US 11106744

US patent 11106744, titled "Search engine," was issued on August 31, 2021, from an application filed on January 14, 2019. [cite: The full patent text provided] The current assignee is Search And Share Technologies LLC, with Newsplug Inc listed as the original assignee. [cite: The full patent text provided] The inventors are John S. Shriber and Roman Zaks. [cite: The full patent text provided]

The abstract of US patent 11106744 describes a search engine that indexes web content using user-generated content. [cite: The full patent text provided] A server computer receives an identification of web content from a first user, transmitted through a user interface separate from the main browser window where the content is displayed. [cite: The full patent text provided] This web content is then indexed by the server. [cite: The full patent text provided] When a second user submits a search query, the server sends search results that include the web content identified by the first user, positioned relative to other web content based on input from other users. [cite: The full patent text provided]

Here is a plain-language overview of each independent claim:

• Claim 1 (Method Claim): This claim describes a method where a server computer receives details about a web page (referred to as "first web content") from a first user. [cite: The full patent text provided] This information is sent by the user through a distinct user interface, not directly from the main browser window displaying the web content. [cite: The full patent text provided] The server then adds this "first web content" to its index. [cite: The full patent text provided] Later, if a second user performs a search, the server sends search results that include the "first web content" submitted by the first user, and its placement in the results is determined by how it compares to other web content that other users have also identified. [cite: The full patent text provided]

• Claim 10 (Computing Device Claim): This claim outlines a computing device (server computer) equipped with a processor and storage that holds instructions. [cite: The full patent text provided] These instructions enable the device to perform the actions described in Claim 1: receiving web content identification from a first user via a separate interface, indexing that content, and then, in response to a search query from a second user, delivering search results that include the user-identified content, positioned according to its relation to content identified by other users. [cite: The full patent text provided]

• Claim 19 (Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Medium Claim): This claim describes a non-transitory computer readable storage medium (like a hard drive) that contains software instructions. [cite: The full patent text provided] When executed by a computer processor, these instructions cause the computer to: receive an identification of web content from a first user, along with any user-created content (such as comments or ratings) for that web page; index the web content partly based on this user-created content; store the user-created content linked to the identified web content; and, upon receiving a search query from a second user, transmit search results that include both the identified web content and its associated user-created content. [cite: The full patent text provided]

Litigation:
The patent family for US11106744 has active litigation. [cite: The full patent text provided] This includes:

• A PTAB case, IPR2026-00235, which is currently pending. [cite: The full patent text provided]
• Two US cases filed in the Texas Western District Court, with case numbers 1:25-cv-01540 and 1:25-cv-01440. [cite: The full patent text provided]