Patents by Inventor Marko Usaj

Marko Usaj 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: 10827218
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to count people are disclosed. Example people counting apparatus disclosed herein include a difference calculator to calculate a degree of similarity between a first characteristic dataset and a second characteristic dataset representative of face detections in images. Disclosed example people counting apparatus also include a limiter to store the first characteristic dataset and the second characteristic dataset in a plurality of characteristic datasets associated when the degree of similarity does not satisfy a threshold, and to store the first characteristic dataset in the plurality of characteristic datasets and discard the second characteristic dataset when the degree of similarity satisfies the threshold to limit a number of stored characteristic datasets. Disclosed example people counting apparatus further include a comparator to compare the plurality of characteristic datasets to each other to determine a number of unique faces in an environment during a first period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Padmanabhan Soundararajan, Marko Usaj, Venugopal Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20200296608
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor WI-FI media streaming using alternate access points. An example apparatus disclosed herein monitor wireless traffic includes an example traffic monitor to identify a connection of a WI-FI client to a primary access point and capture a management frame transmitted from the primary access point to the WI-FI client. The example apparatus further includes an example frame generator to insert a change channel announcement into the captured management frame and a router to cause a wireless interface to transmit the beacon frame to the WI-FI client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Marko Panger, Joze Arh
  • Publication number: 20200221175
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to count people are disclosed. Example people counting apparatus disclosed herein include a difference calculator to calculate a degree of similarity between a first characteristic dataset and a second characteristic dataset representative of face detections in images. Disclosed example people counting apparatus also include a limiter to store the first characteristic dataset and the second characteristic dataset in a plurality of characteristic datasets associated when the degree of similarity does not satisfy a threshold, and to store the first characteristic dataset in the plurality of characteristic datasets and discard the second characteristic dataset when the degree of similarity satisfies the threshold to limit a number of stored characteristic datasets. Disclosed example people counting apparatus further include a comparator to compare the plurality of characteristic datasets to each other to determine a number of unique faces in an environment during a first period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Padmanabhan Soundararajan, Marko Usaj, Venugopal Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 10506285
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to count people are disclosed. Example people counting apparatus disclosed herein include a difference calculator to calculate a degree of similarity between a first characteristic dataset and a second characteristic dataset representative of face detections in images. Disclosed example people counting apparatus also include a limiter to store the first characteristic dataset and the second characteristic dataset in a plurality of characteristic datasets associated when the degree of similarity does not satisfy a threshold, and to store the first characteristic dataset in the plurality of characteristic datasets and discard the second characteristic dataset when the degree of similarity satisfies the threshold to limit a number of stored characteristic datasets. Disclosed example people counting apparatus further include a comparator to compare the plurality of characteristic datasets to each other to determine a number of unique faces in an environment during a first period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Padmanabhan Soundararajan, Marko Usaj, Venugopal Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20190349632
    Abstract: Example invertible meter apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example meter to monitor a media device includes a housing having a display and a plurality of walls. Respective ones of the walls are between respective ones of openings such that the openings are isolated from adjacent ones of the openings. A removable stencil includes a plurality of visual indicators, where the visual indicators to align with respective ones of the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Publication number: 20190272554
    Abstract: Example metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a stencil and a housing having a display area. The display area has a first recessed cavity and a second recessed cavity adjacent the first recessed cavity. The first recessed cavity is offset relative to the second recessed cavity such that the second recessed cavity defines a front surface of the display area and a peripheral lip of a front side of the housing. A cover is removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the display area. The second recessed cavity of the housing is to receive the cover. The cover is received by the second recessed cavity such that an outer surface of the cover is substantially flush mounted relative to a peripheral lip of the housing, and wherein a perimeter of the cover is substantially similar to a perimeter of the peripheral lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Christen V. Nielsen, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Patent number: 10405036
    Abstract: Example invertible meter apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example invertible meter apparatus includes a housing having a display area. The housing positionable in a first orientation or a second orientation different than the first orientation. The meter apparatus includes a stencil removably coupled to the display area of the housing. The stencil having indicia to be positioned in the display area of the housing in an upright orientation when the housing is in the first orientation. The stencil being repositionable to orient the indicia to the upright orientation when the housing is moved to the second orientation. The meter apparatus includes a cover removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the stencil in the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Publication number: 20180278996
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to count people are disclosed. Example people counting apparatus disclosed herein include a difference calculator to calculate a degree of similarity between a first characteristic dataset and a second characteristic dataset representative of face detections in images. Disclosed example people counting apparatus also include a limiter to store the first characteristic dataset and the second characteristic dataset in a plurality of characteristic datasets associated when the degree of similarity does not satisfy a threshold, and to store the first characteristic dataset in the plurality of characteristic datasets and discard the second characteristic dataset when the degree of similarity satisfies the threshold to limit a number of stored characteristic datasets. Disclosed example people counting apparatus further include a comparator to compare the plurality of characteristic datasets to each other to determine a number of unique faces in an environment during a first period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Padmanabhan Soundararajan, Marko Usaj, Venugopal Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20180260831
    Abstract: Example metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a stencil and a housing having a display area. The display area has a recessed cavity defining a front surface of the display area. A front surface of the stencil is to be flush mounted relative to the front surface of the display area defined by the recessed cavity when the stencil is positioned in the display area of the housing. A cover is removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Christen V. Nielsen, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Patent number: 9986289
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to count people are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a populator to populate a list with first characteristic datasets obtained from first image data representative of an environment during a first period of time, respective ones of the first characteristic datasets representative of a face detected in the environment during the first period of time; a comparator to compare the first characteristic datasets to each other to determine a first number of unique faces in the environment during the first period of time; and a discarder to delete the first characteristic datasets from the list when the first period of time has ended, the populator to re-populate the list with second characteristic datasets obtained from second image data representative of the environment during a second period of time subsequent to the first period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Padmanabhan Soundararajan, Marko Usaj, Venugopal Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 9984380
    Abstract: Example metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing having a display area, The apparatus includes at least one of a first stencil or a second stencil to be removably positionable in the display area of the housing. The first stencil has indicia oriented in a landscape orientation and the second stencil has indicia oriented in a portrait orientation. The at least one of the first stencil or the second stencil is to be positioned in the display area of the housing such that the indicia of the at least one of the first stencil or the second stencil is in an upright orientation relative to the housing. The apparatus includes a cover removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Christen V. Nielsen, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Publication number: 20170372340
    Abstract: Example metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing having a display area, The apparatus includes at least one of a first stencil or a second stencil to be removably positionable in the display area of the housing. The first stencil has indicia oriented in a landscape orientation and the second stencil has indicia oriented in a portrait orientation. The at least one of the first stencil or the second stencil is to be positioned in the display area of the housing such that the indicia of the at least one of the first stencil or the second stencil is in an upright orientation relative to the housing. The apparatus includes a cover removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Christen V. Nielsen, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Publication number: 20170374415
    Abstract: Example invertible meter apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example invertible meter apparatus includes a housing having a display area. The housing positionable in a first orientation or a second orientation different than the first orientation. The meter apparatus includes a stencil removably coupled to the display area of the housing. The stencil having indicia to be positioned in the display area of the housing in an upright orientation when the housing is in the first orientation. The stencil being repositionable to orient the indicia to the upright orientation when the housing is moved to the second orientation. The meter apparatus includes a cover removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the stencil in the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Publication number: 20160261911
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to count people are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a populator to populate a list with first characteristic datasets obtained from first image data representative of an environment during a first period of time, respective ones of the first characteristic datasets representative of a face detected in the environment during the first period of time; a comparator to compare the first characteristic datasets to each other to determine a first number of unique faces in the environment during the first period of time; and a discarder to delete the first characteristic datasets from the list when the first period of time has ended, the populator to re-populate the list with second characteristic datasets obtained from second image data representative of the environment during a second period of time subsequent to the first period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Padmanabhan Soundararajan, Marko Usaj, Venugopal Srinivasan