Patents by Inventor Bradley R. Lawrence

Bradley R. Lawrence 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: 20230111858
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include programmable circuitry to obtain source-identifying information from a media request message, the source-identifying information indicative of a media-requesting source associated with the media request message; determine a partner affiliation status of the media-requesting source based on a comparison of the source-identifying information with a source category identifier from a data collection facility, the partner affiliation status indicative of whether the media-requesting source has a partnership with a media provider to provide audience measurement information associated with the server system; and insert a delay tag in a media response message to the media-requesting source based on the partner affiliation status, the delay tag corresponding to a delay time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
  • Patent number: 11546270
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to throttle resource access by web crawlers. An example method disclosed herein includes obtaining, at a server, a media request message for media hosted by the server, the media request message requesting access to the media, characterizing a media-requesting source associated with the media request message, and inserting a time delay in a media response message to the media-requesting source based on the characterization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventor: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
  • Patent number: 11357433
    Abstract: Example headsets and methods for gathering electroencephalographic signals are disclosed herein. An example headset disclosed herein includes a cap to be worn on a head of a person and a first electrode carried by the cap. The first electrode holder defines a first opening therethrough. The example headset includes a first electrode that insertable into the first opening. The first electrode has a first length and is adjustable in the first opening to a first plurality of discrete positions having different depths of insertion relative to the first opening. The first electrode is to engage the head of the person when inserted a sufficient depth into the first opening. The example headset also includes a second electrode that is interchangeable with the first electrode and insertable into the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Nielsen Consumer LLC
    Inventors: Bradley R. Lawrence, Michael A. Hicks
  • Publication number: 20220060793
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. Example video game monitors disclosed herein include a network analyzer to communicatively couple with a communication interface of a video game console, the network analyzer to detect communication packets transferred over the communication interface of the video game console. Disclosed example video game monitors also include a processor to decode the communication packets detected by the network analyzer to determine an identity of a game being played by the video game console, and report the identity of the game to a data collection facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Bradley R. Lawrence, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 11141108
    Abstract: Example headsets and methods for gathering electroencephalographic signals are disclosed herein. An example headset includes an adjustment assembly including a first support to be disposed on a first side of a head of a person and a second support to be disposed on a second side of the head of the person. The example headset also includes an adjustor operatively coupled to the first support. Further, the example headset includes an electrode strip and a tension strap having a first end operatively coupled to the adjustor and a second end operatively coupled to the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NIELSEN CONSUMER LLC
    Inventors: Yakob Badower, Bradley R. Lawrence, Marcos Male, Marko Jovanovic, Jakob Olrik
  • Patent number: 11115721
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. Example video game monitors disclosed herein include a network analyzer to communicatively couple with a communication interface of a video game console, the network analyzer to detect communication packets transferred over the communication interface of the video game console. Disclosed example video game monitors also include a processor to decode the communication packets detected by the network analyzer to determine an identity of a game being played by the video game console, and report the identity of the game to a data collection facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Bradley R. Lawrence, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20210029056
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to throttle resource access by web crawlers. An example method disclosed herein includes obtaining, at a server, a media request message for media hosted by the server, the media request message requesting access to the media, characterizing a media-requesting source associated with the media request message, and inserting a time delay in a media response message to the media-requesting source based on the characterization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
  • Patent number: 10686722
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to throttle resource access by web crawlers. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes memory including computer readable instructions. The example apparatus also includes a processor to execute the computer readable instructions to generate a media request message to obtain media hosted by a server, insert, into the media request message, a source indicator of the media requesting source, the source indicator indicating whether the media requesting source is associated with a media provider to provide audience measurement information associated with the media provided by the media provider, transmit the media request message to the server, and execute a delay tag in a media response message received from the server, the delay tag to cause a delay time period based on the source indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
  • Publication number: 20190387280
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. Example video game monitors disclosed herein include a network analyzer to communicatively couple with a communication interface of a video game console, the network analyzer to detect communication packets transferred over the communication interface of the video game console. Disclosed example video game monitors also include a processor to decode the communication packets detected by the network analyzer to determine an identity of a game being played by the video game console, and report the identity of the game to a data collection facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Bradley R. Lawrence, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 10405050
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein monitoring a data interface between a game controller and a game port of a game console with a monitoring device. Disclosed example methods also include determining whether the game console is operating a video game in a demonstration mode or an active play mode based on data detected by the monitoring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Bradley R. Lawrence, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20190238480
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to throttle resource access by web crawlers. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes memory including computer readable instructions. The example apparatus also includes a processor to execute the computer readable instructions to generate a media request message to obtain media hosted by a server, insert, into the media request message, a source indicator of the media requesting source, the source indicator indicating whether the media requesting source is associated with a media provider to provide audience measurement information associated with the media provided by the media provider, transmit the media request message to the server, and execute a delay tag in a media response message received from the server, the delay tag to cause a delay time period based on the source indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
  • Patent number: 10257113
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to throttle resource access by web crawlers. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a data interface to obtain a media request message for media hosted by a server, the media request message requesting access to the media. The example apparatus also includes a category handler to determine a source indicator of a media-requesting source associated with the media request message, the source indicator indicating whether the media-requesting source is associated with a media provider to provide audience measurement information associated with the media provided by the media provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
  • Publication number: 20180167336
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to throttle resource access by web crawlers. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a data interface to obtain a media request message for media hosted by a server, the media request message requesting access to the media. The example apparatus also includes a category handler to determine a source indicator of a media-requesting source associated with the media request message, the source indicator indicating whether the media-requesting source is associated with a media provider to provide audience measurement information associated with the media provided by the media provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
  • Patent number: 9887933
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to throttle resource access by web crawlers. An example method disclosed herein includes obtaining, at a server, a media request message for media hosted by the server, the media request message requesting access to the media, characterizing a media-requesting source associated with the media request message, and inserting a time delay in a media response message to the media-requesting source based on the characterization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
  • Publication number: 20170172501
    Abstract: Example headsets and methods for gathering electroencephalographic signals are disclosed herein. An example headset includes an adjustment assembly including a first support to be disposed on a first side of a head of a person and a second support to be disposed on a second side of the head of the person. The example headset also includes an adjustor operatively coupled to the first support. Further, the example headset includes an electrode strip and a tension strap having a first end operatively coupled to the adjustor and a second end operatively coupled to the second support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Yakob Badower, Bradley R. Lawrence, Marcos Male, Marko Jovanovic, Jakob Olrik
  • Patent number: 9622703
    Abstract: Example headsets and methods for gathering electroencephalographic signals are disclosed herein. An example headset includes an adjustment assembly including a first support to be disposed on a first side of a head of a person and a second support to be disposed on a second side of the head of the person. The example headset also includes an adjustor operatively coupled to the first support. Further, the example headset includes an electrode strip and a tension strap having a first end operatively coupled to the adjustor and a second end operatively coupled to the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Yakob Badower, Bradley R. Lawrence, Marcos Male, Marko Jovanovic, Jakob Olrik
  • Patent number: 9622702
    Abstract: Example headsets and methods for gathering electroencephalographic signals are disclosed herein. An example headset includes an adjustment assembly including a first support to be disposed on a first side of a head of a person and a second support to be disposed on a second side of the head of the person. The example headset also includes an adjustor operatively coupled to the first support. Further, the example headset includes an electrode strip and a tension strap having a first end operatively coupled to the adjustor and a second end operatively coupled to the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Yakob Badower, Bradley R. Lawrence, Marcos Male, Marko Jovanovic, Jakob Olrik
  • Publication number: 20170041675
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein monitoring a data interface between a game controller and a game port of a game console with a monitoring device. Disclosed example methods also include determining whether the game console is operating a video game in a demonstration mode or an active play mode based on data detected by the monitoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Bradley R. Lawrence, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 9491518
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein to identify a video game include generating a memory signature based on a pattern of memory locations of a game medium accessed by a device to play the video game. Such example methods also include determining an identity of the video game based on the memory signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Bradley R. Lawrence, III, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20160302683
    Abstract: Example headsets and methods for gathering electroencephalographic signals are disclosed herein. An example headset disclosed herein includes a cap to be worn on a head of a person and a first electrode carried by the cap. The first electrode holder defines a first opening therethrough. The example headset includes a first electrode that insertable into the first opening. The first electrode has a first length and is adjustable in the first opening to a first plurality of discrete positions having different depths of insertion relative to the first opening. The first electrode is to engage the head of the person when inserted a sufficient depth into the first opening. The example headset also includes a second electrode that is interchangeable with the first electrode and insertable into the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Bradley R. Lawrence, Michael A. Hicks