Patents by Inventor Jerome Samson
Jerome Samson 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).
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Patent number: 11948588Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein include accessing a secondary content schedule based on one or more watermarks detected in primary media content, the secondary content schedule to identify (i) one or more secondary content items and (ii) one or more first time values associated with the one or more secondary content items. Disclosed example methods also include comparing the one or more first time values associated with the one or more secondary content items in the secondary content schedule to second time values provided by a clock to determine whether to present a first one of the one or more secondary content items, the second time values based on a timestamp associated with the one or more watermarks detected in the primary media content. Disclosed example methods further include causing a media presentation device to display the first one of the secondary content items according to the secondary content schedule.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Patent number: 11004456Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include means for identifying primary media content presented on a first media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus also include means for accessing a secondary content schedule associated with the primary media content. The secondary content schedule includes a plurality of secondary content items and time values associated with the secondary content items. The secondary content items are also associated with a loyalty value for a user of the first media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus further include means for selecting one of the secondary content items to be accessed in response to a timestamp associated with the primary media content being between time values associated with the selected one of the secondary content items in the secondary content schedule.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Publication number: 20200168234Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein include accessing a secondary content schedule based on one or more watermarks detected in primary media content, the secondary content schedule to identify (i) one or more secondary content items and (ii) one or more first time values associated with the one or more secondary content items. Disclosed example methods also include comparing the one or more first time values associated with the one or more secondary content items in the secondary content schedule to second time values provided by a clock to determine whether to present a first one of the one or more secondary content items, the second time values based on a timestamp associated with the one or more watermarks detected in the primary media content. Disclosed example methods further include causing a media presentation device to display the first one of the secondary content items according to the secondary content schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Patent number: 10555048Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include means for identifying primary media content presented on a first media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus also include means for accessing a secondary content schedule associated with the primary media content. The secondary content schedule includes a plurality of secondary content items and time values associated with the secondary content items. The secondary content items are also associated with a loyalty value for a user of the first media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus further include means for selecting one of the secondary content items to be accessed in response to a timestamp associated with the primary media content being between time values associated with the selected one of the secondary content items in the secondary content schedule.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Publication number: 20190281349Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include means for identifying primary media content presented on a first media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus also include means for accessing a secondary content schedule associated with the primary media content. The secondary content schedule includes a plurality of secondary content items and time values associated with the secondary content items. The secondary content items are also associated with a loyalty value for a user of the first media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus further include means for selecting one of the secondary content items to be accessed in response to a timestamp associated with the primary media content being between time values associated with the selected one of the secondary content items in the secondary content schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Publication number: 20180295413Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include means for identifying primary media content presented on a first media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus also include means for accessing a secondary content schedule associated with the primary media content. The secondary content schedule includes a plurality of secondary content items and time values associated with the secondary content items. The secondary content items are also associated with a loyalty value for a user of the first media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus further include means for selecting one of the secondary content items to be accessed in response to a timestamp associated with the primary media content being between time values associated with the selected one of the secondary content items in the secondary content schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Patent number: 10003846Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving an audio signal output by a first media presentation device, the audio signal being associated with first media content, decoding the audio signal to extract a code from the audio signal, the code identifying at least one of the first media content or a broadcaster of the first media content, setting a clock using a timestamp associated with the code, obtaining second media content based on the code and the timestamp, the second media content comprising a plurality of pieces of secondary content for respective ones of a plurality of timestamps, and presenting, at a second media presentation device, a first of the plurality of pieces of secondary media when its respective timestamp substantially corresponds to a time value obtained from the clock.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Patent number: 8776103Abstract: A metering system meters usage of on-line and local services by way of interactive service devices. An example metering system includes a first data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a first interactive service device and a second data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a second interactive service device different than the first interactive service device. Each of the data acquisition modules is configured to distinguish between on-line communications associated with access to an on-line service and local communications associated with a local application program. In addition, each data acquisition module is configured to extract the usage data based whether an on-line communication or a local communication is identified.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Daozheng Lu, David H. Harkness, Manish Bhatia, Jerome Samson, William A. Feininger
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Publication number: 20140189724Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving an audio signal output by a first media presentation device, the audio signal being associated with first media content, decoding the audio signal to extract a code from the audio signal, the code identifying at least one of the first media content or a broadcaster of the first media content, setting a clock using a timestamp associated with the code, obtaining second media content based on the code and the timestamp, the second media content comprising a plurality of pieces of secondary content for respective ones of a plurality of timestamps, and presenting, at a second media presentation device, a first of the plurality of pieces of secondary media when its respective timestamp substantially corresponds to a time value obtained from the clock.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLCInventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Patent number: 8666528Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving audio output by a first media presentation device, obtaining at least one of a Nielsen code or an Arbitron® code from the audio, the obtained code being representative of at least one of the first media content or a broadcaster of the first media content, obtaining second media content based on the extracted code, and presenting the second media content on a second media presentation device different from the first media presentation device.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Patent number: 8533138Abstract: Methods and apparatus for classifying data for use in data fusion processes are disclosed. An example method of classifying data selectively groups nodes of a classification tree so that each node is assigned to only one of a plurality of groups and so that at least one of the groups includes at least two of the nodes. Data is classified based on the classification tree and the selective grouping of the nodes, and the results displayed.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: The Neilsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Jerome Samson, Francis Gavin McMillan
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Publication number: 20120278328Abstract: Methods and apparatus for classifying data for use in data fusion processes are disclosed. An example method of classifying data selectively groups nodes of a classification tree so that each node is assigned to only one of a plurality of groups and so that at least one of the groups includes at least two of the nodes. Data is classified based on the classification tree and the selective grouping of the nodes, and the results displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Inventors: Jerome Samson, Francis Gavin McMillan
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Patent number: 8234226Abstract: Methods and apparatus for classifying data for use in data fusion processes are disclosed. An example method of classifying data selectively groups nodes of a classification tree so that each node is assigned to only one of a plurality of groups and so that at least one of the groups includes at least two of the nodes. Data is classified based on the classification tree and the selective grouping of the nodes, and the results displayed.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Jerome Samson, Francis Gavin McMillan
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Publication number: 20100299365Abstract: Methods and apparatus for classifying data for use in data fusion processes are disclosed. An example method of classifying data selectively groups nodes of a classification tree so that each node is assigned to only one of a plurality of groups and so that at least one of the groups includes at least two of the nodes. Data is classified based on the classification tree and the selective grouping of the nodes, and the results displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Jerome Samson, Francis Gavin McMillan
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Publication number: 20100280641Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving audio output by a first media presentation device, obtaining at least one of a Nielsen code or an Arbitron® code from the audio, the obtained code being representative of at least one of the first media content or a broadcaster of the first media content, obtaining second media content based on the extracted code, and presenting the second media content on a second media presentation device different from the first media presentation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: David Henry Harkness, Arun Ramaswamy, Jerome Samson, Jan Besehanic, Venugopal Srinivasan, Alexander Pavlovich Topchy
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Patent number: 7792771Abstract: Methods and apparatus for classifying data for use in data fusion processes are disclosed. An example method of classifying data selectively groups nodes of a classification tree so that each node is assigned to only one of a plurality of groups and so that at least one of the groups includes at least two of the nodes. Data is classified based on the classification tree and the selective grouping of the nodes, and the results displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Jerome Samson, Francis Gavin McMillan
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Publication number: 20100138770Abstract: A metering system meters usage of on-line and local services by way of interactive service devices. An example metering system includes a first data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a first interactive service device and a second data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a second interactive service device different than the first interactive service device. Each of the data acquisition modules is configured to distinguish between on-line communications associated with access to an on-line service and local communications associated with a local application program. In addition, each data acquisition module is configured to extract the usage data based whether an on-line communication or a local communication is identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Daozheng Lu, David H. Harkness, Manish Bhatia, Jerome Samson, William A. Feininger
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Patent number: 7698345Abstract: Methods and apparatus for fusing multiple databases into a single database are disclosed. A disclosed method determines a ranking of a plurality of matching variables associated with first and second datasets and generates a hierarchical matching grid including a plurality of levels based on the ranking of the plurality of matching variables. The example method identifies first and second sets of match candidates from the first and second datasets based on successive levels of the hierarchical matching grid and fuses records in the first and second sets of match candidates based on probabilities associated with the records.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2003Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Jerome Samson, Francis G. McMillian
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Patent number: 7644422Abstract: A metering system meters usage of on-line and off-line services by way of interactive service devices. Interactive service devices may include personal computers and non-personal-computers. Non-personal-computers may include network computers, gaming devices, Internet televisions, Internet telephones, and the like. The on-line service usage may include Internet usage such as which home pages, advertisements, and other Internet resources are accessed by a user. The off-line service usage may include application program usage such as which application programs are executed by a user.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Daozheng Lu, David H. Harkness, Manish Bhatia, Jerome Samson, William A. Feininger
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Patent number: 7607147Abstract: A metering system meters usage of on-line and off-line services by way of interactive service devices. Interactive service devices may include personal computers and non-personal-computers. Non-personal-computers may include network computers, gaming devices, Internet televisions, Internet telephones, and the like. The on-line service usage may include Internet usage such as which home pages, advertisements, and other Internet resources are accessed by a user. The off-line service usage may include application program usage such as which application programs are executed by a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1996Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Daozheng Lu, David H. Harkness, Manish Bhatia, Jerome Samson, William A. Feininger