Patents by Inventor Larry D. Patterson

Larry D. Patterson 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 enforce a power off state of an audience measurement device during shipping
    Patent number: 8375404
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to enforce a power off state of an audience measurement device during shipping of the device are disclosed herein. An example portable audience measurement device includes a housing, a media detector in the housing to collect media exposure data and a packaging sensor to detect a stimulus generated within the package. A packaging detector compares the detected stimulus to a criterion to determine whether the device is located within the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Christen V. Nielsen, Larry D. Patterson
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ENFORCE A POWER OFF STATE OF AN AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE DURING SHIPPING
    Publication number: 20100169904
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to enforce a power off state of an audience measurement device during shipping of the device are disclosed herein. An example portable audience measurement device includes a housing, a media detector in the housing to collect media exposure data and a packaging sensor to detect a stimulus generated within the package. A packaging detector compares the detected stimulus to a criterion to determine whether the device is located within the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Christen V. Nielsen, Larry D. Patterson