Patents by Inventor William H. Schilp

William H. Schilp 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).

  • Signature-based program identification apparatus and methods for use with digital broadcast systems
    Patent number: 9054820
    Abstract: Signature-based program identification apparatus and methods for use with digital audio and/or video systems are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods develop signatures of digital audio and/or video content from a digital data stream at two or more sites and compare the signatures to one another to identify the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Morris Lee, William H. Schilp, Michael A. Hicks, Ronald Schwerer, David H. Wright, Kevin Deng
  • SIGNATURE-BASED PROGRAM IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120291058
    Abstract: Signature-based program identification apparatus and methods for use with digital audio and/or video systems are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods develop signatures of digital audio and/or video content from a digital data stream at two or more sites and compare the signatures to one another to identify the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Morris Lee, William H. Schilp, Michael A. Hicks, Ronald Schwerer, David H. Wright, Kevin Deng
  • Signature-based program identification apparatus and methods for use with digital broadcast systems
    Patent number: 8255938
    Abstract: Signature-based program identification apparatus and methods for use with digital audio and/or video systems are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods develop signatures of digital audio and/or video content from a digital data stream at two or more sites and compare the signatures to one another to identify the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Morris Lee, William H. Schilp, Michael A. Hicks, Ronald Schwerer, David H. Wright, Kevin Deng