App discovery player Mimvi filed a patent for a new recommendation and analysis technology with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

The company filed the application, “Software Application Recommendation & Analysis System for Mobile & Simplified Computing Devices”, at the beginning of this week.

Mimvi said the Advanced SRT technology “opens up new dimensions in search and recommendation technology” and is aimed at expanding app adoption and monetisation.

“Mimvi prides itself on real innovation when it comes to advanced algorithmic search and personalised recommendation technology”, said chief visionary officer Kasian Franks.

Mimvi launched a Windows Phone 8 version of the Mimvi App Search app in November after partnering with Microsoft to develop products and services to complement the Windows Azure cloud computing platform

Mimvi recently submitted an iOS version of its search and recommendation app, to Apple for approval, with an Android version in the pipeline.