Patents by Inventor Ron Schwerer

Ron Schwerer 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 DETECT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20250175671
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations
    Patent number: 12231720
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20230254530
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations
    Patent number: 11558659
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20220046316
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations
    Patent number: 11070871
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20200245022
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations
    Patent number: 10631044
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example apparatus to detect a commercial transition associated with a media presentation include means for comparing an amount of audio randomness in an inter-segment audio frame to a random level threshold, where the amount of audio randomness is based on a random-factor ratio. The example apparatus further includes means for indicating, in response to the amount of audio randomness satisfying the random level threshold, the inter-segment audio frame as occurring at the commercial transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20180302666
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example apparatus to detect a commercial transition associated with a media presentation include means for comparing an amount of audio randomness in an inter-segment audio frame to a random level threshold, where the amount of audio randomness is based on a random-factor ratio. The example apparatus further includes means for indicating, in response to the amount of audio randomness satisfying the random level threshold, the inter-segment audio frame as occurring at the commercial transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations
    Patent number: 10028014
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes comparing an amount of audio randomness in an inter-segment audio frame to a random level threshold, the amount of audio randomness being based on a random-factor ratio; and in response to the amount of randomness satisfying the random level threshold, indicating the inter-segment audio frame is associated with the commercial transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20170180789
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes comparing an amount of audio randomness in an inter-segment audio frame to a random level threshold, the amount of audio randomness being based on a random-factor ratio; and in response to the amount of randomness satisfying the random level threshold, indicating the inter-segment audio frame is associated with the commercial transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations
    Patent number: 9591353
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes determining an amount of audio randomness an inter-segment audio frame. The example method also includes indicating the inter-segment audio frame as occurring at a commercial transition based on the amount of audio randomness of the at least one inter-segment audio frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20150082332
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes determining an amount of audio randomness an inter-segment audio frame. The example method also includes indicating the inter-segment audio frame as occurring at a commercial transition based on the amount of audio randomness of the at least one inter-segment audio frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations
    Patent number: 8925024
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20110157475
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan