NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, INC.

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Intl Class Technology Matters Rank in Class
 
  
 
H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 69173
 
  
 
H04H BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 5118
 
  
 
G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 25422
 
  
 
G06K RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 18180
 
  
 
H04B TRANSMISSION 9201
 
  
 
G10L SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION 889
 
  
 
H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 8277
 
  
 
G06Q DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6168
 
  
 
G11B INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 4134
 
  
 
A63F CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 277

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Recent Publications

Publication # Title Filing Date Pub Date Intl Class
2008/0140,479 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR CONSUMER BEHAVIOR ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATION-BASED WEB SERVICESOct 23, 07Jun 12, 08[G06Q]

Recent Patents

Patent # Title Filing Date Issue Date Intl Class
9609034 Methods and apparatus for transcoding metadataNov 25, 13Mar 28, 17[H04L, H04N, G06F, H04H]
9563897 Systems and methods to identify intentionally placed productsMar 14, 08Feb 07, 17[G06Q]
9544622 Methods and apparatus for monitoring the insertion of local media content into a program streamNov 28, 14Jan 10, 17[H04N, G11B, H04H]
9538240 Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media associated with a digital recording/playback deviceDec 23, 13Jan 03, 17[H04N, H04H]
9420334 Display device on/off detection methods and apparatusAug 30, 13Aug 16, 16[H04N, H04H]
9392227 Methods and apparatus to export tuning data collected in a receiving deviceJul 09, 10Jul 12, 16[H04N, H04H]
9332307 Data insertion apparatus and methods for use with compressed audio/video dataNov 25, 13May 03, 16[H04N]
9286517 Methods and apparatus to specify regions of interest in video framesSep 14, 12Mar 15, 16[G06K]
9239958 Methods and apparatus to measure brand exposure in media streamsSep 26, 08Jan 19, 16[G06K]
9209917 Methods and apparatus for metering computer-based media presentationMar 26, 08Dec 08, 15[G06F, H04H]

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Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents

Patent # Title Status Filing Date Issue/Pub Date Intl Class
2011/0088,052 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AUDIENCE VIEWING OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND PROGRAMSAbandonedDec 16, 10Apr 14, 11[H04N, H04H]
2010/0174,608 DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AND AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSAbandonedJul 02, 09Jul 08, 10[G06Q, G06F]
2010/0080,411 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY CRAWL THE INTERNET USING IMAGE ANALYSISAbandonedSep 29, 08Apr 01, 10[G06K]
7644422 Interactive service device metering systemsExpiredOct 31, 02Jan 05, 10[H04L, H04N, G06F]
7607147 Interactive service device metering systemsExpiredDec 11, 96Oct 20, 09[H04L, G06F]
7587728 Methods and apparatus to monitor reception of programs and content by broadcast receiversExpiredJan 25, 06Sep 08, 09[H04H]
2009/0192,921 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SURVEY A RETAIL ENVIRONMENTAbandonedJan 24, 08Jul 30, 09[G06Q, G06F, G06K]
2009/0128,805 BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT MEASURING SENSORAbandonedJun 06, 06May 21, 09[G01N]
2009/0094,631 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS TO ASSOCIATE RELATED MARKET BROADCAST DETECTIONS WITH A MULTI-MARKET MEDIA BROADCASTAbandonedSep 30, 08Apr 09, 09[H04N]
2009/0055,854 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COOPERATOR INSTALLED METERSAbandonedMay 18, 07Feb 26, 09[H04N]
2008/0294,647 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTED BY THE INTERNETAbandonedFeb 15, 08Nov 27, 08[G06F]
2008/0270,172 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING RADAR TO MONITOR AUDIENCES IN MEDIA ENVIRONMENTSAbandonedJul 02, 08Oct 30, 08[G06Q, G01S]
2008/0262,900 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE SALES ESTIMATESAbandonedMar 14, 08Oct 23, 08[G06Q]
2008/0228,543 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMPUTE REACH AND FREQUENCY VALUES FOR FLIGHTED SCHEDULESAbandonedMar 14, 08Sep 18, 08[G06F]
2008/0170,755 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING MEDIA SITE DATAAbandonedJan 17, 08Jul 17, 08[G06K]
2008/0162,420 METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO RETRIEVE INFORMATION FROM DATA SOURCESAbandonedOct 02, 07Jul 03, 08[G06F]
2008/0147,461 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR CONSUMER ACTIVITYAbandonedDec 14, 07Jun 19, 08[G06Q, G01S]
2008/0086,627 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ANALYZE COMPUTER SOFTWAREAbandonedOct 24, 07Apr 10, 08[G06F]
2007/0186,228 Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of video-on-demand programsAbandonedFeb 18, 05Aug 09, 07[H04N, H04H]
2007/0180,459 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY VIEWING INFORMATIONAbandonedDec 08, 06Aug 02, 07[H04N, H04H]

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