Patents by Inventor Ann B. Seiler

Ann B. Seiler 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).

  • Compliance incentives for audience monitoring/recording devices
    Patent number: 5483276
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for promoting use by an audience member of a portable broadcast exposure monitoring and/or recording device in accordance with a predetermined usage criterion. A sense signal is provided indicating whether the device is being carried with the person of the audience member, and a time signal corresponding with the sense signal is also provided. An indication to the audience member of whether the audience member's usage of the device has been in accordance with the predetermined usage criterion is provided based on the sense signal and the corresponding time signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: The Arbitron Company
    Inventors: Jon R. Brooks, James M. Jensen, Roberta M. McConochie, Susan V. Osborn, Amy E. Pearl, Carole M. Schmidt, Ann B. Seiler, Carol P. Stowell, Thomas W. White, Wylie Wong