Google has snagged 217 more patents from IBM, marking the third patent purchase from the technology services company in 2011.
Google has bought itself a couple hundred more patents to beef up its portfolio. SEO by the Sea reports that the search giant has purchased 188 granted patents and 29 patent pending applications from IBM. The purchase was completed on Dec. 30, 2011 and gives Google access to technologies on a broad range of topics from mobile phones to blade servers to video conferencing.We’ve listed a few notable patents below:
- Mobile Wireless Device Adaptation Based On Abstracted Contectual Situation Of User Using Near-Field Communications And Information Collectors (US Patent # 7729689)
- Customizing And Distributing Advertisments To Mobile Devices On A Communication Network (US Patent # 8024223)
- System And Method For Generating High-Function Browser Widgets With Full Addressability (US Patent # 7269792)
- Using Semantic Networks To Develop A Social Network (US Patent # 7865592)
- Voice Based Keyword Search Algorithm (US Patent # 7809564)
Hopefully these patents will be of some use.
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