公开(公告)号：WO2023278251A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：PCT/US2022/034755

申请日：2022-06-23

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： PETRO, James ,  NELSON, Daniel ,  RANGANATHAN, Raghuram ,  TAPSE, Sandeep

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  G06F16/435 ,  G06F21/16 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4781 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8358

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to credit unidentified media are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus include a database updater to store a first group of signatures representative of unidentified media in a database, the first group of signatures obtained from a first media meter to monitor a first media presentation device, the first group of signatures associated with a first media exposure category based on media source information reported by the first media meter. Disclosed example apparatus also include a media comparator to compare a second group of signatures with the first group of signatures, the second group of signatures obtained from a second media meter to monitor a second media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus further include a reporter to credit media exposure represented by the second group of signatures to the first media exposure category when the second group of signatures matches the first group of signatures.

公开(公告)号：WO2022240905A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：PCT/US2022/028632

申请日：2022-05-10

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： BARTFAI-WALCOTT, Katalin ,  ORIOL, Mariusz ,  SRINIVASAN, Vasudevan ,  IRELAN, Peggy ,  STEPKA, Mariusz ,  MURPHY, Kaitlin ,  PILLILLI, Bharat ,  BALDWIN, Mark ,  BRONK, Mateusz ,  KARIM, Fariaz ,  BERENT, Arkadiusz ,  CHILUKURI, Vasuki

IPC: G06F21/53 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F21/60 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G06F21/64 ,  G06F21/71 ,  G06F21/73 ,  G06F21/604 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F21/645 ,  G06F2221/2111 ,  G06F9/5088

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to implement license management solutions for software defined silicon (SDSi) products are disclosed. Example license management solutions disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, virtual resource migration using SDSi, resource configuration management using SDSi, hardware self-configuration using SDSi, reduced footprint agents using SDSi, performing SDSi usage evaluation and corresponding license transfer responsive to detected and/or predicted failures, transferring node locked SDSi licenses, transfer of SDSi licenses without a trusted license server, community license generation, expirable SDSi licenses via a reliable clock, non-node locked licenses via blockchain, and activating hardware features with a pre-generated hardware license.

公开(公告)号：WO2021222281A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：PCT/US2021/029439

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： MANNION, Nicholas

IPC: H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/442

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor on-demand media. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a metadata collection controller to collect metadata associated with on-demand media in response to publication of the on-demand media. Disclosed example apparatus also include a download controller to download the on-demand media. Disclosed example apparatus further include a signature generator to generate one or more signatures representative of the on-demand media, and store a profile of the on-demand media in a data storage, the profile including the one or more signatures and the metadata associated with the on-demand media.

公开(公告)号：WO2020263656A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-30

申请号：PCT/US2020/038193

申请日：2020-06-17

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： LIVOTI, John T. ,  MADHANGANESH, Rajakumar ,  WOODRUFF, Stanley Wellington ,  LEHING, Ryan C. ,  CONKLIN, Charles Clinton

IPC: H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/24

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine automated gain control parameters for an automated gain control protocol are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first tuner to amplify an audio signal. Disclosed example apparatus also include a second tuner to amplify the audio signal. Disclosed example apparatus also include a first controller to tune the first tuner to apply a first gain representative of a first range of gains to the audio signal to determine a first amplified audio signal and tune the second tuner to apply a second gain representative a second range of gains to the audio signal to determine a second amplified audio signal, the second range of gains lower than the first range of gains. Disclosed example apparatus also include a second controller to select the first range of gains to be utilized in an automated gain control protocol when the first gain results in clipping of the first amplified audio signal and the second gain does not result in clipping of the second amplified audio signal.

公开(公告)号：WO2020146378A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：PCT/US2020/012571

申请日：2020-01-07

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： BARONE, Eric ,  BREWER, Joseph Wyatt ,  FINC, Matjaz ,  BYRNE, Robert

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04H60/33

Abstract: Remote control devices to interface with audience measurement meters are disclosed. An example remote control device to interface with an audience measurement meter includes an audience management controller to, responsive to a gender value input via a user interface of the remote control device, store the gender value, responsive to an age value input via the user interface of the remote control device, store the age value, generate a message including the gender value and age value, and a transmitter to transmit the message to the audience measurement meter, the message including a sequence of infrared codes.

公开(公告)号：WO2020131740A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-25

申请号：PCT/US2019/066613

申请日：2019-12-16

Applicant: MCAFEE, LLC

Inventor： KENYAN, Manikandan A. ,  ABRAHAM, Anil

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/26

Abstract: A first example network security platform disclosed herein includes a platform selector to determine a platform selection value based on a first parameter value in a first message from a client and a second parameter value in a second message from a server, the first and second messages associated with establishment of an encrypted network traffic flow between the client and the server. The example first network security platform also includes a key retriever to obtain a cryptographic session key associated with the encrypted network traffic flow from a selected one of a cluster of network security platforms based on the platform selection value, the first network security platform included in the cluster of network security platforms. The example first network security platform further includes a traffic analyzer to analyze network traffic associated with the encrypted network traffic flow based on the cryptographic session key.

公开(公告)号：WO2016160837A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：PCT/US2016/024760

申请日：2016-03-29

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： WILLIAMS, Richard A. ,  ABOUJAOUDE, Roger B.

IPC: G06F21/31

CPC classification number: G06F21/46 ,  G06F21/31

Abstract: Time-varying passwords for user authentication are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein for password generation include obtaining a base password including characters, determining a first character position of the base password at which a first time-varying data element is to be inserted to determine a time-varying password, the first time-varying data element to be computed based on a time-varying parameter, and determining a first offset to be applied to a value of the time-varying parameter to compute the first time-varying data element. Example methods disclosed herein for password evaluation include accessing a base password including characters, applying a first offset to a value of a time-varying parameter to determine a first time-varying data element to be inserted at a first character position of the base password to determine a time-varying password, and comparing the time-varying password with an input password to perform authentication based on the input password.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于用户认证的时变密码。 本文公开的用于密码生成的示例方法包括获得包括字符的基本密码，确定要插入第一时变数据元素的基本密码的第一字符位置以确定时变密码，第一时变 基于时变参数计算的数据元素，以及确定要应用于时变参数的值的第一偏移量以计算第一时变数据元素。 本文公开的用于密码评估的示例方法包括访问包括字符的基本密码，将第一偏移应用于时变参数的值，以确定要在基本密码的第一字符位置插入的第一时变数据元素，以 确定时变密码，并将时变密码与输入密码进行比较，以根据输入的密码进行认证。

公开(公告)号：WO2016086076A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-02

申请号：PCT/US2015/062554

申请日：2015-11-24

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： CUI, Jingsong ,  DOE, Peter, Campbell ,  SEREDAY, Scott

IPC: G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0202 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04N21/251 ,  H04N21/252 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4665 ,  H04N21/6582

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to project ratings for future broadcasts of media. An example method includes normalizing, with a processor, audience measurement data corresponding to media exposure data, social media exposure data and programming information associated with a future quarter to determine normalized audience measurement data. The example method also includes classifying a media asset based on the programming information to determine a media asset classification. The example method also includes building, with the processor, a projection model based on a first subset of the normalized audience measurement data, the first subset of the normalized audience measurement data associated with a first time frame relative to the future quarter, the first subset of the normalized audience measurement data based on the media asset classification, and applying, with the processor, the programming information to the projection model to project ratings for the media asset.

Abstract translation: 公开了方法，装置，系统和制品，以对未来的媒体广播进行评估。 示例性方法包括使用处理器归一化对应于媒体曝光数据的受众测量数据，社交媒体曝光数据和与未来季度相关联的节目信息，以确定归一化的观众测量数据。 示例性方法还包括基于节目信息对媒体资产进行分类以确定媒体资产分类。 示例性方法还包括利用处理器构建基于归一化的受众测量数据的第一子集的投影模型，与第一时间帧相对于未来季度的归一化的受众测量数据的第一子集，第一子集 基于媒体资产分类的归一化的受众测量数据，并将处理器将节目信息应用于投影模型以对媒体资产进行投影评级。

公开(公告)号：WO2016032554A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-03

申请号：PCT/US2014/068200

申请日：2014-12-02

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： BESEHANIC, Jan

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L65/4084 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L65/608 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, storage media, etc., to perform media monitoring for mobile platforms using messaging associated with adaptive bitrate streaming are disclosed. Example methods disclosed hereinto monitor media on a mobile platform include accessing a first uniform resource locator (URL) included in a first message originated by the mobile platform to stream first media according to an adaptive bitrate streaming protocol. Such example methods also include requesting network log information corresponding to the first URL from a service provider providing network access for the mobile platform. Such example methods further include monitoring presentation of the first media on the mobile platform using the network log information.

Abstract translation: 公开了使用与自适应比特率流相关联的消息的移动平台执行媒体监视的方法，装置，系统，存储介质等。 在本文公开的监视媒体的示例性方法包括访问包括在由移动平台发起的第一消息中的第一统一资源定位符（URL），以根据自适应比特率流协议来流式传输第一媒体。 这样的示例方法还包括从为移动平台提供网络访问的服务提供者请求对应于第一URL的网络日志信息。 这样的示例方法还包括使用网络日志信息监视移动平台上的第一媒体的呈现。

公开(公告)号：WO2016010576A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：PCT/US2014/068201

申请日：2014-12-02

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： PANGER, Marko ,  KERKES, Joe ,  ARH, Joze

IPC: G01R23/16

CPC classification number: H04N21/4394 ,  H04N7/106 ,  H04N21/4104 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/4622

Abstract: Example disclosed media source detection methods include determining first trending coefficients for a first audio signal obtained from a first media source in communication with a media device, wherein the first trending coefficients correspond to a set of frequency bands. Example disclosed media source detection methods also include determining second trending coefficients for a second audio signal obtained from monitoring media presented by the media device, wherein the second trending coefficients correspond to the set of frequency bands. Example disclosed media source detection methods further include selecting a subset of the frequency bands for which the first trending coefficients and the second trending coefficients have matching directions, and processing respective frequency band values of the first audio signal and respective frequency band values of the second audio signal for the subset of the frequency bands to determine whether the first media source provided the media presented by the media device.

Abstract translation: 示例性的媒体源检测方法包括确定从与媒体设备通信的第一媒体源获得的第一音频信号的第一趋势系数，其中第一趋势系数对应于一组频带。 所公开的媒体源检测方法还包括确定从由媒体设备呈现的监视媒体获得的第二音频信号的第二趋势系数，其中第二趋势系数对应于该组频带。 公开的媒体源检测方法还包括选择第一趋势系数和第二趋势系数具有匹配方向的频带的子集，以及处理第一音频信号和第二音频的相应频带值的各个频带值 信号，以确定第一媒体源是否提供由媒体设备呈现的媒体。