Patents by Inventor Kevin K. Gaynor
Kevin K. Gaynor 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: 10834449Abstract: Methods and apparatus to associate audience members with over-the-top device media impressions. An example audience measurement apparatus includes an impression monitoring system to monitor and log media impressions based on impression requests received via network communications from over the top devices. A linkage database system is to implement the impression monitoring system. A processor in circuit with the impression monitoring system is to: generate Internet protocol (IP) address-to-cookie mappings; associate household identifiers of households with ones of the IP address-to-cookie mappings; and associate ones of the household identifiers to the logged media impressions based on IP addresses associated with the media impressions and based on the household identifiers associated with the ones of the IP address-to-cookie mappings.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLCInventors: Steven J. Splaine, Harith Gandhi, Kevin K. Gaynor, Gangadhar Jakkula, Narasimha Reddy Goli, Chris Nicotra, Kumar Rao
-
Patent number: 10771864Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to monitor media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a media identifier to determine a first media identifier and a first timestamp based on media monitoring information obtained from a content publisher, the first media identifier and the first timestamp from the content publisher, the first media identifier to identify media accessed by a media device, map the first media identifier and the first timestamp to a second media identifier and a second timestamp in a look-up table, the second media identifier and the second timestamp generated by an AME media analyzer before the media device accessed the media, and credit access of the media to the media device based on the mapping, and a report generator to generate a media crediting report based on the crediting.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLCInventors: Steven J. Splaine, Arun Ramaswamy, Kevin K. Gaynor, Chris G. Nicotra, Alan N. Bosworth
-
Publication number: 20200236182Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor media presentations are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus include means for collecting demographic information from a user with a registrar of a media device, means for transmitting the demographic information to a central facility from the registrar, and means for storing a panelist identifier identifying the user in a shared memory of the media device, the panelist identifier accessible to a first monitoring-enabled application and a second monitoring-enabled application separate from the registrar, the panelist identifier to be retrieved by the first monitoring-enabled application, the first monitoring-enabled application to present media, the first monitoring-enabled application to collect monitoring information if the panelist identifier is in the shared memory and to disable collection of media monitoring information if the panelist identifier is not in the shared memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Alan N. Bosworth, Albert T. Borawski, Scott Cooper, Kevin K. Gaynor
-
Publication number: 20200236014Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to coordinate receipt of monitoring information. An example method includes, performing a lookup using a session identifier of a monitoring message received at a load balancer, the session identifier including an impression processor identifier, the monitoring message requesting an update to a session, determining whether a difference between a time of last activity of the session and a time of receipt of the received message exceeds a threshold duration, and in response to determining that the difference does not exceed the threshold duration, updating the time of last activity of the session to the time of receipt of the received message, and routing the received message to the impression processor, the impression processor to credit a media presentation identified in a payload of the received message.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Alan N. Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Daniel J. Krotov, Jan Besehanic
-
Publication number: 20200226626Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine ratings information for online media presentations are disclosed. An example system includes a beacon server and an impression monitor server. The beacon server is to send pingback instructions to a client device. The pingback instructions cause the client device to transmit first pingback messages to the impression monitor server at intervals designated by the pingback instructions and in response to a presentation of media via the client device. The pingback instructions further cause the client device to transmit a second pingback message to the impression monitor server in response to a skip request associated with the presentation of the media via the client device. The impression monitor server is to log impressions corresponding to the first pingback messages and the second pingback message. The impression monitor server is also to determine a duration impression for the media based on the logged impressions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Steven J. Splaine, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
-
Publication number: 20200213667Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an orderer to order metadata according to timing information, the metadata corresponding to digital media from a media provider; a data shifter to adjust the ordered metadata using a plurality of offsets to generate a plurality of adjusted ordered metadata; a comparator to perform a plurality of comparisons by comparing the plurality of adjusted ordered metadata to reference data; and compute a plurality of errors corresponding to the plurality of comparisons; and the data shifter to identify an offset of the plurality of offsets corresponding to a lowest computed error of the plurality of errors; and adjust the ordered metadata using the offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Bo Qiang, Jone M. Burr, Lois Price, Scott L. Brown, Chris Nicotra, Arun Ramaswamy, Matthew M. Campbell, Kevin K. Gaynor
-
Patent number: 10687100Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example method includes detecting metadata associated with streaming media presented at a client device. Data is extracted from a first field of the metadata. The data from the first field of the metadata is processed to generate a first request directed to a first internet domain, the first internet domain based on the data, the first request including a media identifier from a second field of the metadata, the second field of the metadata separate from the first field of the metadata, the media identifier identifying the streaming media. In response to the detection of the metadata, the first request is sent from the client device to the first internet domain.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
-
Patent number: 10680731Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to facilitate local time-based digital audio measurement are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include a hello ping may be received from a media player. The media player may be associated with a location based on the hello ping. The media player may be associated with a time offset based on the location. A configuration file may be generated to include the location and the time offset. The configuration file may be sent to the media player.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Gangadhar Jakkula, Narasimha Reddy Goli, Kevin K. Gaynor
-
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT DISTRIBUTED USER INFORMATION FOR MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND SEARCH TERMS
Publication number: 20200169404Abstract: An example method includes receiving a media identifier and a first impression identifier from a media device, the media identifier being indicative of media presented at the media device, receiving the first impression identifier in association with first user information from a first database proprietor as a result of the first database proprietor obtaining a first identifier encrypted with a first encryption key by the media device, and receiving a second impression identifier in association with second user information from a second database proprietor as a result of the second database proprietor obtaining a second identifier encrypted with a second encryption key. The example method further includes identifying the first user information as associated with a user based on the first impression identifier, identifying the second user information as not associated with the user based on the second impression identifier and discarding the second user information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Alan N. Bosworth, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla, Steven J. Splaine, Brahmanand Reddy Shivampet, Kevin K. Gaynor -
Patent number: 10643229Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine ratings information for online media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes receiving pingback messages corresponding to presentation of media at a client device, determining a portion of the media that was presented at the client device based on the pingback messages, obtaining demographic information associated with the client device, and determining a demographic characteristic associated with the presentation of the portion of the media based on the pingback messages and the demographic information.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Steven J. Splaine, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
-
Patent number: 10623511Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media presentations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a registrar, implemented by a processor, to receive demographic information from a user, to transmit the demographic information to a central facility, and to store a consent identifier in a pasteboard of the media device, the consent identifier accessible to a first instrumented application and a second instrumented application executed in a sandbox environment, the consent identifier to indicate to the first instrumented application and the second instrumented application that monitoring is allowed.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Alan N. Bosworth, Albert T. Borawski, Scott Cooper, Kevin K. Gaynor
-
Patent number: 10608904Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to coordinate receipt of monitoring information. An example method includes, in response to a first received message requesting a first session identifier, creating, by executing an instruction with a processor of a load balancer, a first session identifier including an impression processor identifier. The impression processor identifier is to identify an impression processor to process subsequent messages that include the first session identifier. The first session identifier is transmitted to a media device to be used by the media device when transmitting the subsequent messages. The first received message is routed to the impression processor identified by the first session identifier. The impression processor is to credit a media presentation identified in a payload of the first received message.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Alan N. Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Daniel J. Krotov, Jan Besehanic
-
Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms
Patent number: 10498534Abstract: An example method includes receiving a media identifier and a first impression identifier from a media device, the media identifier being indicative of media presented at the media device, receiving the first impression identifier in association with first user information from a first database proprietor as a result of the first database proprietor obtaining a first identifier encrypted with a first encryption key by the media device, and receiving a second impression identifier in association with second user information from a second database proprietor as a result of the second database proprietor obtaining a second identifier encrypted with a second encryption key. The example method further includes identifying the first user information as associated with a user based on the first impression identifier, identifying the second user information as not associated with the user based on the second impression identifier and discarding the second user information.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Alan N. Bosworth, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla, Steven J. Splaine, Brahmanand Reddy Shivampet, Kevin K. Gaynor -
Publication number: 20190364312Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example method includes detecting metadata associated with streaming media presented at a client device. Data is extracted from a first field of the metadata. The data from the first field of the metadata is processed to generate a first request directed to a first internet domain, the first internet domain based on the data, the first request including a media identifier from a second field of the metadata, the second field of the metadata separate from the first field of the metadata, the media identifier identifying the streaming media. In response to the detection of the metadata, the first request is sent from the client device to the first internet domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
-
Patent number: 10356455Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example method includes detecting metadata associated with streaming media presented at a client device. Data is extracted from a first field of the metadata. The data from the first field of the metadata is processed to generate a first request directed to a first internet domain, the first internet domain based on the data, the first request including a media identifier from a second field of the metadata, the second field of the metadata separate from the first field of the metadata, the media identifier identifying the streaming media. In response to the detection of the metadata, the first request is sent from the client device to the first internet domain.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Arun Ramaswamy, Alan N. Bosworth, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
-
Publication number: 20190182344Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media presentations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a registrar, implemented by a processor, to receive demographic information from a user, to transmit the demographic information to a central facility, and to store a consent identifier in a pasteboard of the media device, the consent identifier accessible to a first instrumented application and a second instrumented application executed in a sandbox environment, the consent identifier to indicate to the first instrumented application and the second instrumented application that monitoring is allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Alan N. Bosworth, Albert T. Borawski, Scott Cooper, Kevin K. Gaynor
-
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT DISTRIBUTED USER INFORMATION FOR MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND SEARCH TERMS
Publication number: 20190140830Abstract: An example method includes receiving a media identifier and a first impression identifier from a media device, the media identifier being indicative of media presented at the media device, receiving the first impression identifier in association with first user information from a first database proprietor as a result of the first database proprietor obtaining a first identifier encrypted with a first encryption key by the media device, and receiving a second impression identifier in association with second user information from a second database proprietor as a result of the second database proprietor obtaining a second identifier encrypted with a second encryption key. The example method further includes identifying the first user information as associated with a user based on the first impression identifier, identifying the second user information as not associated with the user based on the second impression identifier and discarding the second user information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Alan N. Bosworth, Madhusudhan Reddy Alla, Steven J. Splaine, Brahmanand Reddy Shivampet, Kevin K. Gaynor -
Publication number: 20190122237Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine ratings information for online media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes receiving pingback messages corresponding to presentation of media at a client device, determining a portion of the media that was presented at the client device based on the pingback messages, obtaining demographic information associated with the client device, and determining a demographic characteristic associated with the presentation of the portion of the media based on the pingback messages and the demographic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Steven J. Splaine, Kevin K. Gaynor, Narasimha Reddy Goli
-
Publication number: 20190082237Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to monitor media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a media identifier to determine a first media identifier and a first timestamp based on media monitoring information obtained from a content publisher, the first media identifier and the first timestamp from the content publisher, the first media identifier to identify media accessed by a media device, map the first media identifier and the first timestamp to a second media identifier and a second timestamp in a look-up table, the second media identifier and the second timestamp generated by an AME media analyzer before the media device accessed the media, and credit access of the media to the media device based on the mapping, and a report generator to generate a media crediting report based on the crediting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Steven J. Splaine, Arun Ramaswamy, Kevin K. Gaynor, Chris G. Nicotra, Alan N. Bosworth
-
Patent number: 10212242Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes providing a software development kit (SDK) to an application developer. The SDK is to enable the application developer to create a monitoring enabled application. A panelist identifier is transmitted in response to a request from a registrar executed by the media device. The request includes demographic information associated with a user of the media device. The panelist identifier is stored in a shared memory of the media device and is accessible to the monitoring enabled application. The monitoring enabled application is to collect data if the panelist identifier is in the shared memory and to disable collection of the data if the panelist identifier is not in the shared memory. The data is collected from the monitoring enabled application.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Alan N. Bosworth, Albert T. Borawski, Scott Cooper, Kevin K. Gaynor