Patents by Inventor Alan Nguyen Bosworth
Alan Nguyen 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: 9860570Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify media delivery are disclosed. An example method includes providing a monitor to a media presentation device after a selection of a user as a panel member, the monitor to generate a log entry including first source address information, first destination address information, first source port information, first destination port information, and media identification information associated with a media receiving event. Processing a first log file received from the monitor that includes the log entry. Determining if the log entry corresponds to a reference log entry from a media provider. And in response to detecting the corresponding reference log entry, storing the media identification information from the log entry in association with the monitor and generating an exposure report that associates media identified in the media information with the media provider that provided the media to the media presentation device.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Daniel Nelson, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Patent number: 9779426Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to share media are disclosed. An example system includes a first device to capture, via a sensor, a representation of media being presented by a media presentation device separate from the first device. The first device to send a first user identifier of a first user of the first device, a second user identifier of a second user, different from the first user, and the representation of media to a media share facility. In response to the sending of the first user identifier, the second user identifier and the representation of media to the media share facility, receiving access to the media for the second user. When the access to the media is provided to the second user, crediting the media content with audience-interest credit based on the first user identifier.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Publication number: 20160366451Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify media delivery are disclosed. An example method includes providing a monitor to a media presentation device after a selection of a user as a panel member, the monitor to generate a log entry including first source address information, first destination address information, first source port information, first destination port information, and media identification information associated with a media receiving event. Processing a first log file received from the monitor that includes the log entry. Determining if the log entry corresponds to a reference log entry from a media provider. And in response to detecting the corresponding reference log entry, storing the media identification information from the log entry in association with the monitor and generating an exposure report that associates media identified in the media information with the media provider that provided the media to the media presentation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Daniel Nelson, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Publication number: 20160364773Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to share media are disclosed. An example system includes a first device to capture, via a sensor, a representation of media being presented by a media presentation device separate from the first device. The first device to send a first user identifier of a first user of the first device, a second user identifier of a second user, different from the first user, and the representation of media to a media share facility. In response to the sending of the first user identifier, the second user identifier and the representation of media to the media share facility, receiving access to the media for the second user. When the access to the media is provided to the second user, crediting the media content with audience-interest credit based on the first user identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Patent number: 9438965Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify media delivery are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first log from a media provider, the first log comprising first source address information, first destination address information, first source port information, first destination port information, and media identification information; receiving a second log from a first receiver, the second log comprising second source address information, second destination address information, second source port information, and second destination port information; comparing information in the first log to information in the second log to attempt to identify a matching entry between the media provider and the receiver; and when a matching entry is identified, storing the media identification information from the first log in association with the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Daniel Nelson, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Patent number: 9400984Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to share media are disclosed. An example system includes an application program distribution interface to download an application program to a user device, the application program to receive user input from a first user. The example system also includes a query interface to receive representative information and an indication of a second user from the user device. The example system also includes a media content recognizer to identify the media content based on the representative information, a media access provider to selectively provide the second user with access to the media content, and an audience-interest interface to credit audience-interest to the media content when the second user is provided access to the media content.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Patent number: 9007647Abstract: Methods and apparatus to methods and apparatus to identify images in print advertisements are disclosed. An example method comprises computing a first image feature vector for a first presented image, comparing the first image feature vector to a second image feature vector, and when the first image feature vector matches the second image feature vector, storing printed-media information associated with the first presented image in a database record associated with the second image feature vector.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Kevin Keqiang Deng, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Publication number: 20150006246Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to share media are disclosed. An example system includes an application program distribution interface to download an application program to a user device, the application program to receive user input from a first user. The example system also includes a query interface to receive representative information and an indication of a second user from the user device. The example system also includes a media content recognizer to identify the media content based on the representative information, a media access provider to selectively provide the second user with access to the media content, and an audience-interest interface to credit audience-interest to the media content when the second user is provided access to the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Patent number: 8861937Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to share media are disclosed. An example method involves receiving from a mobile device a representation of media content detected at the mobile device. The example method also involves receiving from the mobile device a first user identifier of a first user of the mobile device and a second user identifier of a second user different from the first user. In addition, the media content is identified based on the representation of the media content. The second user is selectively provided with access to the media content based on the second user identifier.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Patent number: 8640154Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to monitor media content on a consumer network as described herein. An example metering system includes a metering device to monitor the consumption of media content at a consumer location and a universal plug and play (UPnP) compatible metering helper to collect audience measurement data from UPnP devices in a consumer network.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Publication number: 20130276129Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify media delivery are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first log from a media provider, the first log comprising first source address information, first destination address information, first source port information, first destination port information, and media identification information; receiving a second log from a first receiver, the second log comprising second source address information, second destination address information, second source port information, and second destination port information; comparing information in the first log to information in the second log to attempt to identify a matching entry between the media provider and the receiver; and when a matching entry is identified, storing the media identification information from the first log in association with the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Daniel Nelson, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Publication number: 20130114907Abstract: Methods and apparatus to methods and apparatus to identify images in print advertisements are disclosed. An example method comprises computing a first image feature vector for a first presented image, comparing the first image feature vector to a second image feature vector, and when the first image feature vector matches the second image feature vector, storing printed-media information associated with the first presented image in a database record associated with the second image feature vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventors: Kevin Keqiang Deng, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Publication number: 20130051772Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to share media are disclosed. An example method involves receiving from a mobile device a representation of media content detected at the mobile device. The example method also involves receiving from the mobile device a first user identifier of a first user of the mobile device and a second user identifier of a second user different from the first user. In addition, the media content is identified based on the representation of the media content. The second user is selectively provided with access to the media content based on the second user identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Patent number: 8368918Abstract: Methods and apparatus to methods and apparatus to identify images in print advertisements are disclosed. An example method comprises computing a first image feature vector for a first presented image, comparing the first image feature vector to a second image feature vector, and when the first image feature vector matches the second image feature vector, storing printed-media information associated with the first presented image in a database record associated with the second image feature vector.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Kevin Deng, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Publication number: 20120151510Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to monitor media content on a consumer network as described herein. An example metering system includes a metering device to monitor the consumption of media content at a consumer location and a universal plug and play (UPnP) compatible metering helper to collect audience measurement data from UPnP devices in a consumer network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Patent number: 8122464Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to monitor media content on a consumer network as described herein. An example metering system includes a metering device to monitor the consumption of media content at a consumer location and a universal plug and play (UPnP) compatible metering helper to collect audience measurement data from UPnP devices in a consumer network.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Publication number: 20080320508Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to monitor media content on a consumer network as described herein. An example metering system includes a metering device to monitor the consumption of media content at a consumer location and a universal plug and play (UPnP) compatible metering helper to collect audience measurement data from UPnP devices in a consumer network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2006Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Nguyen Bosworth
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Publication number: 20080068622Abstract: Methods and apparatus to methods and apparatus to identify images in print advertisements are disclosed. An example method comprises computing a first image feature vector for a first presented image, comparing the first image feature vector to a second image feature vector, and when the first image feature vector matches the second image feature vector, storing printed-media information associated with the first presented image in a database record associated with the second image feature vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Kevin Deng, Alan Nguyen Bosworth