Patents by Inventor Steven John Splaine

Steven John Splaine 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: 11682048
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include causing transmission of a first network communication to a first intermediary server based on a first priority of the first intermediary server, the first network communication indicative of access to media at a client device, the first intermediary server separate from a database proprietor server of a database proprietor that provides a service to registered users of the database proprietor; and cause transmission of a second network communication to a second intermediary server based on a second priority of the second intermediary server, the second network communication indicative of the access to the media at the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Publication number: 20220103646
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes message generator circuitry to generate a first message for a first server of a first Internet domain in response to detecting a login event at a client device, the login event associated with an Internet-based service of a second Internet domain, the second Internet domain outside the first Internet domain, and a communication interface to receive a second message from the first server, the second message including a global unique identifier (GUID) and a login timestamp, the GUID identifying at least one of the client device or a user of the client device to the first Internet domain, the message generator circuitry to generate a third message including (a) the GUID, (b) a cookie identifier associated with the second Internet domain, and (c) the login timestamp, the third message to cause generation of an identifier-to-cookie map at a second server of the second Internet domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Steven John Splaine, Mark Kalus, Ari Paparo, Kevin Geraghty
  • Publication number: 20220027958
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include causing transmission of a first network communication to a first intermediary server based on a first priority of the first intermediary server, the first network communication indicative of access to media at a client device, the first intermediary server separate from a database proprietor server of a database proprietor that provides a service to registered users of the database proprietor; and cause transmission of a second network communication to a second intermediary server based on a second priority of the second intermediary server, the second network communication indicative of the access to the media at the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Patent number: 11218555
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a data parser to extract an identifier and a cookie identifier from a message received at a first server of a first Internet domain from a client device, the cookie identifier associated with the first Internet domain, the identifier identifying at least one of the client device or a user of the client device to a second server in a second Internet domain outside the first Internet domain, a memory to store the identifier in association with the cookie identifier in an identifier-to-cookie map, a processor to associate demographic information corresponding to the identifier with an impression logged at the first server in association with the cookie identifier, the associating based on accessing the memory to identify that the cookie map stores the identifier with the cookie identifier, and a report generator to send the demographic information to the second server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Steven John Splaine, Mark Kalus, Ari Paparo, Kevin Geraghty
  • Patent number: 11144967
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Publication number: 20200366746
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a data parser to extract an identifier and a cookie identifier from a message received at a first server of a first Internet domain from a client device, the cookie identifier associated with the first Internet domain, the identifier identifying at least one of the client device or a user of the client device to a second server in a second Internet domain outside the first Internet domain, a memory to store the identifier in association with the cookie identifier in an identifier-to-cookie map, a processor to associate demographic information corresponding to the identifier with an impression logged at the first server in association with the cookie identifier, the associating based on accessing the memory to identify that the cookie map stores the identifier with the cookie identifier, and a report generator to send the demographic information to the second server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Steven John Splaine, Mark Kalus, Ari Paparo, Kevin Geraghty
  • Publication number: 20200226639
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Patent number: 10504157
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Publication number: 20180295199
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a data parser to extract an identifier and a cookie identifier from a message received at a first server of a first Internet domain from a client device, the cookie identifier associated with the first Internet domain, the identifier identifying at least one of the client device or a user of the client device to a second server in a second Internet domain outside the first Internet domain, a memory to store the identifier in association with the cookie identifier in an identifier-to-cookie map, a processor to associate demographic information corresponding to the identifier with an impression logged at the first server in association with the cookie identifier, the associating based on accessing the memory to identify that the cookie map stores the identifier with the cookie identifier, and a report generator to send the demographic information to the second server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Steven John Splaine, Mark Kalus, Ari Paparo, Kevin Geraghty
  • Publication number: 20170148066
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Patent number: 9596151
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed. An method includes sending to a client computer, via a processor serving a first internet domain, a response to a first request, the first request sent to the first internet domain and indicative of access to media at the client computer, the response to instruct the client computer to send a second request to an intermediary serving a sub-domain of a second internet domain, the second request to be indicative of the access to the media at the client computer, wherein the intermediary is to transmit first data about the second request to a data collection server of an audience measurement entity and second data about the second request to an entity of the second internet domain and logging an impression of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC.
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Patent number: 9311682
    Abstract: Systems and methods to identify candidates for targeted advertising in an online social gaming environment are disclosed. Example methods include generating a network graph representative of relationships between users associated with an online social gaming environment, the relationships based on connections between the users. Example methods also include collecting first social gaming data corresponding to participation by a first user and a second user in the online social gaming environment during a first period of time. The example methods further include calculating a first degree of influence of the first user of the online social gaming environment on the second user of the online social gaming environment, the first degree of influence based on the first social gaming data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Steven John Splaine, Clayton S. Long
  • Publication number: 20140250223
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed. An method includes sending to a client computer, via a processor serving a first internet domain, a response to a first request, the first request sent to the first internet domain and indicative of access to media at the client computer, the response to instruct the client computer to send a second request to an intermediary serving a sub-domain of a second internet domain, the second request to be indicative of the access to the media at the client computer, wherein the intermediary is to transmit first data about the second request to a data collection server of an audience measurement entity and second data about the second request to an entity of the second internet domain and logging an impression of the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Publication number: 20140194208
    Abstract: Systems and methods to identify candidates for targeted advertising in an online social gaming environment are disclosed. Example methods include generating a network graph representative of relationships between users associated with an online social gaming environment, the relationships based on connections between the users. Example methods also include collecting first social gaming data corresponding to participation by a first user and a second user in the online social gaming environment during a first period of time. The example methods further include calculating a first degree of influence of the first user of the online social gaming environment on the second user of the online social gaming environment, the first degree of influence based on the first social gaming data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Steven John Splaine, Clayton S. Long
  • Patent number: 8713168
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed. An example method to monitor media exposure involves receiving, at a first internet domain, a first request from a client computer, the first request indicative of access to the media at the client computer, sending, from the first internet domain, a response to the client computer, the response to instruct the client computer to send a second request to an intermediary associated with a sub-domain of a second internet domain, the second request to be indicative of the access to the media at the client computer, the intermediary to transmit an indication of the second request to an entity of the second internet domain, and logging an impression of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Publication number: 20120215621
    Abstract: Example methods involve based on a first request to log a first media impression, generating a first identifier associated with a first client device that generated the first request, and sending a communication to the first client device. The communication includes the first identifier, and the communication is to cause the first client device to send the first identifier associated with the first client device to a database proprietor in association with a cookie identifier of the first client device. Second media impressions are logged in association with the first identifier of the first client device and second identifiers associated with second client devices based on second requests received from the first and second client devices. A batch including the second media impressions and the first and second identifiers is sent to the database proprietor. Demographic information associated with the second media impressions is received from the database proprietor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Steven John Splaine, Mark Kalus, Ari Paparo, Kevin Geraghty
  • Publication number: 20120158954
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed. A disclosed example method to monitor media content exposure involves receiving, at a first internet domain, a first request from a client computer, the first request indicative of access to the media at the client computer, sending, from the first internet domain, a response to the client computer, the response to instruct the client computer to send a second request to an intermediary associated with a sub-domain of a second internet domain, the second request to be indicative of the access to the media at the client computer, the intermediary to transmit an indication of the second request to an entity of the second internet domain, and logging an impression of the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Ronan Heffernan, Kevin Geraghty, Mark Kalus, Mainak Mazumdar, Ari Paparo, Steven John Splaine
  • Publication number: 20080086627
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to analyze computer software are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus may be used to verify and validate computer software. An example method includes receiving from a software test engine a definition of a graphical user interface associated with an application, receiving a user input indicating a test instruction associated with the graphical user interface associated with the application, generating a test engine independent file including a first identifier associated with the graphical user interface associated with the application and a second identifier associated with the test instruction, reading the first identifier and the second identifier from the test engine independent file, and causing the software test engine to perform the test instruction associated with the second identifier using the first identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Steven John Splaine, Alan Lee White