Patents by Inventor Billie J. Kline

Billie J. Kline 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: 20240086943
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to adjust demographic information of user accounts to reflect primary users of the user accounts. An example apparatus includes memory, programmable circuitry, and instructions in the memory, the instructions to cause the programmable circuitry to at least access impression data associated with a user account registered with a database proprietor, the user account associated with first demographics at a database of the database proprietor. The example programmable circuitry is also to determine a primary user of the user account based on the impression data and based on second demographics of multiple users of the user account, the multiple users including the primary user. Additionally, the example programmable circuitry is to modify the first demographics associated with the user account based on at least some of the second demographics, the at least some of the second demographics corresponding to the primary user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Lianghua Shao, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Patent number: 11783353
    Abstract: An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a data input interface to access different sets of initial adjustment factors, the initial adjustment factors generated to correct at least one of misattribution or non-coverage of media impressions logged by a database proprietor, a grouping controller to identify a first set of the initial adjustment factors as a set of donor adjustment factors based on (a) first audience members associated with the set of donor adjustment factors satisfying a first threshold and (b) first impressions associated with the first audience members satisfying a second threshold, and identify a second set of the initial adjustment factors as a set of recipient adjustment factors, and an imputation factor generator to generate imputation factors to correct ones of the recipient adjustment factors based on ones of the donor adjustment factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Lianghua Shao, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230139214
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate audience metrics using third-party privacy-protected cloud environments. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, programmable circuitry, and instructions to cause the programmable circuitry to generate a first demographic correction model based on a first matrix, the first matrix including first data indicative of user accesses to media, the first matrix associated with a first demographic, generate a second demographic correction model based on a second matrix, the second matrix including second data indicative of user accesses to the media, the second matrix associated with a second demographic, and generate predicted demographics of a user associated with the user accesses based on the first demographic correction model and the second demographic correction model, the predicted demographics including the first demographic and the second demographic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Lianghua Shao, Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230096072
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for multi-account adjustment in third-party privacy-protected cloud environments are disclosed herein. A disclosed example apparatus includes memory and processor circuitry to execute computer readable instructions to select a type of client device, determine a number of panelists associated with a demographic characteristic and the type of client device, the demographic characteristic defining a segment of the panelists, determine a number of user accounts associated with the number of panelists, determine a multi-account adjustment factor for the demographic characteristic and the client device based on a ratio of the number of the panelists to the number of user accounts, and adjust an initial estimate of a unique audience size based on the multi-account adjustment factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Lianghua Shao, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230083206
    Abstract: An example system disclosed herein includes programmable circuitry to identify donor adjustment factors and recipient adjustment factors used for correction of media impressions logged by a database proprietor, the donor adjustment factors including first donor adjustment factors associated with a first geographic region and second donor adjustment factors associated with a second geographic region, determine a first reduced donor factor set corresponding to ones of the first donor adjustment factors that satisfy a threshold, determine a second reduced donor factor set corresponding to ones of the second donor adjustment factors that satisfy the threshold, and generate imputation factors based on an aggregation of retained ones of the donor adjustment factors, the retained ones of the donor adjustment factors selected based on the first reduced donor factor set and the second reduced donor factor set, the imputation factors to reduce error in the correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Lianghua Shao, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230077544
    Abstract: An example system disclosed herein includes programmable circuitry to identify audience measurement panelists associated with database proprietor accounts, when a sign- out percentage of the audience measurement panelists is zero, determine a first probability that a second server of a database proprietor associated a first demographic with a logged impression when the logged impression corresponds to a second demographic, when the sign-out percentage of the audience measurement panelists is one hundred, determine a second probability that the second server of the database proprietor associated the first demographic with the logged impression when the logged impression corresponds to the second demographic, determine an adjustment factor based on a weighted combination of the first and second probabilities, and apply the adjustment factor to database proprietor impressions data to reduce a computer-generated error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Lianghua Shao, Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230075196
    Abstract: A disclosed example includes aggregating first performance results of computer-generated machine learning models to generate aggregated performance results, the first performance results based on a comparison of audience member demographic data to training results, the training results generated by the computer-generated machine learning models based on at least one of: (a) a composition of a household, (b) a type of first media, (c) a daypart during which the first media was accessed, or (d) a time at which the first media was accessed; selecting at least one of the computer-generated machine learning models based on a comparison of ones of the first performance results to the aggregated performance results; and applying the at least one of the computer-generated machine learning models to correct a computer-generated error in computer-collected audience measurement data, the computer-collected audience measurement data corresponding to accesses to second media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Lianghua Shao, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230071645
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate audience metrics using third-party privacy-protected cloud environments. In some examples, an apparatus comprising processor circuitry to execute the instructions to at least generate an individualization model based on truth data indicating first true users exposed to media via first panelist client devices, produce user probabilities for second panelist client devices based on the individualization model, the user probabilities indicating likelihoods of second true users being exposed to media via the second panelist client devices, select a user probability from the user probabilities based on an impression, and assign the impression to the set of second true users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Billie J. Kline, Jessica Brinson, Jonathan Sullivan, Lianghua Shao, Logan Thomas, Mala Sivarajan, Sagar Sanghavi, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230072357
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to adjust demographic information of user accounts to reflect primary users of the user accounts. An example apparatus includes memory, programmable circuitry, and instructions in the memory, the instructions to cause the programmable circuitry to at least access impression data associated with a user account registered with a database proprietor, the user account associated with first demographics at a database of the database proprietor. The example programmable circuitry is also to determine a primary user of the user account based on the impression data and based on second demographics of multiple users of the user account, the multiple users including the primary user. Additionally, the example programmable circuitry is to modify the first demographics associated with the user account based on at least some of the second demographics, the at least some of the second demographics corresponding to the primary user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Lianghua Shao, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20220207543
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to deduplicate audiences across media platforms are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Dipti Umesh Shah, Joshua Ivan Friedman, Edward Murphy, Tushar Chandra, Neel Parekh, Evan A. Brydon, Scott J. Sereday, Billie J. Kline
  • Publication number: 20210357956
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate audience metrics using third-party privacy-protected cloud environments. An example apparatus includes a data modifier to obtain a first matrix, the first matrix including first data indicative of entities and embeddings, the entities representative of at least one of search result clicks or videos watched, the embeddings representative of at least one of first classifications of the search result clicks or second classifications of the videos watched, generate a second matrix by reducing the first data in the first matrix to second data that satisfies a size corresponding to an input feature, and store the second matrix in first memory as the input feature, and a model generator to generate a demographic correction model based on the second matrix as the input feature, the demographic correction model to correct demographics corresponding to impressions logged in second memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Lianghua Shao, Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20210357788
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate computer-trained machine learning models to correct computer-generated errors in audience data. An example apparatus includes a query selector to select a plurality of features and a range of hyperparameters; a query generator to generate a plurality of machine learning models based on the plurality of features and the range of hyperparameters, and initiate training of the plurality of machine learning models based on demographic data in a privacy-protected cloud environment, the demographic data obtained from database proprietor user accounts corresponding to audience measurement panelists; and a model selector to select a first machine learning model from the plurality of machine learning models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Lianghua Shao, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20210357972
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate audience metrics using third-party privacy-protected cloud environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Billie J. Kline, Jessica Brinson, Jonathan Sullivan, Lianghua Shao, Logan Thomas, Mala Sivarajan, Sagar Sanghavi, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20210357957
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to adjust demographic information of user accounts to reflect primary users of the user accounts. An apparatus comprising: memory; and processor circuitry to execute instructions that causes the processor circuitry to at least: determine a first total score for a first panelist associated with a panelist user account based on at least one of a first impression score, a first age score, or a first gender score; determine a second total score for a second panelist associated with the panelist user account based on at least one of a second impression score, a second age score, or a second gender score; and in response to determining that the first total score satisfies a threshold, store demographics of the first panelist for the panelist user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Lianghua Shao, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20210357973
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for multi-account adjustment in third-party privacy-protected cloud environments are disclosed herein. A disclosed example apparatus includes memory and processor circuitry to execute computer readable instructions to select a demographic characteristic, the demographic characteristic defining a segment of panelists, select a type of client device, determine a number of the panelists associated with the demographic characteristic and the client device, and define a multi-account adjustment factor for the demographic characteristic and the client device, the factor based on a ratio of a number of panelists to a number of user accounts, the user accounts associated with the determined number of panelists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Lianghua Shao, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20210357958
    Abstract: An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a panelist detector to identify audience measurement panelists associated with database proprietor accounts, a sign-in rate calculator to determine an actual sign-in rate of the audience measurement panelists based on first impressions represented in database proprietor impressions data and second impressions represented in panel data, an adjustment factor generator to determine a first audience adjustment factor corresponding to a first sign-in rate and a second audience adjustment factor corresponding to a second sign-in rate, and a weighting controller to generate a first weighted audience adjustment factor and a second weighted audience adjustment factor by weighting the first and second audience adjustment factors by the actual sign-in rate, the adjustment factor generator to determine a signed-out adjustment factor based on the first and second weighted audience adjustment factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Lianghua Shao, Matthew VanLandeghem, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20210357374
    Abstract: An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a data input interface to access different sets of initial adjustment factors, the initial adjustment factors generated to correct at least one of misattribution or non-coverage of media impressions logged by a database proprietor, a grouping controller to identify a first set of the initial adjustment factors as a set of donor adjustment factors based on (a) first audience members associated with the set of donor adjustment factors satisfying a first threshold and (b) first impressions associated with the first audience members satisfying a second threshold, and identify a second set of the initial adjustment factors as a set of recipient adjustment factors, and an imputation factor generator to generate imputation factors to correct ones of the recipient adjustment factors based on ones of the donor adjustment factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew VanLandeghem, Lianghua Shao, Jessica Brinson, Sagar Sanghavi, Jonathan Sullivan, Billie J. Kline, Mala Sivarajan, Shruthi Koundinya Nagaraja, Logan Thomas, Arushi Kumar
  • Publication number: 20150284388
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of compounds useful as inhibitors of Janus kinases (JAK).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Gerald J. Tanoury, Young Chun Jung, Derek Magdziak, Adam Looker, Billie J. Kline, Václav Jurcík, Beatriz Dominguez Olmo
  • Patent number: 9090614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of compounds useful as inhibitors of Janus kinases (JAK).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerald J. Tanoury, Young Chun Jung, Derek Magdziak, Adam Looker, Billie J. Kline, Václav Jurcík, Beatriz Dominguez Olmo
  • Publication number: 20150099884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of compounds useful as inhibitors of Janus kinases (JAK).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Gerald J. Tanoury, Young Chun Jung, Derek Magdziak, Adam Looker, Billie J. Kline, Václav Jurcík, Beatriz Dominguez Olmo