Patents Assigned to J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES
  • Privacy preserving method for summarizing user data
    Patent number: 9189650
    Abstract: A method includes, in a server residing in a network of interconnected computers, receiving user data, dissecting the received user data into a plurality of key/value pairs, iterating through the plurality of key/value pairs, generating a new data structure in the memory of the server for each key/value pair that do not exist, inserting a UserID into a set associated for a specific key/value pair, storing the key/value sets, and destroying the received user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: J.D. Power and Associates
    Inventors: Daniel Jaye, James Q Secretan
  • Dual blind method and system for attributing activity to a user
    Patent number: 9037637
    Abstract: A method and system for attributing activity to a user includes sharing information with an analytics server while attributes and a user profile cannot be tracked back to the original user from the analytics server. A temporary ID included in the shared information is destroyed, thus eliminating any trace back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: J.D. Power and Associates
    Inventors: Daniel Jaye, James Q. Secretan
  • Automatic Sentiment Analysis of Surveys
    Publication number: 20090306967
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides apparatuses and methods for determining the sentiment expressed in answers to survey questions. Advantageously, the sentiment may be automatically determined using natural language processing. In another aspect, the invention provides apparatuses and methods for analyzing the sentiment of survey respondents and presenting the information as actionable data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES
    Inventors: Nicolas NICOLOV, William Allen TUOHIG, Richard Hansen WOLNIEWICZ