Deborah K Cross

US Patent:

20220385961, Dec 1, 2022

Filed:

May 28, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/334274

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
David Howell Wright - Safety Harbor FL, US
James Petro - Dunedin FL, US
Dan Nelson - Tampa FL, US
Deborah Cross - Troy AL, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/24
H04N 21/442

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to identify candidates for media asset qualification. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a media creditor to determine whether to credit a first media asset to linear media or non-linear media, the non-linear media including subscription video on demand (SVOD). Disclosed example apparatus also include a media asset candidate controller to: classify the first media asset as a non-candidate for media asset qualification in response to the first media asset being credited to the linear media or the non-linear media. In some examples, the media asset candidate controller is to determine whether to classify the first media asset as a candidate for media asset qualification based on whether the first media asset remains uncredited by the media creditor and the first media asset overlaps a streaming period.

US Patent:

20230089158, Mar 23, 2023

Filed:

Sep 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/955453

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Dan Nelson - Tampa FL, US
Deborah Cross - Troy AL, US
Raghuram Ranganathan - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04H 60/40
H04H 60/37
H04N 21/44
H04H 60/59
H04N 21/439
H04H 60/58

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed selectively generating and storing hashed reference signatures. An example method disclosed herein determining whether watermark coverage of a first media segment satisfies a dropout constraint, the first media segment corresponding to a first monitoring time interval of a media source feed and, when the watermark coverage of the first media segment does not satisfy the dropout constraint hashing first media signatures associated with the first media segment to generate corresponding first hashed signatures and generating first reference data for the first media segment, the first reference data including the first hashed signatures and the first media signatures. The example method further includes, when the watermark coverage of the first media segment satisfies the dropout constraint, generating second reference data for the first media segment, the second reference data including the first media signatures.

US Patent:

20230068985, Mar 2, 2023

Filed:

Sep 2, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/902659

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Dan Nelson - Tampa FL, US
Deborah Cross - Troy AL, US
Raghuram Ranganathan - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/442
H04N 21/466
H04N 21/8358

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to optimize reference signature matching using watermark matching. An example disclosed herein includes selecting first unhashed reference signatures to evaluate for a second time segment of monitoring data based on watermark coverage of a first time segment of the monitoring data, the monitoring data obtained from a meter monitoring media presented by a media device and comparing the first unhashed reference signatures with first unhashed monitored signatures from the second time segment of the monitoring data. The example further includes, when a first media event associated with the monitoring data is not identifiable based on the comparing of the first of unhashed reference signatures with the first unhashed monitored signatures hashing the first unhashed monitored signatures to form a corresponding first hashed monitored signatures and comparing the first hashed monitored signatures with a library of reference hashed signatures to determine the first media event associated with the second time segment of the monitoring data.

US Patent:

20210160568, May 27, 2021

Filed:

Dec 7, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/114117

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Dan Nelson - Tampa FL, US
Deborah Cross - Troy AL, US
Raghuram RANGANATHAN - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/442
H04N 21/466
H04N 21/8358

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to optimize reference signature matching using watermark matching. An example disclosed herein includes selecting first unhashed reference signatures to evaluate for a second time segment of monitoring data based on watermark coverage of a first time segment of the monitoring data, the monitoring data obtained from a meter monitoring media presented by a media device and comparing the first unhashed reference signatures with first unhashed monitored signatures from the second time segment of the monitoring data. The example further includes, when a first media event associated with the monitoring data is not identifiable based on the comparing of the first of unhashed reference signatures with the first unhashed monitored signatures hashing the first unhashed monitored signatures to form a corresponding first hashed monitored signatures and comparing the first hashed monitored signatures with a library of reference hashed signatures to determine the first media event associated with the second time segment of the monitoring data.

US Patent:

20200213021, Jul 2, 2020

Filed:

Dec 26, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/232509

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Dan Nelson - Tampa FL, US
Deborah Cross - Troy AL, US
Raghuram Ranganathan - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04H 60/40
H04H 60/37
H04H 60/58
H04H 60/59
H04N 21/439
H04N 21/44

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed selectively generating and storing hashed reference signatures. An example method disclosed herein determining whether watermark coverage of a first media segment satisfies a dropout constraint, the first media segment corresponding to a first monitoring time interval of a media source feed and, when the watermark coverage of the first media segment does not satisfy the dropout constraint hashing first media signatures associated with the first media segment to generate corresponding first hashed signatures and generating first reference data for the first media segment, the first reference data including the first hashed signatures and the first media signatures. The example method further includes, when the watermark coverage of the first media segment satisfies the dropout constraint, generating second reference data for the first media segment, the second reference data including the first media signatures.

US Patent:

20200213666, Jul 2, 2020

Filed:

Dec 26, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/232512

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Dan Nelson - Tampa FL, US
Deborah Cross - Troy AL, US
Raghuram RANGANATHAN - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/442
H04N 21/8358
H04N 21/466

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to optimize reference signature matching using watermark matching. An example disclosed herein includes selecting first unhashed reference signatures to evaluate for a second time segment of monitoring data based on watermark coverage of a first time segment of the monitoring data, the monitoring data obtained from a meter monitoring media presented by a media device and comparing the first unhashed reference signatures with first unhashed monitored signatures from the second time segment of the monitoring data. The example further includes, when a first media event associated with the monitoring data is not identifiable based on the comparing of the first of unhashed reference signatures with the first unhashed monitored signatures hashing the first unhashed monitored signatures to form a corresponding first hashed monitored signatures and comparing the first hashed monitored signatures with a library of reference hashed signatures to determine the first media event associated with the second time segment of the monitoring data.