Patents by Inventor John R. Burbank

John R. Burbank 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: 20180331836
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include providing encrypted identifiers identifying at least one of a device or a user of the device for sending to corresponding database proprietors; accessing user information corresponding to the encrypted identifiers, the user information received from the corresponding database proprietors; and associating the user information with at least one of a search term collected at the device or a media impression logged for media presented at the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: John R. Burbank, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla
  • Patent number: 10068246
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions is disclosed. An example method includes receiving an encrypted identifier and media impression information collected from a mobile device, sending the encrypted identifier to a database proprietor associated with collection of mobile device presence information at a merchant location, receiving user information associated with the encrypted identifier from the first database proprietor, and associating at least one of the merchant location or the user information with the media impression information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Madhusudhan Reddy Alla, John R. Burbank
  • Patent number: 10063378
    Abstract: Disclosed examples involve sending an encrypted identifier to a corresponding database proprietor via a network communication from a server of an audience measurement entity, the encrypted identifier identifying at least one of a device or a user of the device; receiving user information corresponding to the encrypted identifier from the corresponding database proprietor; and associating the user information with at least one of a search term collected at the device or a media impression logged for media accessed via the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: John R. Burbank, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla
  • Patent number: 9912482
    Abstract: Disclosed examples involve obtaining encrypted identifiers identifying at least one of a device or a user of the device, sending respective ones of the encrypted identifiers to corresponding database proprietors, receiving user information corresponding to the respective ones of the encrypted identifiers from the corresponding database proprietors, and associating the user information with at least one of a search term collected at the device or a media impression logged for media presented at the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: John R. Burbank, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla
  • Publication number: 20170180127
    Abstract: Disclosed examples involve sending an encrypted identifier to a corresponding database proprietor via a network communication from a server of an audience measurement entity, the encrypted identifier identifying at least one of a device or a user of the device; receiving user information corresponding to the encrypted identifier from the corresponding database proprietor; and associating the user information with at least one of a search term collected at the device or a media impression logged for media accessed via the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: John R. Burbank, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla
  • Publication number: 20160087799
    Abstract: Disclosed examples involve obtaining encrypted identifiers identifying at least one of a device or a user of the device, sending respective ones of the encrypted identifiers to corresponding database proprietors, receiving user information corresponding to the respective ones of the encrypted identifiers from the corresponding database proprietors, and associating the user information with at least one of a search term collected at the device or a media impression logged for media presented at the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: John R. Burbank, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla
  • Patent number: 9210130
    Abstract: Disclosed examples involve receiving a plurality of first identifiers and a media identifier collected by a data collector installed at a mobile device in connection with an application. The first identifiers identify at least one of the mobile device or a user of the mobile device. The media identifier is indicative of media presented via the application at the mobile device. Encrypted identifiers are generated by encrypting the first identifiers. Respective ones of the encrypted identifiers are decodable by corresponding database proprietors to which the respective encrypted identifiers pertain. The encrypted identifiers are sent in association with the media identifier to an audience measurement entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: John R. Burbank, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla
  • Publication number: 20150089226
    Abstract: Disclosed examples involve receiving a plurality of first identifiers and a media identifier collected by a data collector installed at a mobile device in connection with an application. The first identifiers identify at least one of the mobile device or a user of the mobile device. The media identifier is indicative of media presented via the application at the mobile device. Encrypted identifiers are generated by encrypting the first identifiers. Respective ones of the encrypted identifiers are decodable by corresponding database proprietors to which the respective encrypted identifiers pertain. The encrypted identifiers are sent in association with the media identifier to an audience measurement entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: John R. Burbank, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla
  • Publication number: 20150019322
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions is disclosed. An example method includes receiving an encrypted identifier and media impression information collected from a mobile device, sending the encrypted identifier to a database proprietor associated with collection of mobile device presence information at a merchant location, receiving user information associated with the encrypted identifier from the first database proprietor, and associating at least one of the merchant location or the user information with the media impression information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Madhusudhan Reddy Alla, John R. Burbank
  • Patent number: 8930701
    Abstract: Disclosed examples involve decoding information from a mobile device into a plurality of encrypted identifiers identifying at least one of the mobile device or a user of the mobile device, sending ones of the encrypted identifiers to corresponding database proprietors, receiving a plurality of user information corresponding to the ones of the encrypted identifiers from the corresponding database proprietors, and associating the plurality of user information with at least one of a search term collected at the mobile device or a media impression logged for media presented at the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: John R. Burbank, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla
  • Publication number: 20140298025
    Abstract: Disclosed examples involve decoding information from a mobile device into a plurality of encrypted identifiers identifying at least one of the mobile device or a user of the mobile device, sending ones of the encrypted identifiers to corresponding database proprietors, receiving a plurality of user information corresponding to the ones of the encrypted identifiers from the corresponding database proprietors, and associating the plurality of user information with at least one of a search term collected at the mobile device or a media impression logged for media presented at the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: John R. Burbank, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla