Patents by Inventor Choongkoo Lee
Choongkoo Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240064374Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to assign viewers to media meter data are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute computer readable instructions to at least: identify a candidate household from a plurality of second households to associate with a first household based on an analysis of a first duration of time first media was presented by a first media presentation device and a second duration of time second media was presented by second media presentation devices; match different ones of first panelists of the first household with matching ones of second panelists of the candidate household; and impute respective portions of the first duration of time to the different ones of the first panelists based on portions of the second duration of time for which the matching ones of the second panelists of the candidate household were exposed to the second media.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Samantha M. Mowrer, Molly Poppie, Balachander Shankar, Ieok Hou Wong, Choongkoo Lee, Xiaoqi Cui, David J. Kurzynski, Richard Peters, Remy Spoentgen
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Patent number: 11785301Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to assign viewers to media meter data are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute computer readable instructions to at least: identify a candidate household from a plurality of second households to associate with a first household based on an analysis of a first duration of time first media was presented by a first media presentation device and a second duration of time second media was presented by second media presentation devices; match different ones of first panelists of the first household with matching ones of second panelists of the candidate household; and impute respective portions of the first duration of time to the different ones of the first panelists based on portions of the second duration of time for which the matching ones of the second panelists of the candidate household were exposed to the second media.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Samantha M. Mowrer, Molly Poppie, Balachander Shankar, Ieok Hou Wong, Choongkoo Lee, Xiaoqi Cui, David J. Kurzynski, Richard Peters, Remy Spoentgen
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Publication number: 20230319332Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to facilitate analysis and adjustment of demographic information for monitored audience members are disclosed. Disclosed example methods include receiving a data set including media exposure data and associated data from at least one of a panelist database and a user account database. Disclosed example methods include measuring the data set to determine a probability distribution of user age in the data set according to a first model. Disclosed example methods include comparing the probability distribution of user age to a threshold. Disclosed example methods include adjusting, based on the comparison of the probability distribution of user age to the threshold, the probability distribution to an adjusted probability distribution by replacing the probability distribution with a degenerate distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Jonathan Sullivan, ChoongKoo Lee
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Patent number: 11727148Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee
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Publication number: 20230084902Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to assign viewers to media meter data are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute computer readable instructions to at least: identify a candidate household from a plurality of second households to associate with a first household based on an analysis of a first duration of time first media was presented by a first media presentation device and a second duration of time second media was presented by second media presentation devices; match different ones of first panelists of the first household with matching ones of second panelists of the candidate household; and impute respective portions of the first duration of time to the different ones of the first panelists based on portions of the second duration of time for which the matching ones of the second panelists of the candidate household were exposed to the second media.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Samantha M. Mowrer, Molly Poppie, Balachander Shankar, Ieok Hou Wong, Choongkoo Lee, Xiaoqi Cui, David J. Kurzynski, Richard Peters, Remy Spoentgen
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Patent number: 11516543Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to assign viewers to media meter data are disclosed. An apparatus includes memory, and a processor to execute instructions to: determine first probabilities for first panelists in a first household based on a first number of minutes of first media presented by a first media presentation device monitored by a first meter, determine second probabilities for second panelists in a plurality of second households based on a second number of minutes of second media presented by second media presentation devices monitored by a plurality of second meters, compare the first probabilities and the second probabilities to identify a candidate household from the plurality of second households to associated with the first household, and impute respective portions of the first number of minutes to corresponding ones of the first panelists when monitored behavior of the candidate household matches monitored behavior of the first household.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Samantha M. Mowrer, Molly Poppie, Balachander Shankar, Ieok Hou Wong, Choongkoo Lee, Xiaoqi Cui, David J. Kurzynski, Richard Peters, Remy Spoentgen
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Publication number: 20220269821Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee
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Patent number: 11341272Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed. An example disclosed apparatus disclosed herein includes a database proprietor identifier (DPID) extractor to extract a panelist database proprietor identifier from a cookie, the panelist database proprietor identifier associated with credentials used by a panelist to access a website.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee
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Publication number: 20200382837Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to assign viewers to media meter data are disclosed. An apparatus includes memory, and a processor to execute instructions to: determine first probabilities for first panelists in a first household based on a first number of minutes of first media presented by a first media presentation device monitored by a first meter, determine second probabilities for second panelists in a plurality of second households based on a second number of minutes of second media presented by second media presentation devices monitored by a plurality of second meters, compare the first probabilities and the second probabilities to identify a candidate household from the plurality of second households to associated with the first household, and impute respective portions of the first number of minutes to corresponding ones of the first panelists when monitored behavior of the candidate household matches monitored behavior of the first household.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Samantha M. Mowrer, Molly Poppie, Balachander Shankar, Ieok Hou Wong, Choongkoo Lee, Xiaoqi Cui, David J. Kurzynski, Richard Peters, Remy Spoentgen
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Publication number: 20200372181Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed. An example disclosed apparatus disclosed herein includes a database proprietor identifier (DPID) extractor to extract a panelist database proprietor identifier from a cookie, the panelist database proprietor identifier associated with credentials used by a panelist to access a website.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee
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Patent number: 10757480Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to assign viewers to media meter data are disclosed. An apparatus includes memory to store instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions to at least: determine first probabilities for first panelists in a media meter household during a first set of time periods, determine second probabilities for second panelists in a plurality of learning households during a second set of time periods, compare the first probabilities and the second probabilities to identify a candidate household from the plurality of learning households to associated with the media meter household, and impute ones of the first number of minutes to individual ones of the first panelists when second panelist behavior data associated with the candidate household indicates activity during one of the second set of time periods that matches activity in the media meter household during one of the first set of time periods.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLCInventors: Samantha M. Mowrer, Molly Poppie, Balachander Shankar, Ieok Hou Wong, Choongkoo Lee, Xiaoqi Cui, David J. Kurzynski, Richard Peters, Remy Spoentgen
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Patent number: 10691831Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed. An example disclosed method includes generating decoy database proprietor identifiers to protect privacies of members of panelist households corresponding to panelist database proprietor identifiers, the decoy database proprietor identifiers to be determined based on a probability density function so that a quantity of the decoy database proprietor identifiers is less than would be used if the decoy database proprietor identifiers were selected by a random selection process. The example method also includes querying a server at a database proprietor using the panelist database proprietor identifiers and the decoy database proprietor identifiers, to obtain demographic information and assigning, by executing an instruction with a processor, the panelist database proprietor identifiers to panelists in the panelist households based on the demographic information obtained from the server at the database proprietor.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: The Nielson Company (US), LLCInventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee
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Publication number: 20190228184Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed. An example disclosed method includes generating decoy database proprietor identifiers to protect privacies of members of panelist households corresponding to panelist database proprietor identifiers, the decoy database proprietor identifiers to be determined based on a probability density function so that a quantity of the decoy database proprietor identifiers is less than would be used if the decoy database proprietor identifiers were selected by a random selection process. The example method also includes querying a server at a database proprietor using the panelist database proprietor identifiers and the decoy database proprietor identifiers, to obtain demographic information and assigning, by executing an instruction with a processor, the panelist database proprietor identifiers to panelists in the panelist households based on the demographic information obtained from the server at the database proprietor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee
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Publication number: 20190158921Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to assign viewers to media meter data are disclosed. An apparatus includes memory to store instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions to at least: determine first probabilities for first panelists in a media meter household during a first set of time periods, determine second probabilities for second panelists in a plurality of learning households during a second set of time periods, compare the first probabilities and the second probabilities to identify a candidate household from the plurality of learning households to associated with the media meter household, and impute ones of the first number of minutes to individual ones of the first panelists when second panelist behavior data associated with the candidate household indicates activity during one of the second set of time periods that matches activity in the media meter household during one of the first set of time periods.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Samantha M. Mowrer, Molly Poppie, Balachander Shankar, Ieok Hou Wong, Choongkoo Lee, Xiaoqi Cui, David J. Kurzynski, Richard Peters, Remy Spoentgen
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Patent number: 10248811Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed. Example disclosed apparatus include a decoy generator to generate decoy database proprietor identifiers to protect privacies of members of panelist households corresponding to panelist database proprietor identifiers, the decoy database proprietor identifiers to be determined by the decoy generator based on a probability density function so that a quantity of the decoy database proprietor identifiers is less than would be used if the decoy database proprietor identifiers were selected by a random selection process. The example apparatus also includes a query handler to query, via a network, a server at a database proprietor using the panelist database proprietor identifiers and the decoy database proprietor identifiers, to obtain demographic information.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: The Neilson Company (US), LLCInventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee
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Patent number: 10219039Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to assign viewers to media meter data.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Samantha M. Mowrer, Molly Poppie, Balachander Shankar, Ieok Hou Wong, Choongkoo Lee, Xiaoqi Cui, David J. Kurzynski, Richard Peters, Remy Spoentgen
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Publication number: 20180129825Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed. Example disclosed apparatus include a decoy generator to generate decoy database proprietor identifiers to protect privacies of members of panelist households corresponding to panelist database proprietor identifiers, the decoy database proprietor identifiers to be determined by the decoy generator based on a probability density function so that a quantity of the decoy database proprietor identifiers is less than would be used if the decoy database proprietor identifiers were selected by a random selection process. The example apparatus also includes a query handler to query, via a network, a server at a database proprietor using the panelist database proprietor identifiers and the decoy database proprietor identifiers, to obtain demographic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee
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Patent number: 9870486Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed. Example disclosed methods include generating decoy database proprietor identifiers based on probability density functions. The example method also include querying a database proprietor using panelist database proprietor identifiers and the decoy database proprietor identifiers to obtain demographic information associated with the panelist database proprietor identifiers. The example method also include assigning the panelist database proprietor identifiers to panelists based on the demographic information obtained from the database proprietor.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee
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Publication number: 20170011420Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to facilitate analysis and adjustment of demographic information for monitored audience members are disclosed. Disclosed example methods include receiving a data set including media exposure data and associated data from at least one of a panelist database and a user account database. Disclosed example methods include measuring the data set to determine a probability distribution of user age in the data set according to a first model. Disclosed example methods include comparing the probability distribution of user age to a threshold. Disclosed example methods include adjusting, based on the comparison of the probability distribution of user age to the threshold, the probability distribution to an adjusted probability distribution by replacing the probability distribution with a degenerate distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Jonathan Sullivan, ChoongKoo Lee
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Publication number: 20160350556Abstract: Methods and apparatus to assign demographic information to panelists are disclosed. Example disclosed methods include generating decoy database proprietor identifiers based on probability density functions. The example method also include querying a database proprietor using panelist database proprietor identifiers and the decoy database proprietor identifiers to obtain demographic information associated with the panelist database proprietor identifiers. The example method also include assigning the panelist database proprietor identifiers to panelists based on the demographic information obtained from the database proprietor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Shelli Kashriel, Michelle Christian, ChoongKoo Lee