Patents by Inventor Derrick McCulley

Derrick McCulley 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).

  • Publication number: 20240031642
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify alternate language versions of media based on signature matching are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare signatures in monitored data with reference signatures to determine signature match strengths associated with portions of the monitored data, the reference signatures associated with reference media assets. Disclosed example apparatus also include a data segmenter to divide the monitored data into first and second segments, the first segments including temporally adjacent portions of the monitored data having signature match strengths that satisfy a threshold, the second segments including temporally adjacent portions of the monitored data having signature match strengths that do not satisfy the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Daniel Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick Mcculley
  • Publication number: 20230379536
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to credit media segments shared among multiple media assets are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include comparing a sequence of monitored media signatures with a library of reference signatures to determine a signature match, the monitored media signatures representative of a monitored media presentation. Disclosed example methods also include determining duration and offset of the signature match, the offset to represent a position of the signature match relative to a start of a reference media asset associated with the signature match. Disclosed example methods further include crediting a segment of the monitored media presentation represented by the signature match to an identifier of a class of media assets including the reference media asset in response to a determination that (i) the duration of the signature match does not exceed a first threshold and (ii) the offset does not exceed a second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Daniel Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick McCulley
  • Publication number: 20230300411
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to reduce false crediting of exposure to video-on-demand media assets. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare a sequence of monitored media signatures to sequences of reference signatures representative of corresponding reference media assets, the sequence of monitored media signatures included in monitoring data reported by a media device meter, the sequences of reference signature stored in a library of reference signatures. Disclosed example apparatus also include a matched assets counter to determine a count of ones of the reference media assets represented by corresponding ones of the sequences of reference signatures determined to match the sequence of monitored media signatures. Disclosed examples further include a credit determiner to determine whether to credit media exposure to a first one of the reference media assets based on the count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Daniel Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick McCulley
  • Patent number: 11750878
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify alternate language versions of media based on signature matching are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare signatures in monitored data with reference signatures to determine signature match strengths associated with portions of the monitored data, the reference signatures associated with reference media assets. Disclosed example apparatus also include a data segmenter to divide the monitored data into first and second segments, the first segments including temporally adjacent portions of the monitored data having signature match strengths that satisfy a threshold, the second segments including temporally adjacent portions of the monitored data having signature match strengths that do not satisfy the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Daniel Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick Mcculley
  • Patent number: 11736765
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to credit media segments shared among multiple media assets are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include comparing a sequence of monitored media signatures with a library of reference signatures to determine a signature match, the monitored media signatures representative of a monitored media presentation. Disclosed example methods also include determining a duration and an offset of the signature match, the offset to represent a position of the signature match relative to a start of a reference media asset associated with the signature match. Disclosed example methods further include crediting a segment of the monitored media presentation represented by the signature match to an identifier of a class of media assets including the reference media asset in response to a determination that (i) the duration of the signature match does not exceed a first threshold and (ii) the offset does not exceed a second threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Daniel Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick McCulley
  • Patent number: 11575455
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to reduce false positive signature matches due to similar media segments in different reference media assets are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare monitored media signatures with a library of reference media signatures, the monitored media signatures associated with monitored media, the library of reference media signatures including sequences of reference signatures associated with respective reference media assets. Disclosed example apparatus also include a match information identifier to identify a number of different matched reference media assets associated with ones of the sequences of reference media signatures that match a sequence of matched monitored media signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Dan Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick McCulley
  • Patent number: 11558660
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to reduce false crediting of exposure to video-on-demand media assets. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare a sequence of monitored media signatures to sequences of reference signatures representative of corresponding reference media assets, the sequence of monitored media signatures included in monitoring data reported by a media device meter, the sequences of reference signature stored in a library of reference signatures. Disclosed example apparatus also include a matched assets counter to determine a count of ones of the reference media assets represented by corresponding ones of the sequences of reference signatures determined to match the sequence of monitored media signatures. Disclosed examples further include a credit determiner to determine whether to credit media exposure to a first one of the reference media assets based on the count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Daniel Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick McCulley
  • Publication number: 20220069931
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to reduce false positive signature matches due to similar media segments in different reference media assets are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare monitored media signatures with a library of reference media signatures, the monitored media signatures associated with monitored media, the library of reference media signatures including sequences of reference signatures associated with respective reference media assets. Disclosed example apparatus also include a match information identifier to identify a number of different matched reference media assets associated with ones of the sequences of reference media signatures that match a sequence of matched monitored media signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Dan Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick McCulley
  • Publication number: 20210377603
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to credit media segments shared among multiple media assets are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include comparing a sequence of monitored media signatures with a library of reference signatures to determine a signature match, the monitored media signatures representative of a monitored media presentation. Disclosed example methods also include determining a duration and an offset of the signature match, the offset to represent a position of the signature match relative to a start of a reference media asset associated with the signature match. Disclosed example methods further include crediting a segment of the monitored media presentation represented by the signature match to an identifier of a class of media assets including the reference media asset in response to a determination that (i) the duration of the signature match does not exceed a first threshold and (ii) the offset does not exceed a second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Daniel Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick McCulley
  • Publication number: 20210377598
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify alternate language versions of media based on signature matching are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare signatures in monitored data with reference signatures to determine signature match strengths associated with portions of the monitored data, the reference signatures associated with reference media assets. Disclosed example apparatus also include a data segmenter to divide the monitored data into first and second segments, the first segments including temporally adjacent portions of the monitored data having signature match strengths that satisfy a threshold, the second segments including temporally adjacent portions of the monitored data having signature match strengths that do not satisfy the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Daniel Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick Mcculley
  • Publication number: 20210377602
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to reduce false crediting of exposure to video-on-demand media assets. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare a sequence of monitored media signatures to sequences of reference signatures representative of corresponding reference media assets, the sequence of monitored media signatures included in monitoring data reported by a media device meter, the sequences of reference signature stored in a library of reference signatures. Disclosed example apparatus also include a matched assets counter to determine a count of ones of the reference media assets represented by corresponding ones of the sequences of reference signatures determined to match the sequence of monitored media signatures. Disclosed examples further include a credit determiner to determine whether to credit media exposure to a first one of the reference media assets based on the count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Daniel Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick McCulley
  • Patent number: 11088772
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to reduce false positive signature matches due to similar media segments in different reference media assets are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare monitored media signatures with a library of reference media signatures, the monitored media signatures associated with monitored media, the library of reference media signatures including sequences of reference signatures associated with respective reference media assets. Disclosed example apparatus also include a match information identifier to identify a number of different matched reference media assets associated with ones of the sequences of reference media signatures that match a sequence of matched monitored media signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Dan Nelson, Raghuram Ranganathan, Derrick McCulley
  • Publication number: 20160066005
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify remote presentation of streaming media are disclosed. An example method includes determining a first identification of streaming data transmitted to a streaming media device. A second identification of media presented by a media presentation device is determined. The first identification is compared to the second identification to determine whether first media identified by the first identification matches second media identified by the second identification. In response to determining that the first media matches the second media, a panelist associated with at least one of the streaming media device and the media presentation device is credited as having been presented the first media by the media presentation device on behalf of the streaming media device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Jeremey M. Davis, Derrick McCulley, Arun Ramaswamy