Stephen W Bell

US Patent:

40528960, Oct 11, 1977

Filed:

Nov 26, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/635737

Inventors:

Bock W. Lee - El Cerrito CA
William H. Vander Heyden - Tulsa OK
Stephen S. Bell - Tulsa OK

Assignee:

Badger Meter, Inc. - Richmond CA

International Classification:

G01F 166

US Classification:

73194A

Abstract:

An improved apparatus and method for measuring fluid flow in a conduit enables the transmission of ultrasonic signals through the fluid with low signal attenuation and unique phase determination. Ultrasonic burst signals are simultaneously transmitted to axially spaced receivers adjacent a conduit. The transmitted signal is made up of a signal burst having two different frequency signals. The signal frequencies are selected to prevent unwanted signal attenuation by entrapped gases in the fluid and to allow an unambiguous phase determination for the received signal burst.

US Patent:

20210304229, Sep 30, 2021

Filed:

Jun 11, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/345892

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Tianjue Luo - Sunnyvale CA, US
Albert Ronald Perez - San Francisco CA, US
Stephen S. Bell - McHenry IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions, and at least one processor to execute the instructions to generate electronic mobile measurement data based on network communications received from first client devices, select attributes associated with the electronic mobile measurement data to include in a model, generate the model based on the attributes and a first portion of the electronic mobile measurement data, determine a percentage of a second portion of the electronic mobile measurement data that the model correctly associates with corresponding first users of the first client devices, and when the percentage satisfies a threshold determine: (a) when a second user operating a second client device is a primary user, and (b) when the user operating the second client device is a third user, and associate demographic information of the second user with the electronic mobile measurement data to reduce a misattribution error.

US Patent:

20210027323, Jan 28, 2021

Filed:

Oct 12, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/068582

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Tianjue Luo - Sunnyvale CA, US
Albert Ronald Perez - San Francisco CA, US
Stephen S. Bell - McHenry IL, US
Mimi Zhang - San Francisco CA, US
David Wong - New York NY, US
Jennifer Haskell - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
H04W 4/18
H04W 4/21

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus to compensate impression data for misattribution and non-coverage are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first request from a first type of computing device; sending a request for demographic information corresponding to requests received at a first internet domain from the first type of computing device; generating an aggregated audience distribution including a first audience distribution of a first household aggregated with a second audience distribution of a second household; normalizing the aggregated audience distribution to generate a misattribution correction matrix, the misattribution correction matrix including a probability that an impression of the media is attributable to a first demographic group when the database proprietor determines the impression corresponds to a person in a second demographic group; and compensating misattribution error in the impressions by re-assigning the impressions from the second demographic group to the first demographic group using the misattribution correction matrix.

US Patent:

20190172077, Jun 6, 2019

Filed:

Feb 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/268173

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Tianjue Luo - Sunnyvale CA, US
Albert Ronald Perez - San Francisco CA, US
Stephen S. Bell - McHenry IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

An example apparatus includes at least one processor and first memory comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to log an impression in second memory at an audience measurement entity based on a communication received from a computing device. The example computer readable instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to determine that a primary user of the computing device is not the user operating the computing device when a first probability score for the primary user does not satisfy a threshold, and in response to determining that the primary user is not the user operating the computing device, identify one of a plurality of secondary users as the user operating the computing device. The example computer readable instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to store demographic information of the user operating the computing device.

US Patent:

20190147466, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Jan 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/247254

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Tianjue Luo - Sunnyvale CA, US
Albert Ronald Perez - San Francisco CA, US
Stephen S. Bell - McHenry IL, US
Mimi Zhang - San Francisco CA, US
David Wong - New York NY, US
Jennifer Haskell - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
H04W 4/21
H04W 4/18

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus to compensate impression data for misattribution and non-coverage by a database proprietor are disclosed. An example method includes obtaining a count of media impressions occurring on a first type of computing device, a first portion of the media impressions corresponding to persons for whom demographic information is recognizable by a database proprietor and a second portion of the media impressions corresponding to persons for whom demographic information is unavailable to the database proprietor; and determining the demographic information for the second portion of the media impressions based on a first probability that media corresponding to the media impressions is accessed on the first type of computing device and based on a second probability that media is accessed on a second type of device.

US Patent:

20180232748, Aug 16, 2018

Filed:

Apr 13, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/953177

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Tianjue Luo - Sunnyvale CA, US
Albert Ronald Perez - San Francisco CA, US
Stephen S. Bell - McHenry IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Disclosed example methods include generating electronic mobile measurement data based on network communications received from client devices, the network communications corresponding to media accessed at the client devices, selecting attributes associated with the electronic mobile measurement data to include in a model, generating the model based on the attributes and a first portion of the electronic mobile measurement data, determining a percentage of a second portion of the electronic mobile measurement data that the model correctly associates with corresponding users of the client devices, and in response to the percentage satisfying a threshold, identifying a user operating a client device as at least one of a primary user or one of a plurality of secondary users based on the model, and associating demographic information of the identified user with the electronic mobile measurement data to reduce a misattribution error.

US Patent:

20150262201, Sep 17, 2015

Filed:

Dec 12, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/569474

Inventors:

- Schaumburg IL, US
Tianjue Luo - Sunnyvale CA, US
Albert Ronald Perez - San Francisco CA, US
Stephen S. Bell - McHenry IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus to generating electronic mobile measurement census data are disclosed. Example disclosed methods involve, when a panelist associated with a client device is determined to be an audience member of the media on the client device, associating demographic information of the panelist with a logged impression associated with the media. The disclosed methods also include when the panelist associated with the client device is determined not to be the audience member of the media at the client device, determining probability scores for respective household members residing in a household with the panelist, the probability scores indicative of probabilities that corresponding ones of the household members are the audience member of the media at the client device, and associating demographic information of one of the household members that has a highest probability score with the logged impression associated with the media.

US Patent:

20150262207, Sep 17, 2015

Filed:

Dec 4, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/560947

Inventors:

- Schaumburg IL, US
Tianjue Luo - Sunnyvale CA, US
Albert Ronald Perez - San Francisco CA, US
Stephen S. Bell - McHenry IL, US
Mimi Zhang - San Francisco CA, US
David Wong - New York NY, US
Jennifer Haskell - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
H04L 29/08
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus to compensate impression data for misattribution and non-coverage by a database proprietor are disclosed. An example method includes obtaining a count of media impressions occurring on a first type of computing device, a first portion of the media impressions corresponding to persons for whom demographic information is recognizable by a database proprietor and a second portion of the media impressions corresponding to persons for whom demographic information is unavailable to the database proprietor; and determining the demographic information for the second portion of the media impressions based on a first probability that media corresponding to the media impressions is accessed on the first type of computing device and based on a second probability that media is accessed on a second type of device.