Patents Assigned to Yext, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20260111939
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for a knowledge search engine platform to identifying first data associated with a merchant system from one or more databases based on a search query submitted by a user device. The knowledge search engine platform generates a user dialog interface to display to the user device to enable a communication to collect additional information to supplement the first data. Second data to supplement the first data is received from the user system via the user dialog interface. Responsive to receiving the second data, a set of communications are transmitted to a set of search provider systems, where each communication of the set of communications comprising a recommended update comprising the first data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Lerman, Kevin Caffrey, Catherine Frailey, Benjamin Berry, Maxwell Shaw, Akul Penugonda, Marc Ferrentino, Dan Tran, Jonathan Kennell
  • Patent number: 12602439
    Abstract: A system and method to train one or more components of a search algorithm based on feedback received from a user system. The system and method provide, via an interface, a first search query comprising one or more terms and a first query response generated by a component of the search algorithm. The system and method receive, via the interface, a label corresponding to the query response. An override action is generated in view of the label. In response to a second query comprising the one or more terms, generating a second query response in accordance with the override action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: YEXT, INC.
    Inventors: Maxwell Shaw, Maxwell Davish, Michael Dunn
  • Publication number: 20260099500
    Abstract: A system and method to provide search capabilities via a merchant system including search responses aggregated from multiple different search provider sources. The system and method receive, via an interface of the merchant system, a search query input from an end user system. The search query input is routed to the multiple search provider sources. A set of response to the search query input is received from at least a portion of the search providers sources. A first portion of the set of responses is identified as having a verified status. A ranking of the set of responses is generated based on a level of responsiveness to the search query input. The system and method cause, based at least in part on the ranking, a display including a search result comprising at least a portion of the set of responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell SHAW, Kevin CAFFREY, Marc FERRENTINO
  • Publication number: 20260093767
    Abstract: A system and method to generate a website for a user system. A set of static assets associated with the website are generated. A first document of a first data record is transformed from a first schema to a second schema to generate a first transformed document. A data graph associated with the user system is generated, where the data graph includes the first transformed document and a portion of HTML content of a data record received via a first data stream of a set of data streams. A web page including the portion of HTML content is rendered. The set of static assets and the web page of the website are provisioned to the user system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Bowman, Bryan Reed, Pranjal Singh, Matthew Kilpatrick, Austin Chu, Gideon Weiler
  • Patent number: 12572527
    Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide a system for managing data suggestions processed by multiple different source systems. A first suggestion associated with first data associated with an entity system is received from a first system. A second suggestion associated with the first data associated with the entity system is received from a second system. An indication of an acceptance of the first suggestion is received from the entity system. The first suggestion is applied to the first data to generate updated first data. The updated first data is transmitted to the first system and the second system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: YEXT, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Sanshwe, Rajeev Rajagopalan Krithivasan, Jamie O'Brien, Jesse Shatsky, Bryan Reed, Catherine Frailey, Sanket Alekar
  • Patent number: 12530708
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for a knowledge search engine platform to identifying first data associated with a merchant system from one or more databases based on a search query submitted by a user device. The knowledge search engine platform generates a user dialog interface to display to the user device to enable a communication to collect additional information to supplement the first data. Second data to supplement the first data is received from the user system via the user dialog interface. Responsive to receiving the second data, a set of communications are transmitted to a set of search provider systems, where each communication of the set of communications comprising a recommended update comprising the first data and the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Lerman, Kevin Caffrey, Catherine Frailey, Benjamin Berry, Maxwell Shaw, Akul Penugonda, Marc Ferrentino, Dan Tran, Jonathan Kennell
  • Patent number: 12517912
    Abstract: A system and method to provide search capabilities via a merchant system including search responses aggregated from multiple different search provider sources. The system and method receive, via an interface of the merchant system, a search query input from an end user system. The search query input is routed to the multiple search provider sources. A set of response to the search query input is received from at least a portion of the search providers sources. A first portion of the set of responses is identified as having a verified status. A ranking of the set of responses is generated based on a level of responsiveness to the search query input. The system and method cause, based at least in part on the ranking, a display including a search result comprising at least a portion of the set of responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell Shaw, Kevin Caffrey, Marc Ferrentino
  • Patent number: 12511342
    Abstract: A system and method to generate a website for a user system. A set of static assets associated with the website are generated. A first document of a first data record is transformed from a first schema to a second schema to generate a first transformed document. A data graph associated with the user system is generated, where the data graph includes the first transformed document and a portion of HTML, content of a data record received via a first data stream of a set of data streams. A web page including the portion of HTML content is rendered. The set of static assets and the web page of the website are provisioned to the user system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: YEXT, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Bowman, Bryan Reed, Pranjal Singh, Matthew Kilpatrick, Austin Chu, Gideon Weiler
  • Patent number: 12488008
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method is provided that designates a first listing corresponding to a first web address as a representative listing of an entity. A provider system is searched to identify a second listing associated with the entity, wherein the second listing corresponds to a second web address. A determination is made that the second listing satisfies matching criteria associated with the first listing. An instruction to suppress the second listing on the provider system is received from a system associated with the entity. A request to suppress the second listing associated with the entity is transmitted to the provider system. An indication that the second listing is suppressed on the provider system is received, where, in response to a request to access the second web address associated with the second listing, a web browser is redirected to the first web address associated with the first listing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: YEXT, INC.
    Inventors: Howard C. Lerman, Thomas C. Dixon, Kevin Caffrey, David C. Lin
  • Patent number: 12406007
    Abstract: A system and method to generate search results. The system and method receive a search query from an end-user system. In view of the search query, a first data record storing first data associated with a merchant system is identified. Based on a set of values of a projected field of the first data record, a second data record storing second data associated with the merchant system and a third data record storing third data associated with the merchant system are identified. A graphical user interface including a search result responsive to the search query is generated, the search results including at least the first data, the second data, and the third data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: YEXT, INC.
    Inventors: Deepak Srinivasan, Nathan Thillairajah
  • Publication number: 20250231977
    Abstract: A system and method to identify a document including text relating to a merchant system. The document is segmented into a set of sentences. A first machine-learning model executed by a processing device generates an initial topic segmentation corresponding to the set of sentences. A second machine-learning model is applied to the initial topic segmentation to generate a final topic segmentation corresponding to the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Allison ROSSETTO, Michael MISIEWICZ
  • Patent number: 12292909
    Abstract: A system and method to identify a document including text relating to a merchant system. The document is segmented into a set of sentences. A first machine-learning model executed by a processing device generates an initial topic segmentation corresponding to the set of sentences. A second machine-learning model is applied to the initial topic segmentation to generate a final topic segmentation corresponding to the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Allison Rossetto, Michael Misiewicz
  • Publication number: 20250094463
    Abstract: A system and method to receive a search query input from an end user system, wherein the search query input relates to information associated with a merchant system. In view of the search query, a document associated with the merchant system is identified. A set of portions of the document are identified. A keyword-matching density level is determined for each portion of the set of portions of the document. A selected portion of the set of portions having a highest relative keyword-matching density level is identified. A graphical user interface including a search result responsive to the search query is generated, the graphical user interface including the selected portion of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell SHAW, Maxwell DAVISH, Michael MISIEWICZ, Michael DUNN
  • Publication number: 20250054031
    Abstract: A system and method to manage online reviews. A determination is made that a user device is logged into a set of one or more websites comprising a first website. A dynamic redirection container is transmitted that redirects the user device to the first website, wherein a posted review associated with a merchant is received at the first website via the dynamic redirection container. Based on the posted review associated with the merchant, a weighted factor associated with at least a portion of a plurality of websites configured to receive one or more reviews associated with the merchant is updated. An adjustment of the weighted factor associated with at least the portion of the plurality of websites is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin BERRY, Marc FERRENTINO
  • Patent number: 12205152
    Abstract: Systems and methods including receiving, from a merchant system associated with a merchant, a first set of weight values corresponding to websites configured to receive one or more reviews associated with the merchant, determining, based on the first set of weight values, a first set of target distribution values corresponding to the plurality of websites, providing, to a first user system, a first request to provide a first review of the merchant, the first request comprising a first link corresponding to a first website of the plurality of websites, receiving, via an application programming interface associated with the first website, information associated with the first request, providing information associated with the first request, receiving a first updated weight value corresponding to the first web site and a second updated weight value corresponding to a second website of the plurality of websites, identifying, by a container associated with a second request to provide a second review of the merchan
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Berry, Calvin Casalino, Marc Ferrentino
  • Publication number: 20250005297
    Abstract: A method for a chat bot includes receiving multiple instruction sets corresponding to multiple goals, each instruction set defining a prompt to a large language model (LLM) to achieve a corresponding goal. The method further includes receiving a chat history from a user, comprising multiple messages, each message being one of a user-authored message or a chat bot-authored message, and further comprising metadata associated with said chat history. The method further includes identifying a particular goal of said user from the multiple goals, selecting a particular instruction set corresponding to said particular goal, and defining a particular prompt to the LLM. The method further includes executing said particular instruction set by providing said particular prompt to said LLM and providing a reply to said user with a result of executing said particular instruction set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell DAVISH, Yen Thai Troung, Nikolas Bramblett, Maxwell Shaw
  • Patent number: 12182187
    Abstract: A system and method to receive a search query input from an end user system, wherein the search query input relates to information associated with a merchant system. In view of the search query, a document associated with the merchant system is identified. A set of portions of the document are identified. A keyword-matching density level is determined for each portion of the set of portions of the document. A selected portion of the set of portions having a highest relative keyword-matching density level is identified. A graphical user interface including a search result responsive to the search query is generated, the graphical user interface including the selected portion of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: YEXT, INC.
    Inventors: Maxwell Shaw, Maxwell Davish, Michael Misiewicz, Michael Dunn
  • Patent number: 12165180
    Abstract: A system and method to manage online reviews. A determination is made that a user device is logged into a set of one or more websites comprising a first website. A dynamic redirection container is transmitted that redirects the user device to the first website, wherein a posted review associated with a merchant is received at the first website via the dynamic redirection container. Based on the posted review associated with the merchant, a weighted factor associated with at least a portion of a plurality of websites configured to receive one or more reviews associated with the merchant is updated. An adjustment of the weighted factor associated with at least the portion of the plurality of websites is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: YEXT, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Berry, Marc Ferrentino
  • Publication number: 20240394236
    Abstract: A system and method to generate search results in response to a search query based on comparisons of embedding vectors. The system and method receive, from an end user system, a search query including a set of keywords associated with the entity. Using a neural network, an embedding vector is identified based on the set of keywords of the search query. The system and method compares the embedding vector associated with the search query to a set of embedding vectors associated with a set of structured data elements relating to the entity. Based on the comparison, a set of matching structured data elements is identified. The system and method generate a search result in response to the search query, wherein the search result includes at least a portion of the set of matching structured data elements. The search result is displayed via an interface of the end user system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael MISIEWICZ, Michael DUNN, Maxwell DAVISH
  • Publication number: 20240346052
    Abstract: A system and method to manage data associated with a merchant system to provide in response to a search query from an end user system. The system and method to generate, in a data graph associated with a merchant system, a first entity type including a first data field storing a first data value corresponding to the merchant system. A second entity type comprising a second data field storing a second data value corresponding to the merchant system is generated in the data graph. A relationship type between the first entity type and the second entity type is established. A first update to the first data value of the first entity type is generated. In view of the relationship type, a second update to the second data value of the second entity type is generated. The first update of the first entity type and the second update of the second entity type are stored in the data graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc FERRENTINO, Han Byul RU, Kevin CAFFREY, Maxwell SHAW, Jonathan KENNELL, Catherine FRAILEY, Jeremy CLARK, Steven SANSHWE, Thomas C. DIXON, Jacob FANCHER