Prior art

I need to get the grant dates for US10423658, US9552376, and US9098531. The first search result was not relevant. I need to be more specific in my search for patent grant dates.Based on the provided patent text for US11017020B2, the explicit patent citations are found in the "CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS" section. These patents are direct predecessors in the same patent family, and US11017020B2 claims priority from them.

It's important to note that patents within the same continuation chain, claiming priority to an earlier application, generally do not "anticipate" each other under 35 U.S.C. § 102 for subject matter that is common and entitled to the same priority date. Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 requires a single prior art reference to disclose every element of a claimed invention, and that reference must predate the effective filing date of the claimed invention. However, in fulfillment of the prompt's request to identify which claims they potentially anticipate, a hypothetical analysis can be made where their disclosures are considered.

The common priority date for US11017020B2 is June 9, 2011, derived from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/157,214 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,098,531). Any published document (including the listed family members) with a publication date before the effective filing date of the claims in US11017020B2 would theoretically be prior art. However, if the claims of US11017020B2 are fully supported by the earliest priority document, then these earlier-published family members would not anticipate those claims.

The patent citations for US11017020B2 from the provided text are:

1. U.S. Pat. No. 10,423,658

   • Full Citation: U.S. Pat. No. 10,423,658 B2, titled "Method and apparatus for managing digital files".
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed December 12, 2016 (as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/375,927). Granted/Published September 24, 2019.
   • Brief Description: This patent, as a direct continuation, shares the same title and broadly relates to a computer-implemented system and method for managing and using digital files, such as digital photographs, through digital tagging, searching, and user interfaces.
   • Potentially Anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Given that U.S. Pat. No. 10,423,658 is a direct predecessor in the same patent family and shares the same core subject matter, its disclosure would likely encompass the methods and systems claimed in US11017020B2. Therefore, absent any newly introduced subject matter in US11017020B2 not supported by the 2011 priority date, all claims (1-20) of US11017020B2 that disclose features already present and enabled in U.S. Pat. No. 10,423,658 could be considered disclosed by this reference.

2. U.S. Pat. No. 9,552,376

   • Full Citation: U.S. Pat. No. 9,552,376 B2, titled "Method and apparatus for managing digital files".
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed February 28, 2014 (as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/193,426). Granted/Published January 24, 2017.
   • Brief Description: This patent, as a direct continuation, shares the same title and broadly relates to a computer-implemented system and method for managing and using digital files, such as digital photographs, through digital tagging, searching, and user interfaces.
   • Potentially Anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Similar to U.S. Pat. No. 10,423,658, this patent is a direct predecessor. Its disclosure would likely cover many of the fundamental aspects claimed in US11017020B2. Therefore, all claims (1-20) of US11017020B2 that disclose features already present and enabled in U.S. Pat. No. 9,552,376 could be considered disclosed by this reference, assuming those features are entitled to the same priority date.

3. U.S. Pat. No. 9,098,531

   • Full Citation: U.S. Pat. No. 9,098,531 B2, titled "Method and apparatus for managing digital files".
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed June 9, 2011 (as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/157,214). Granted/Published August 4, 2015.
   • Brief Description: This patent is the earliest priority document in the chain (derived from the initial filing of June 9, 2011). It broadly describes a computer-implemented system and method for managing and using digital files, such as digital photographs, utilizing digital tags, search functions, and user-configurable outputs.
   • Potentially Anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102: As the ultimate priority document for US11017020B2, the disclosure of U.S. Pat. No. 9,098,531 would form the basis for all claims in US11017020B2 that are entitled to the June 9, 2011, priority date. Any claims (1-20) in US11017020B2 that are fully enabled and disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 9,098,531 would be considered disclosed by this reference. This patent represents the foundational disclosure for the entire family and would be the most relevant reference for determining the scope of prior art for claims relying on the earliest priority date.