Patents by Inventor Alan Bosworth
Alan Bosworth 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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Patent number: 11968413Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes for measurement of exposure to streaming media includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: access metadata identifying media presented to a user, and cookie data, the metadata and the cookie data provided by a client device; determine whether the cookie data identifies the user to a database proprietor; in response to a determination that the cookie data does not identify the user to the database proprietor, send a redirect message instructing the client device to retransmit the metadata to a next-hop location; and in response to a determination that the cookie data does identify the user to the database proprietor, provide the metadata and a user identifier to a central facility.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
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Publication number: 20230276087Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes for measurement of exposure to streaming media includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: access metadata identifying media presented to a user, and cookie data, the metadata and the cookie data provided by a client device; determine whether the cookie data identifies the user to a database proprietor; in response to a determination that the cookie data does not identify the user to the database proprietor, send a redirect message instructing the client device to retransmit the metadata to a next-hop location; and in response to a determination that the cookie data does identify the user to the database proprietor, provide the metadata and a user identifier to a central facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
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Patent number: 11563994Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: access metadata identifying media presented to a user, and cookie data, the metadata and the cookie data provided by a client device; determine whether the cookie data identifies the user to a database proprietor; in response to a determination that the cookie data does not identify the user to the database proprietor, send a redirect message instructing the client device to retransmit the metadata to a next-hop location; and in response to a determination that the cookie data does identify the user to the database proprietor, provide the metadata and a user identifier to a central facility.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
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Publication number: 20220210215Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor streaming media. An example apparatus includes memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: calibrate video data based on audio data, the video data and the audio data associated with a media stream, generate a signature representative of the media stream based on the calibrated video data, compare the signature to a signature database to identify a matching signature in the signature database; and credit media corresponding to the matching signature as being viewed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Jose Mortensen, Alan Bosworth
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Publication number: 20220086512Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: access metadata identifying media presented to a user, and cookie data, the metadata and the cookie data provided by a client device; determine whether the cookie data identifies the user to a database proprietor; in response to a determination that the cookie data does not identify the user to the database proprietor, send a redirect message instructing the client device to retransmit the metadata to a next-hop location; and in response to a determination that the cookie data does identify the user to the database proprietor, provide the metadata and a user identifier to a central facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
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Patent number: 11277461Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor streaming media. An example apparatus includes a media calibrator to calibrate video data to a calibration time-base based on audio data, the video data and audio data associated with a media stream and a signature generator to generate a signature representative of the media stream based on the calibrated video data.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Jose Mortensen, Alan Bosworth
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Patent number: 11197046Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a server to access metadata identifying media presented to a user, and cookie data, the metadata and the cookie data provided by a client device. A user identifier comparator is to determine whether the cookie data identifies the user to the database proprietor, the server to, in response to the user identifier comparator determining that the cookie data does not identify the user to the database proprietor, send a redirect message instructing the client device to retransmit the metadata to a next-hop location. A metadata transmitter is to, in response to the user identifier comparator determining that the cookie data does identify the user to the database proprietor, provide the metadata and the user identifier to a central facility.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
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Publication number: 20210194947Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor streaming media. An example apparatus includes a media calibrator to calibrate video data to a calibration time-base based on audio data, the video data and audio data associated with a media stream and a signature generator to generate a signature representative of the media stream based on the calibrated video data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Jose Mortensen, Alan Bosworth
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Publication number: 20200382822Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a server to access metadata identifying media presented to a user, and cookie data, the metadata and the cookie data provided by a client device. A user identifier comparator is to determine whether the cookie data identifies the user to the database proprietor, the server to, in response to the user identifier comparator determining that the cookie data does not identify the user to the database proprietor, send a redirect message instructing the client device to retransmit the metadata to a next-hop location. A metadata transmitter is to, in response to the user identifier comparator determining that the cookie data does identify the user to the database proprietor, provide the metadata and the user identifier to a central facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
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Patent number: 10687100Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example method includes detecting metadata associated with streaming media presented at a client device. Data is extracted from a first field of the metadata. The data from the first field of the metadata is processed to generate a first request directed to a first internet domain, the first internet domain based on the data, the first request including a media identifier from a second field of the metadata, the second field of the metadata separate from the first field of the metadata, the media identifier identifying the streaming media. In response to the detection of the metadata, the first request is sent from the client device to the first internet domain.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
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Publication number: 20190364312Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example method includes detecting metadata associated with streaming media presented at a client device. Data is extracted from a first field of the metadata. The data from the first field of the metadata is processed to generate a first request directed to a first internet domain, the first internet domain based on the data, the first request including a media identifier from a second field of the metadata, the second field of the metadata separate from the first field of the metadata, the media identifier identifying the streaming media. In response to the detection of the metadata, the first request is sent from the client device to the first internet domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
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Publication number: 20130291001Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed herein. An example method includes extracting metering data from media obtained from a media provider. Metadata identifying the media based on the extracted metering data is generated. The media is transcoded into a transport stream, the transport stream having a streaming format. The metadata is embedded in a timed text track accompanying the transport stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Jan Besehanic, Alan Bosworth, Arun Ramaswamy
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Publication number: 20130290508Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are described. An example method includes extracting metering data from media obtained from a media provider. Metadata identifying the media based on the extracted metering data is generated. The media is transcoded into a transport stream, the transport stream having a streaming format. The metadata is embedded in a timed text track accompanying the transport stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Jan Besehanic, Alan Bosworth, Arun Ramaswamy
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Publication number: 20070136782Abstract: Methods and apparatus for preparing media content for identification are disclosed. An example method includes receiving compressed media content, decompressing the payload of the compressed media content, generating a signature of the decompressed payload, discarding the decompressed payload, embedding a code in the compressed media content, and storing the code and the signature in a database for later use in identifying presentation of the media content at a presentation site.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, David Wright, Alan Bosworth
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Publication number: 20060107195Abstract: Methods and apparatus to present survey information are disclosed. In particular, the methods and apparatus present survey information based on media compositions and associated metadata information. The methods and apparatus are used to identify metadata associated with a media composition and generate a trigger compilation based on survey information and the metadata. A inband survey is generated by multiplexing the trigger compilation and the media composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2003Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth