IP Portfolio

In the process of pioneering semantic technology, TextWise has developed a significant body of intellectual property.

Below is a list of the patents issued to TextWise LLC (formerly MNIS and MNIS-TextWise Labs) and Syracuse University (with full commercial rights to TextWise).

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Patents Issued

Construction of trainable semantic vectors and clustering, classification, and searching using trainable semantic vectors
8,024,331  20 September 2011                                                                                                

Advertisement placement method and system using semantic analysis
7,912,868, 22 March 2011

Construction of trainable semantic vectors and clustering, classification, and searching using trainable semantic vectors
7,444,356, 28 October 2008

Construction of trainable semantic vectors and clustering, classification, and searching using trainable semantic vectors
7,406,456, 29 July 2008

Construction of trainable semantic vectors and clustering, classification, and searching using trainable semantic vectors
7,299,247, 20 November 2007

Construction of trainable semantic vectors and clustering, classification, and searching using trainable semantic vectors
6,751,621, 15 June 2004

System for retrieving multimedia information from the internet using multiple evolving intelligent agents
6,304,864, 16 January 2001

Database analysis using a probabilistic ontology
6,289,338, 11 September 2001

Computer user interface for graphical analysis of information using multiple attributes
6,275,229, 14 August 2001

Information retrieval using dynamic evidence combination
6,269,368, 31 July 2001

Information extraction system and method using concept-relationship (CRC) triples
6,076,088, 17 July 2001

Information extraction system and method using concept-relationship (CRC) triples
6,263,335, 13 June 2000

Database analysis using a probabilistic ontology
6,094,650, 25 July 2000

Automatic extraction and graphic visualization system and method
6,041,331, 21 March 2000

Management and analysis of document information text
6,038,561, 14 March 2000

User interface and other enhancements for natural language information retrieval system and method
6,026,388, 15 February 2000

Multilingual document retrieval system and method using semantic vector matching
6,006,221, 21 December 1999

Natural language information retrieval system and method
5,963,940, 05 October 1999

Natural language processing system for semantic vector representation which accounts for lexical ambiguity
5,873,056, 16 February 1999

Pending Applications & Provisionals

Method and apparatus for relating datasets by using semantic vectors and keyword analysis
Filed 29 July 2008

Method and system for information modeling and applications thereof
Filed 10 March 2011

Method and system for unified information representation and applications thereof
Filed 10 March 2011