Patents by Inventor Ezra Winston

Ezra Winston 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: 20230101812
    Abstract: Methods and systems for inferring data to supplement an input utilizing a neural network, and training such a system, are disclosed. In embodiments, an input is received from a sensor at the neural network. Iterations of approximate probabilities can be determined based on hidden-to-hidden Markov random field (MRF) potentials, observed-to-hidden MRF potentials, and unary MRF potentials. A constant can be identified using a root-finding algorithm. The iterations can continue until convergence. The final iteration of the approximate probability can be used to supplement the input to produce an output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Zhili FENG, Ezra WINSTON, Jeremy KOLTER, Devin T. WILLMOTT, João D. SEMEDO
  • Patent number: 11556964
    Abstract: A digital ad-buying platform uses counterfactual-based incrementality measurement by implementing randomization and/or a correction for auction win bias to avoid the need to identify counterfactual winner types in the control group. This approach can estimate impact at the individual consumer level. Confidence levels can be determined using Gibbs sampling in the context of causal analysis in the presence of non-compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: MediaMath, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasad Chalasani, Ari Buchalter, Ezra Winston, Jaynth Thiagarajan
  • Patent number: 11468276
    Abstract: A system for training a neural work that includes an input interface for accessing input data for the neural network and a processor in communication with the input interface. The processor is programmed to receive input at the neural network and output a trained neural networking utilizing a forward prorogation and a backward propagation, wherein the forward propagation includes utilizing a root-finding procedure to identify a fixed point associated with one or more parameters of the neural network, wherein the backward propagation includes identifying a derivative of a loss associated with the parameters of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Ezra Winston, Jeremy Kolter, Anit Kumar Sahu
  • Publication number: 20220084075
    Abstract: A digital ad-buying platform uses counterfactual-based incrementality measurement by implementing randomization and/or a correction for auction win bias to avoid the need to identify counterfactual winner types in the control group. This approach can estimate impact at the individual consumer level. Confidence levels can be determined using Gibbs sampling in the context of causal analysis in the presence of non-compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Prasad Chalasani, Ari Buchalter, Ezra Winston, Jaynth Thiagarajan
  • Publication number: 20210357988
    Abstract: A digital ad-buying platform uses counterfactual-based incrementality measurement by implementing randomization and/or a correction for auction win bias to avoid the need to identify counterfactual winner types in the control group. This approach can estimate impact at the individual consumer level. Confidence levels can be determined using Gibbs sampling in the context of causal analysis in the presence of non-compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Prasad Chalasani, Ari Buchalter, Ezra Winston, Jaynth Thiagarajan
  • Patent number: 11170413
    Abstract: A digital ad-buying platform uses counterfactual-based incrementality measurement by implementing randomization and/or a correction for auction win bias to avoid the need to identify counterfactual winner types in the control group. This approach can estimate impact at the individual consumer level. Confidence levels can be determined using Gibbs sampling in the context of causal analysis in the presence of non-compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: MediaMath, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasad Chalasani, Ari Buchalter, Ezra Winston, Jaynth Thiagarajan
  • Publication number: 20210326663
    Abstract: A system for training a neural work that includes an input interface for accessing input data for the neural network and a processor in communication with the input interface. The processor is programmed to receive input at the neural network and output a trained neural networking utilizing a forward prorogation and a backward propagation, wherein the forward propagation includes utilizing a root-finding procedure to identify a fixed point associated with one or more parameters of the neural network, wherein the backward propagation includes identifying a derivative of a loss associated with the parameters of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Ezra WINSTON, Jeremy KOLTER, Anit Kumar SAHU
  • Patent number: 10977697
    Abstract: A digital ad-buying platform uses counterfactual-based incrementality measurement by implementing randomization and/or a correction for auction win bias to avoid the need to identify counterfactual winner types in the control group. This approach can estimate impact at the individual consumer level. Confidence levels can be determined using Gibbs sampling in the context of causal analysis in the presence of non-compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: MediaMath, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasad Chalasani, Ari Buchalter, Ezra Winston, Jaynth Thiagarajan
  • Publication number: 20190347697
    Abstract: A digital ad-buying platform uses counterfactual-based incrementality measurement by implementing randomization and/or a correction for auction win bias to avoid the need to identify counterfactual winner types in the control group. This approach can estimate impact at the individual consumer level. Confidence levels can be determined using Gibbs sampling in the context of causal analysis in the presence of non-compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Prasad Chalasani, Ari Buchalter, Ezra Winston, Jaynth Thiagarajan
  • Patent number: 10467659
    Abstract: A digital ad-buying platform uses counterfactual-based incrementality measurement by implementing randomization and/or a correction for auction win bias to avoid the need to identify counterfactual winner types in the control group. This approach can estimate impact at the individual consumer level. Confidence levels can be determined using Gibbs sampling in the context of causal analysis in the presence of non-compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: MediaMath, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasad Chalasani, Ari Buchalter, Ezra Winston, Jaynth Thiagarajan
  • Publication number: 20180040032
    Abstract: A digital ad-buying platform uses counterfactual-based incrementality measurement by implementing randomization and/or a correction for auction win bias to avoid the need to identify counterfactual winner types in the control group. This approach can estimate impact at the individual consumer level. Confidence levels can be determined using Gibbs sampling in the context of causal analysis in the presence of non-compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Prasad Chalasani, Ari Buchalter, Ezra Winston, Jaynth Thiagarajan