Patents by Inventor Kyle T. Poppie

Kyle T. Poppie 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to generate consumer data
    Patent number: 11816685
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate consumer data are disclosed. An example method of selecting a sample of transaction data corresponding to a membership program includes defining a first type of member of the membership program; defining a second type of member of the membership program; calculating, via a processor, a target for the sample; selecting, via the processor, a first portion of the transaction data for the first type of member in accordance with the target; generating, via the processor, an updated target by recalculating the target with the first portion of the transaction data removed from consideration; and selecting, via the processor, a second portion of the transaction data for the second type of member in accordance with the updated target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Frank W. Piotrowski, Julie F. Banks, Kyle T. Poppie, Ryan Koralik
  • Methods and Apparatus to Generate Consumer Data
    Publication number: 20210166249
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate consumer data are disclosed. An example method of selecting a sample of transaction data corresponding to a membership program includes defining a first type of member of the membership program; defining a second type of member of the membership program; calculating, via a processor, a target for the sample; selecting, via the processor, a first portion of the transaction data for the first type of member in accordance with the target; generating, via the processor, an updated target by recalculating the target with the first portion of the transaction data removed from consideration; and selecting, via the processor, a second portion of the transaction data for the second type of member in accordance with the updated target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Frank W. Piotrowski, Julie F. Banks, Kyle T. Poppie, Ryan Koralik
  • Methods and apparatus to generate consumer data
    Patent number: 10839407
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate consumer data are disclosed. An example method of selecting a sample of transaction data corresponding to a membership program includes defining a first type of member of the membership program; defining a second type of member of the membership program; calculating, via a processor, a target for the sample; selecting, via the processor, a first portion of the transaction data for the first type of member in accordance with the target; generating, via the processor, an updated target by recalculating the target with the first portion of the transaction data removed from consideration; and selecting, via the processor, a second portion of the transaction data for the second type of member in accordance with the updated target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Frank W. Piotrowski, Julie F. Banks, Kyle T. Poppie, Ryan Koralik
  • Methods and Apparatus to Generate Consumer Data
    Publication number: 20190266620
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate consumer data are disclosed. An example method of selecting a sample of transaction data corresponding to a membership program includes defining a first type of member of the membership program; defining a second type of member of the membership program; calculating, via a processor, a target for the sample; selecting, via the processor, a first portion of the transaction data for the first type of member in accordance with the target; generating, via the processor, an updated target by recalculating the target with the first portion of the transaction data removed from consideration; and selecting, via the processor, a second portion of the transaction data for the second type of member in accordance with the updated target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Frank W. Piotrowski, Julie F. Banks, Kyle T. Poppie, Ryan Koralik
  • Methods and apparatus to generate consumer data
    Patent number: 10235684
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate consumer data are disclosed. An example method of selecting a sample of transaction data corresponding to a membership program includes defining a first type of member of the membership program; defining a second type of member of the membership program; calculating, via a processor, a target for the sample; selecting, via the processor, a first portion of the transaction data for the first type of member in accordance with the target; generating, via the processor, an updated target by recalculating the target with the first portion of the transaction data removed from consideration; and selecting, via the processor, a second portion of the transaction data for the second type of member in accordance with the updated target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Frank W. Piotrowski, Julie F. Banks, Kyle T. Poppie, Ryan Koralik
  • Methods and Apparatus to Generate Consumer Data
    Publication number: 20160292698
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate consumer data are disclosed. An example method of selecting a sample of transaction data corresponding to a membership program includes defining a first type of member of the membership program; defining a second type of member of the membership program; calculating, via a processor, a target for the sample; selecting, via the processor, a first portion of the transaction data for the first type of member in accordance with the target; generating, via the processor, an updated target by recalculating the target with the first portion of the transaction data removed from consideration; and selecting, via the processor, a second portion of the transaction data for the second type of member in accordance with the updated target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Frank W. Piotrowski, Julie F. Banks, Kyle T. Poppie, Ryan Koralik