Prior art

The USPTO database search for patent number 10585959 confirms its existence as "US10585959B2 - Internet search results annotation and filtering for missing search terms".

A direct "References Cited" section, which typically lists external prior art documents cited by the examiner or applicant against the patent, is not explicitly provided within the text of US10585959, nor was it directly retrievable through web searches of the USPTO database. Such a section is usually found under a " References Cited" heading in a patent document.

However, US10585959 is a continuation patent application. The patent text includes a "CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS" section that lists earlier applications in the same patent family, establishing a priority chain back to the earliest filing. While these family applications typically serve to provide a priority date for the claims of US10585959 rather than act as anticipatory prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102, they are internal "citations" that define the scope and timing of the invention. The effective priority date for US10585959 is June 17, 2011, derived from the earliest application in this chain.

Below are the patent applications cited in the "CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS" section of US10585959, along with an explanation of their potential relevance under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

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Most Relevant Prior Art (Internal Family Citations):

1. U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 13/163,614

   • Full Citation: U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 13/163,614, entitled "Automatic Webpage Characterization and Search Results Annotation."
   • Publication/Filing Date: June 17, 2011.
   • Brief Description: This application generally relates to systems and methods for automatically characterizing webpages and annotating search results to provide users with additional information about the content of linked webpages. This includes aspects of identifying and marking webpages based on their composition, style, function, or behavior, and potentially the presence or absence of search term elements.
   • Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: As the original parent application, Ser. No. 13/163,614 establishes the priority date for the entire patent family. Therefore, if the claims of US10585959 are fully supported by the disclosure of Ser. No. 13/163,614, this application would not be anticipatory prior art against US10585959. It merely provides the legal basis for the claims. However, if any claims in US10585959 introduce new subject matter not disclosed in Ser. No. 13/163,614, then any intervening art (filed or published after June 17, 2011, but before the filing date of US10585959 for the new matter) could potentially become prior art against those specific claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Without a detailed comparison of the claims and disclosures, it's not possible to identify specific claims for potential anticipation.

2. U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 14/820,433

   • Full Citation: U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 14/820,433, entitled "Automatic Webpage Characterization and Search Results Annotation."
   • Publication/Filing Date: August 6, 2015.
   • Brief Description: This application, a continuation of Ser. No. 13/163,614, further develops systems and methods for automatic webpage characterization and search results annotation, building upon the foundational concepts of identifying and presenting characteristics of webpages to users.
   • Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 13/163,614 and a parent to US10585959. Its claims benefit from the priority date of June 17, 2011, provided by Ser. No. 13/163,614. Therefore, it generally would not anticipate the claims of US10585959 if those claims are fully supported by the disclosure of this or earlier parent applications. If, however, US10585959 contains claims with new matter not supported by Ser. No. 14/820,433 (and thus not by Ser. No. 13/163,614), then any art published or filed prior to the effective filing date of such new matter in US10585959 could potentially anticipate those specific claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

3. U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/383,907

   • Full Citation: U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/383,907, entitled "Automatic Webpage Characterization and Search Results Filtering."
   • Publication/Filing Date: December 19, 2016.
   • Brief Description: This application, a continuation of Ser. No. 14/820,433, focuses on automatic webpage characterization and the filtering of search results based on certain criteria, which may include the presence or absence of search term elements.
   • Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Similar to the above, this application is a continuation in the same family and benefits from the June 17, 2011 priority date. It would not typically anticipate claims of US10585959 that are fully supported by its own disclosure or that of earlier parent applications. Potential anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 would only arise if claims in US10585959 introduce new matter not supported by this application (or earlier ones), in which case any intervening art could apply against those specific claims.

4. U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 16/199,192

   • Full Citation: U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 16/199,192, entitled "Internet search results annotation for missing search terms in descendant webpages."
   • Publication/Filing Date: November 25, 2018.
   • Brief Description: This application, a continuation of Ser. No. 15/383,907, specifically addresses the annotation of Internet search results to indicate missing search terms in referenced webpages and their descendant webpages.
   • Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: As the immediate parent application to US10585959, this application also claims priority back to June 17, 2011. It generally would not anticipate claims in US10585959 that are adequately supported by its own disclosure. Only if US10585959 presents new claims or new matter not supported by Ser. No. 16/199,192 (and thus the earlier applications), could intervening art potentially anticipate such new subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 102.