Patents by Inventor Kenneth Joseph Frett

Kenneth Joseph Frett 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).

  • Determining an end time of streaming media
    Patent number: 10153960
    Abstract: A method includes analyzing bandwidth usage during a first phase of streaming of media and during a second phase of the streaming of the media. The first phase corresponds to the streaming of the media before a buffer is filled with a threshold amount of data associated with the media. The second phase corresponds to the streaming of the media after the buffer is filled with the threshold amount of the data and while the media continues to be buffered. The method includes calculating a size of the buffer based on a difference in the bandwidth usage during the first phase relative to the second phase. The method further includes determining an end time of the media based on the size of the buffer. The end time of the media occurs after a time when the data associated with the media completes downloading to the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Joseph Frett
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AN END TIME OF STREAMING MEDIA
    Publication number: 20180097715
    Abstract: An example method includes analyzing bandwidth usage during a first phase of streaming of media and during a second phase of the streaming of the media. The first phase corresponds to the streaming of the media before a buffer is filled with a threshold amount of data associated with the media. The second phase corresponds to the streaming of the media after the buffer is filled with the threshold amount of the data and while the media continues to be buffered. The example method includes calculating a size of the buffer based on a difference in the bandwidth usage during the first phase relative to the second phase. The example method further includes determining an end time of the media based on the size of the buffer. The end time of the media occurs after a time when the data associated with the media completes downloading to the buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: Kenneth Joseph Frett
  • Determining an end time of streaming media
    Patent number: 9838288
    Abstract: A method includes analyzing bandwidth usage during a first phase of streaming of media and during a second phase of the streaming of the media. The first phase corresponds to the streaming of the media before a buffer is filled with a threshold amount of data associated with the media. The second phase corresponds to the streaming of the media after the buffer is filled with the threshold amount of the data and while the media continues to be buffered. The method includes calculating a size of the buffer based on a difference in the bandwidth usage during the first phase relative to the second phase. The method further includes determining an end time of the media based on the size of the buffer. The end time of the media occurs after a time when the data associated with the media completes downloading to the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Joseph Frett
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AN END TIME OF STREAMING MEDIA
    Publication number: 20170041208
    Abstract: An example method includes analyzing bandwidth usage during a first phase of streaming of media and during a second phase of the streaming of the media. The first phase corresponds to the streaming of the media before a buffer is filled with a threshold amount of data associated with the media. The second phase corresponds to the streaming of the media after the buffer is filled with the threshold amount of the data and while the media continues to be buffered. The example method includes calculating a size of the buffer based on a difference in the bandwidth usage during the first phase relative to the second phase. The example method further includes determining an end time of the media based on the size of the buffer. The end time of the media occurs after a time when the data associated with the media completes downloading to the buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Kenneth Joseph Frett
  • Methods and apparatus to determine an end time of streaming media
    Patent number: 9548915
    Abstract: An example method includes analyzing bandwidth usage data corresponding to bandwidth usage associated with streaming media. The example method also includes determining a size of a buffer based on the bandwidth usage data. The example method further includes determining an end time of the media based on the size of the buffer. In some examples, the end time occurs a period of time after downloading of data associated with the media is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Joseph Frett
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AN END TIME OF STREAMING MEDIA
    Publication number: 20160036880
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to determine an end time of streaming media are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing bandwidth usage data corresponding to bandwidth usage associated with streaming media, and determining an end time of the media based on the bandwidth usage data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Kenneth Joseph Frett