Prior art — US Patent 9727655

Here's an analysis of the most relevant prior art for US Patent 9727655, based on the citations listed within the patent document itself. The determination of potential anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is made based on the titles of the cited prior art and the abstract and claims of US9727655, as a full claim-by-claim analysis of the complete prior art documents is beyond the scope of this analysis.

The following patent citations were identified as prior art for US9727655:

US20120123924A1
- Full Citation: US20120123924A1, "Virtual currency configuration apparatuses, methods and systems"
- Publication Date: 2012-05-17
- Brief Description: This patent application describes apparatuses, methods, and systems for configuring virtual currency.
- Potential Anticipation: This prior art could potentially anticipate elements related to the user-charge module (claim 5), the types of data it receives (claim 6), and the payment confirmation steps in the searching method (claims 14, 15), particularly if "virtual currency" is used for services within a P2P context.
US20120197911A1
- Full Citation: US20120197911A1, "Searching Sensor Data"
- Publication Date: 2012-08-02
- Brief Description: This patent application concerns methods and systems for searching sensor data.
- Potential Anticipation: This could potentially anticipate aspects of claims 1 and 11 related to generating search results from indexed data. If "sensor data" is analogous to "file data" with "indexed data," and the "searching" mechanism described is similar to the search engine in US9727655, then elements of the search functionality could be anticipated.
US20130080565A1
- Full Citation: US20130080565A1, "Method and apparatus for collaborative upload of content"
- Publication Date: 2013-03-28
- Brief Description: This patent application details a method and apparatus for collaborative uploading of content.
- Potential Anticipation: This prior art may anticipate aspects of content management and the creation/provision of indexed data in a distributed environment (claims 1, 7, 11). Specifically, the "collaborative upload of content" might relate to how P2P devices themselves create and provide indexed data to the content management server.
US20130166332A1
- Full Citation: US20130166332A1, "Mobile wallet store and service injection platform apparatuses, methods and systems"
- Publication Date: 2013-06-27
- Brief Description: This patent application describes mobile wallet store and service injection platform apparatuses, methods, and systems.
- Potential Anticipation: Similar to US20120123924A1, this could potentially anticipate elements of the user-charge module (claim 5), data received by it (claim 6), and payment confirmation processes (claims 14, 15) due to its focus on mobile payment and service provision.
US20130273968A1
- Full Citation: US20130273968A1, "Methods and systems for content processing"
- Publication Date: 2013-10-17
- Brief Description: This patent application describes methods and systems for processing content.
- Potential Anticipation: This broad title suggests relevance to the core content management aspects of US9727655 (claims 1, 11). "Content processing" could encompass the generation of indexed data from content data, which is a fundamental step in the claimed searching system and method.
US20140019352A1
- Full Citation: US20140019352A1, "Multi-purpose virtual card transaction apparatuses, methods and systems"
- Publication Date: 2014-01-16
- Brief Description: This patent application covers multi-purpose virtual card transaction apparatuses, methods, and systems.
- Potential Anticipation: As with other payment-related citations, this prior art is potentially relevant to the user-charge module (claim 5), the charging data it handles (claim 6), and the payment confirmation steps in the method claims (claims 14, 15).
US20140164507A1
- Full Citation: US20140164507A1, "Media content portions recommended"
- Publication Date: 2014-06-12
- Brief Description: This patent application relates to recommending portions of media content.
- Potential Anticipation: This could potentially anticipate elements related to the sorting and weighting of search results (claims 2, 4, 12). If "recommending" involves a ranking or ordering based on certain criteria, it could bear on the sorting algorithm module and the generation of sorted or weighted search results.
US20140282586A1
- Full Citation: US20140282586A1, "Purposeful computing"
- Publication Date: 2014-09-18
- Brief Description: This patent application broadly describes purposeful computing.
- Potential Anticipation: This title is very general. Without further details from the full patent document, it is difficult to determine specific claims it might anticipate beyond broadly covering computing systems and methods as described in claims 1 and 11.
US20140337175A1
- Full Citation: US20140337175A1, "Universal Electronic Payment Apparatuses, Methods and Systems"
- Publication Date: 2014-11-13
- Brief Description: This patent application describes universal electronic payment apparatuses, methods, and systems.
- Potential Anticipation: This is another strong candidate for anticipating aspects of the user-charge module (claim 5), its data handling (claim 6), and the payment confirmation process within the searching method (claims 14, 15), given its focus on comprehensive electronic payment.
US20150149286A1
- Full Citation: US20150149286A1, "Mobile provider advertising and scheduling platform"
- Publication Date: 2015-05-28
- Brief Description: This patent application relates to a mobile provider advertising and scheduling platform.
- Potential Anticipation: This prior art, while related to mobile services, is less directly aligned with the core P2P searching and content management of US9727655. It might indirectly anticipate broader aspects of user interaction with a service platform or monetization models, potentially touching on claims 5, 6, 14, and 15 if advertising or scheduling fees are integrated with user services.