Patents by Inventor Regina Dykstra

Regina Dykstra 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 for detecting on-screen media sources
    Patent number: 8019162
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting on-screen media sources are disclosed. An example method includes monitoring a region of interest of a video signal for a first image, comparing the first image to a stored image, and confirming the media device change when the stored image differs from the first image and is associated with a secondary criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Min Zhang, David Howell Wright, Scott Cooper, Regina Dykstra, Arun Ramaswamy, Daniel Nelson
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ON-SCREEN MEDIA SOURCES
    Publication number: 20080127253
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting on-screen media sources are disclosed. An example method includes monitoring a region of interest of a video signal for a first image, comparing the first image to a stored image, and confirming the media device change when the stored image differs from the first image and is associated with a secondary criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Min Zhang, David Howell Wright, Scott Cooper, Regina Dykstra, Arun Ramaswamy, Daniel Nelson