Patents by Inventor Michael Grotelueschen

Michael Grotelueschen 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: 11962824
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine total audience ratings. An example apparatus includes metrics generator circuitry to generate a first audience size for media accessed by first devices of a first media platform at a first level of aggregation, the first level of aggregation corresponding to the media accessed on a first television network and on a first website, generate a second audience size for the media accessed by the first devices of the first media platform at a second level of aggregation, the second level of aggregation corresponding to the media accessed on the first television network and accessed on the first website and a second website, comparator circuitry to compare the first audience size to the second audience size, adjustor circuitry to reduce the first audience size based on the second audience size, and audience determination circuitry to determine a total audience size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David J. Kurzynski, Fatemehossadat Miri, Rachel Worth Olson, Peter Schnatz, Balachander Shankar, Samantha M. Mowrer, Michael Grotelueschen, Zachary Zofrea, Arijit Jha, Robert Gottesman, Michael Evan Anderson
  • Publication number: 20240121456
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine total audience ratings. An example apparatus includes metrics generator circuitry to generate a first audience size for media accessed by first devices of a first media platform at a first level of aggregation, the first level of aggregation corresponding to the media accessed on a first television network and on a first website, generate a second audience size for the media accessed by the first devices of the first media platform at a second level of aggregation, the second level of aggregation corresponding to the media accessed on the first television network and accessed on the first website and a second website, comparator circuitry to compare the first audience size to the second audience size, adjustor circuitry to reduce the first audience size based on the second audience size, and audience determination circuitry to determine a total audience size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David J. Kurzynski, Fatemehossadat Miri, Rachel Worth Olson, Peter Schnatz, Balachander Shankar, Samantha M. Mowrer, Michael Grotelueschen, Zachary Zofrea, Arijit Jha, Robert Gottesman, Michael Evan Anderson
  • Patent number: 11916769
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to onboard return path data providers for audience measurement are disclosed herein. Example apparatus disclosed herein to predict return path data quality include a classification engine to compute a first data set of model features from validation tuning data reported from media metering devices and a second data set of model features from return path data reported from return path data devices. The example apparatus also include a prediction engine to train a machine learning algorithm based on the first data set, apply the trained machine learning algorithm to the second data set to predict quality of the return path data reported from the return path data devices, and determine an onboarding status for a return path data provider based on an aggregate predicted quality of the return path data reported from the return path data devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David J. Kurzynski, Samantha M. Mowrer, Michael Grotelueschen, Vince Tambellini, Demetrios Fassois, Jean Guerrettaz
  • Publication number: 20230334352
    Abstract: An example apparatus to perform media device on/off detection using return path data includes interface circuitry, machine readable instructions, and programmable circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to classify view segments associated with common homes data based on whether first return path data in respective ones of the view segments has matching panel meter data to determine labeled view segments, train a machine learning algorithm, based on a first set of features, to output media device on/off determinations to produce a machine learning algorithm, the first set of features generated from the labeled view segments, and apply second return path data to the machine learning algorithm trained to output a first on/off determination associated with a media device represented in the second return path data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Grotelueschen, Michael Evan Anderson, Fatemehossadat Miri, Demetrios Fassois, Tushar Chandra, David J. Kurzynski
  • Patent number: 11727292
    Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein include accessing common homes data for a group of common homes, the common homes data including return path data and panel meter data. Disclosed example methods also include accessing common homes data for a group of common homes, the common homes data including first return path data and corresponding panel meter data associated with respective ones of the common homes, grouping the common homes data into view segments, classifying the view segments based on whether the return path data in respective ones of the view segments has matching panel meter data to determine labeled view segments, generating features from the labeled view segments, training a machine learning algorithm based on the features, and applying second return path data to the trained machine learning algorithm to determine whether a media device associated with the second return path data is on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Michael Grotelueschen, Michael Evan Anderson, Fatemehossadat Miri, Demetrios Fassois, Tushar Chandra, David J. Kurzynski
  • Publication number: 20230232070
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for adjusting a tuning event. Examples disclosed herein include determining an initial adjustment factor for a group of stations and a combination of metadata categories associated with panel data and census data. Examples disclosed herein further include determining a final adjustment factor for the group of stations based on the initial adjustment factor and a bias correction factor. Example disclosed herein further include adjusting weighted minutes of the tuning event based on the final adjustment factor, the tuning event corresponding to the group of stations and the combination of metadata categories, the adjusted tuning event to be credited to media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: David J. Kurzynski, Arijit Jha, Michael Grotelueschen
  • Publication number: 20220182697
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine total audience ratings. An example apparatus includes metrics generator circuitry to generate a first audience size for media accessed by first devices of a first media platform at a first level of aggregation, the first level of aggregation corresponding to the media accessed on a first television network and on a first website, generate a second audience size for the media accessed by the first devices of the first media platform at a second level of aggregation, the second level of aggregation corresponding to the media accessed on the first television network and accessed on the first website and a second website, comparator circuitry to compare the first audience size to the second audience size, adjustor circuitry to reduce the first audience size based on the second audience size, and audience determination circuitry to determine a total audience size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: David J. Kurzynski, Fatemehossadat Miri, Rachel Worth Olson, Peter Schnatz, Balachander Shankar, Samantha M. Mowrer, Michael Grotelueschen, Zack Zofrea, Arijit Jha, Robert Gottesman, Michael Evan Anderson
  • Publication number: 20200401919
    Abstract: Example methods disclosed herein include accessing common homes data for a group of common homes, the common homes data including return path data and panel meter data. Disclosed example methods also include accessing common homes data for a group of common homes, the common homes data including first return path data and corresponding panel meter data associated with respective ones of the common homes, grouping the common homes data into view segments, classifying the view segments based on whether the return path data in respective ones of the view segments has matching panel meter data to determine labeled view segments, generating features from the labeled view segments, training a machine learning algorithm based on the features, and applying second return path data to the trained machine learning algorithm to determine whether a media device associated with the second return path data is on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Grotelueschen, Michael Evan Anderson, Fatemehossadat Miri, Demetrios Fassois, Tushar Chandra, David J. Kurzynski
  • Publication number: 20200328955
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to onboard return path data providers for audience measurement are disclosed herein. Example apparatus disclosed herein to predict return path data quality include a classification engine to compute a first data set of model features from validation tuning data reported from media metering devices and a second data set of model features from return path data reported from return path data devices. The example apparatus also include a prediction engine to train a machine learning algorithm based on the first data set, apply the trained machine learning algorithm to the second data set to predict quality of the return path data reported from the return path data devices, and determine an onboarding status for a return path data provider based on an aggregate predicted quality of the return path data reported from the return path data devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: David J. Kurzynski, Samantha M. Mowrer, Michael Grotelueschen, Vince Tambellini, Demetrios Fassois, Jean Guerrettaz
  • Publication number: 20190378034
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to predict return path data quality for audience measurement are disclosed herein. Example apparatus disclosed herein to predict return path data quality include a classification engine to compute a first data set of model features from validation tuning data reported from media metering devices and a second data set of model features from return path data reported from return path data devices. The example apparatus also include a prediction engine to train a machine learning algorithm based on the first data set, and apply the trained machine learning algorithm to the second data set to predict quality of the return path data reported from the return path data devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Samantha M. Mowrer, Michael Grotelueschen, Vince Tambellini, Demetrios Fassois, Jean Guerrettaz, David Kurzynski