Patents by Inventor Eric Fogle

Eric Fogle 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: 9509839
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to respond to monitor subscriber activity are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first set of client telephone number (TN) data associated with a client and a current time period, and receiving a second set of client TN data associated with a prior time period. The example method also includes receiving a first set of subscriber activity data associated with the current time period, identifying a TN that is in the first set of subscriber activity data and is absent from at least one of the first or second sets of client TN data, and identifying the TN with at least one of a new inroad for a competitor or a new inroad for the client based on at least one activity code from the first set of subscriber activity data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Ann Hurst, Eric Fogle, Paul Stoffel, Alison LeBreton
  • Publication number: 20150003601
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to respond to monitor subscriber activity are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first set of client telephone number (TN) data associated with a client and a current time period, and receiving a second set of client TN data associated with a prior time period. The example method also includes receiving a first set of subscriber activity data associated with the current time period, identifying a TN that is in the first set of subscriber activity data and is absent from at least one of the first or second sets of client TN data, and identifying the TN with at least one of a new inroad for a competitor or a new inroad for the client based on at least one activity code from the first set of subscriber activity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jennifer Ann Hurst, Eric Fogle, Paul Stoffel, Alison LeBreton
  • Patent number: 8837699
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to respond to monitor subscriber activity are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first set of client telephone number (TN) data associated with a client and a current time period, and receiving a second set of client TN data associated with a prior time period. The example method also includes receiving a first set of subscriber activity data associated with the current time period, identifying a TN that is in the first set of subscriber activity data and is absent from at least one of the first or second sets of client TN data, and identifying the TN with at least one of a new inroad for a competitor or a new inroad for the client based on at least one activity code from the first set of subscriber activity data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Ann Hurst, Eric Fogle, Paul Stoffel, Alison LeBreton
  • Publication number: 20100080369
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to respond to monitor subscriber activity are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first set of client telephone number (TN) data associated with a client and a current time period, and receiving a second set of client TN data associated with a prior time period. The example method also includes receiving a first set of subscriber activity data associated with the current time period, identifying a TN that is in the first set of subscriber activity data and is absent from at least one of the first or second sets of client TN data, and identifying the TN with at least one of a new inroad for a competitor or a new inroad for the client based on at least one activity code from the first set of subscriber activity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jennifer Ann Hurst, Eric Fogle, Paul Stoffel