	US 12,205,128 B2
	Device identification systems and methods
Yvonne L. Bigbee, Nokesville, VA (US); and Randall L. McCaskill, Herndon, VA (US)
Assigned to Comscore, Inc., Reston, VA (US)
Filed by Comscore, Inc., Reston, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/831,531.
Application 16/946,238 is a division of application No. 15/963,071, filed on Apr. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,776,798, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 17/831,531 is a continuation of application No. 17/341,168, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,367,087.
Application 17/341,168 is a continuation of application No. 16/946,238, filed on Jun. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,030,632, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/489,599, filed on Apr. 25, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0021524 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); G06F 16/903 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 41/046 (2022.01); H04L 41/0853 (2022.01); H04L 41/142 (2022.01); H04L 43/04 (2022.01); H04L 43/062 (2022.01); H04L 43/0811 (2022.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01)

CPC G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01) [G06F 16/90335 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); H04L 41/046 (2013.01); H04L 41/0853 (2013.01); H04L 41/142 (2013.01); H04L 43/04 (2013.01); H04L 43/062 (2013.01); H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.05); H04L 12/28 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01)]

27 Claims

1. A method for collecting traffic data on a network, the method comprising:

receiving, at a metering device in communication with a routing device, traffic information associated with traffic to and from a user device,

wherein the metering device, the routing device, and a plurality of user devices including the user device are location in the same premises, wherein the traffic information includes an origin of the traffic, a destination of the traffic, and a time stamp of the traffic, wherein the traffic information is associated with a plurality of sessions, and wherein the routing device provides the user device with connectivity to an external network;

determining, based on a control, to capture a first part of the traffic information and not to capture a second part of the traffic information;

receiving, at the metering device and from the user device, one or more parameters;

transmitting, from the metering device and to a third-party server, the first part of the traffic information that is captured; and

associating, based on the one or more parameters, a user of the user device with a session of the plurality of sessions.