/2000 Heath B. Clarke
Search Selections with Supplier Information Issued 7,890,378 12/14/2005 Heath B. Clarke
Rewarding User For Search Selections Pending 12/985,277 01/05/2011 Heath B. Clarke
Dynamic adjustment of Telephone Listings Issued 7,596,218 05/30/2003 William A. Montemer
Dynamic adjustment of Telephone Listings Issued 8,306,208 08/07/2009 William A. Montemer
Dynamic adjustment of Telephone Listings Pending 13/669,870 11/06/2012 William A. Montemer
Directory assistance using keywords Issued 7,200,413 07/30/2003 William A. Montemer, Heath B. Clarke
Bidding for directory assistance Issued 7,715,857 03/23/2006 William A. Montemer, Heath B. Clarke
Bidding for Directory Assistance Issued 8,359,049 03/25/2010 William A. Montemer, Heath B. Clarke
Using Rules to Influence Search Results Pending 11/302,506 12/12/2005 William Bertovich, Stephen Ely, Heath B. Clarke
Determining A Search Center Pending 11/302,412 12/12/2005 William Bertovich, Stephen Ely
Advertising based on Semantical Keywords Pending 11/452,607 06/13/2006 Ian Harcourt Niles, Heath B. Clarke
Bulk Web Domain Generation Issued 8,312,125 03/12/2010 Adam Rioux
Bulk Web Domain Generation Pending 3/675,340 11/13/2012 Adam Rioux
Geocoding related Webpages Issued 7,231,405 01/10/2005 Sam Xia
Indexing Found Geocodes with Webpages Issued 7,822,705 06/11/2007 Sam Xia
Indexing Found Geocodes with Webpages Issued 8,176,082 09/22/2010 Sam Xia
Search Engine Indexing Techniques Pending 13/438,339 04/03/2012 Sam Xia
Provision Of Localized Shopping Based On Geocodes Issued 8,032,427 04/03/2007 Roger Spreen
System for Providing Localized Shopping Information Pending 13/238,489 09/21/2011 Roger Spreen
Methods and Systems for Enhanced Directory Assistance Using Wireless Messaging Protocols Pending 13/746,932 01/22/2013 W. A. Montemer |