Patents by Inventor Chuck Conklin

Chuck Conklin 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).

  • Methods and systems to monitor a media device using a digital audio signal
    Patent number: 9906833
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to monitor a media device. An example method includes attempting to detect a logical transition between two sequential bits in a sequence of bits of a digital audio signal output by a port of the media device, the digital audio signal being encoded via differential encoding; and when the logical transition is detected, generating operating state data including a first time and indicating that the media device was in an on state at the first time; or when the logical transition is not detected, generating the operating state data including the first time and indicating that the media device was in an off state at the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Chuck Conklin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO MONITOR A MEDIA DEVICE USING A DIGITAL AUDIO SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20160050452
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to monitor a media device. An example method includes attempting to detect a logical transition between two sequential bits in a sequence of bits of a digital audio signal output by a port of the media device, the digital audio signal being encoded via differential encoding; and when the logical transition is detected, generating operating state data including a first time and indicating that the media device was in an on state at the first time; or when the logical transition is not detected, generating the operating state data including the first time and indicating that the media device was in an off state at the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventor: Chuck Conklin
  • Methods and systems to monitor a media device using a digital audio signal
    Patent number: 9219968
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to monitor a media device. An example method includes attempting to detect a transition in a digital audio signal output by a port of the media device. If the transition is detected, the example method includes determining the media device is in an on state. If the transition is not detected, the example method includes determining the media device is in an off state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC.
    Inventor: Chuck Conklin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO MONITOR A MEDIA DEVICE USING A DIGITAL AUDIO SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20130170657
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to monitor a media device. An example method includes attempting to detect a transition in a digital audio signal output by a port of the media device. If the transition is detected, the example method includes determining the media device is in an on state. If the transition is not detected, the example method includes determining the media device is in an off state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: Chuck Conklin