Patents by Inventor Brian Mello

Brian Mello 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).

  • Patent number: 11368750
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes means for detecting that first data associated with media is being written to a first storage of a first media device on a home network at a monitored location, the means for detecting to receive information on the first data from a first metering device and, in response to detecting the first data being written, request, from a second metering device, second data being read from a second storage of a second media device on the home network. The example apparatus also include means for determining that the media has been space-shifted to the first media device from the second media device when the first data that is being written to the first storage matches the second data being read from the second storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, David James Croy, Arun Ramaswamy, Jan Besehanic, Brian Mello
  • Publication number: 20200389697
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes means for detecting that first data associated with media is being written to a first storage of a first media device on a home network at a monitored location, the means for detecting to receive information on the first data from a first metering device and, in response to detecting the first data being written, request, from a second metering device, second data being read from a second storage of a second media device on the home network. The example apparatus also include means for determining that the media has been space-shifted to the first media device from the second media device when the first data that is being written to the first storage matches the second data being read from the second storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, David James Croy, Arun Ramaswamy, Jan Besehanic, Brian Mello
  • Patent number: 10757476
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example method includes storing viewing data associated with monitoring a first media playback device in memory, detecting, by executing an instruction with a processor, presentation of media by the first media playback device, querying, by executing an instruction with the processor, the first media playback device to determine a retrieval location of the media, and in response to a result of the query indicating the media was retrieved from a second media playback device, updating, by executing an instruction with the processor, the viewing data stored in the memory to indicate the media presented by the first media playback device was space-shifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, David James Croy, Arun Ramaswamy, Jan Besehanic, Brian Mello
  • Publication number: 20190028763
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example method includes storing viewing data associated with monitoring a first media playback device in memory, detecting, by executing an instruction with a processor, presentation of media by the first media playback device, querying, by executing an instruction with the processor, the first media playback device to determine a retrieval location of the media, and in response to a result of the query indicating the media was retrieved from a second media playback device, updating, by executing an instruction with the processor, the viewing data stored in the memory to indicate the media presented by the first media playback device was space-shifted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, David James Croy, Arun Ramaswamy, Jan Besehanic, Brian Mello
  • Patent number: 10075762
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a meter to detect presentation of media by a media playback device; a network analyzer to detect a data packet transmitted from a network database to the media playback device; and determine that the data packet includes the media; and a memory device to, in response to determining that the data packet includes the media, store an indication that the media was space-shifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, David James Croy, Arun Ramaswamy, Jan Besehanic, Brian Mello
  • Publication number: 20170078741
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a meter to detect presentation of media by a media playback device; a network analyzer to detect a data packet transmitted from a network database to the media playback device; and determine that the data packet includes the media; and a memory device to, in response to determining that the data packet includes the media, store an indication that the media was space-shifted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, David James Croy, Arun Ramaswamy, Jan Besehanic, Brian Mello
  • Patent number: 9538240
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example method for detecting space-shifted media content includes detecting, at a router, a data packet transmitted from a first media device of a home network to a second media device of the home network; and determining, at the router, that media associated with the data packet is space-shifted when the data packet comprises at least one of media data or command data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, David James Croy, Arun Ramaswamy, Jan Besehanic, Brian Mello
  • Patent number: 8682137
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example method for detecting space-shifted media content includes receiving media content at a first recording/playback device at a first viewing site at a monitored location, requesting data associated with the media content from a second device at the monitored location, and determining if the data associated with the media content indicates that the media content has been space-shifted to the first recording/playback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Arun Ramaswamy, Brian Mello, David James Croy, Jan Besehanic
  • Publication number: 20080056675
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example method for detecting space-shifted media content includes receiving media content at a first recording/playback device at a first viewing site at a monitored location, requesting data associated with the media content from a second device at the monitored location, and determining if the data associated with the media content indicates that the media content has been space-shifted to the first recording/playback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: David Wright, Arun Ramaswamy, Brian Mello, David Croy, Jan Besehanic