Patents by Inventor Istvan Stephen Joseph Kilian

Istvan Stephen Joseph Kilian 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: 9697839
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for audio watermarking are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include obtaining a watermarked noise signal having energy in a first frequency band, the watermarked noise signal being associated with a first operating state of a device. Disclosed example methods also include adjusting the watermarked noise signal based on an ambient audio level sensed by an audio sensor. Disclosed example methods further include emitting the adjusted watermarked noise signal via a speaker in response to determining that the device is in the first operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Francis Gavin McMillan, Istvan Stephen Joseph Kilian
  • Publication number: 20150317989
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for audio watermarking are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include obtaining a watermarked noise signal having energy in a first frequency band, the watermarked noise signal being associated with a first operating state of a device. Disclosed example methods also include adjusting the watermarked noise signal based on an ambient audio level sensed by an audio sensor. Disclosed example methods further include emitting the adjusted watermarked noise signal via a speaker in response to determining that the device is in the first operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Francis Gavin McMillan, Istvan Stephen Joseph Kilian
  • Patent number: 9117442
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for audio watermarking a substantially silent media content presentation are disclosed. An example method to audio watermark a media content presentation disclosed herein comprises obtaining a watermarked noise signal comprising a watermark and a noise signal having energy substantially concentrated in an audible frequency band, the watermarked noise signal attenuated to be substantially inaudible without combining with a separate audio signal, associating the watermarked noise signal with a substantially silent content component of the media content presentation, the media content presentation comprising one or more media content components, and outputting the watermarked noise signal during presentation of the substantially silent content component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Francis Gavin McMillan, Istvan Stephen Joseph Kilian
  • Publication number: 20130103172
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for audio watermarking a substantially silent media content presentation are disclosed. An example method to audio watermark a media content presentation disclosed herein comprises obtaining a watermarked noise signal comprising a watermark and a noise signal having energy substantially concentrated in an audible frequency band, the watermarked noise signal attenuated to be substantially inaudible without combining with a separate audio signal, associating the watermarked noise signal with a substantially silent content component of the media content presentation, the media content presentation comprising one or more media content components, and outputting the watermarked noise signal during presentation of the substantially silent content component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Francis Gavin McMillan, Istvan Stephen Joseph Kilian
  • Patent number: 8355910
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for audio watermarking a substantially silent media content presentation are disclosed. An example method to audio watermark a media content presentation disclosed herein comprises obtaining a watermarked noise signal comprising a watermark and a noise signal having energy substantially concentrated in an audible frequency band, the watermarked noise signal attenuated to be substantially inaudible without combining with a separate audio signal, associating the watermarked noise signal with a substantially silent content component of the media content presentation, the media content presentation comprising one or more media content components, and outputting the watermarked noise signal during presentation of the substantially silent content component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Francis Gavin McMillan, Istvan Stephen Joseph Kilian
  • Publication number: 20110246202
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for audio watermarking a substantially silent media content presentation are disclosed. An example method to audio watermark a media content presentation disclosed herein comprises obtaining a watermarked noise signal comprising a watermark and a noise signal having energy substantially concentrated in an audible frequency band, the watermarked noise signal attenuated to be substantially inaudible without combining with a separate audio signal, associating the watermarked noise signal with a substantially silent content component of the media content presentation, the media content presentation comprising one or more media content components, and outputting the watermarked noise signal during presentation of the substantially silent content component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Francis Gavin McMillan, Istvan Stephen Joseph Kilian