US 11,812,363 B2
Methods and apparatus to redirect internet clients for media monitoring
Marko Panger, Skofije (SI); Andrej Barbis, Ilirska Bistrica (SI); Marko Usaj, Izola (SI); Joseph Kerkes, Lutz, FL (US); and Mohd Afwaan Ahmed Quadri, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/149,011.
Application 18/149,011 is a continuation of application No. 17/325,143, filed on May 19, 2021, granted, now 11,546,832.
Prior Publication US 2023/0139274 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 40/34 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 40/34 (2013.01) [H04L 67/535 (2022.05); H04W 76/15 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
memory;
instructions; and
processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:
detect connections between client devices and a first WI-FI connection point, the client devices connected to the first WI-FI connection point via a second WI-FI connection point;
when a first number of the connections is less than a second number of possible connections to the first WI-FI connection point, generate an additional connection to the first WI-FI connection point, the additional connection corresponding to at least one of the client devices; and
route the client devices to the first WI-FI connection point via the first number of connections and the additional connection.