Patents by Inventor Michael A. Lyons

Michael A. Lyons 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).

  • Program monitoring system
    Patent number: 5584050
    Abstract: A program monitoring system which monitors programs aired by a plurality of broadcast stations includes a plurality of the broadcast stations. Each broadcast station transmits to a central station program information concerning programs aired by the broadcast stations. The program information includes identification information for each of the programs, and information relating to a cost of airing each of the programs. The identification information concerning the programs may be different between broadcast stations. The central station receives the program information and determines therefrom identities of the programs aired by the broadcast stations and the cost of airing these programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: A.C. Nielsen Company
    Inventor: Michael A. Lyons