Patents by Inventor Steve Nielsen

Steve Nielsen 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).

  • Device metering
    Patent number: 10447530
    Abstract: A system includes a configuration server, a client device, and a VPN system. The configuration server is configured to send a configuration profile to a client device. The configuration profile is configured to cause the client device to connect to a VPN system without user input and send network traffic through the VPN system. The client device is configured to receive the configuration profile and apply the received configuration profile such that the client device is configured to connect to the VPN system without user input and send network traffic through the VPN system. The VPN system is configured to receive the network traffic sent by the client device through the VPN system and record information about the network traffic sent by the client device through the VPN system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: comScore, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Nielsen, Lucas Ewalt
  • DEVICE METERING
    Publication number: 20180026838
    Abstract: A system includes a configuration server, a client device, and a VPN system. The configuration server is configured to send a configuration profile to a client device. The configuration profile is configured to cause the client device to connect to a VPN system without user input and send network traffic through the VPN system. The client device is configured to receive the configuration profile and apply the received configuration profile such that the client device is configured to connect to the VPN system without user input and send network traffic through the VPN system. The VPN system is configured to receive the network traffic sent by the client device through the VPN system and record information about the network traffic sent by the client device through the VPN system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Steve Nielsen, Lucas Ewalt
  • Device metering
    Patent number: 9806940
    Abstract: A system includes a configuration server, a client device, and a VPN system. The configuration server is configured to send a configuration profile to a client device. The configuration profile is configured to cause the client device to connect to a VPN system without user input and send network traffic through the VPN system. The client device is configured to receive the configuration profile and apply the received configuration profile such that the client device is configured to connect to the VPN system without user input and send network traffic through the VPN system. The VPN system is configured to receive the network traffic sent by the client device through the VPN system and record information about the network traffic sent by the client device through the VPN system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: comScore, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Nielsen, Lucas Ewalt