US 12,148,007 B2
Methods and apparatus to determine impressions using distributed demographic information
Mainak Mazumdar, Brooklyn, NY (US); Kevin Geraghty, Dublin, CA (US); Ronan Heffernan, Wesley Chapel, FL (US); Mark Kalus, New York, NY (US); Ari Paparo, New York, NY (US); Steven J. Splaine, Tampa, FL (US); and Alexandros Deliyannis, Tampa, FL (US)
Assigned to The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/168,327.
Application 18/168,327 is a continuation of application No. 17/378,529, filed on Jul. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,580,576.
Application 17/378,529 is a continuation of application No. 16/374,533, filed on Apr. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,068,944, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Application 16/374,533 is a continuation of application No. 14/981,448, filed on Dec. 28, 2015, granted, now 10,269,044, issued on Apr. 23, 2019.
Application 14/981,448 is a continuation of application No. 13/690,915, filed on Nov. 30, 2012, granted, now 9,344,343, issued on May 17, 2016.
Application 13/690,915 is a continuation of application No. 13/513,148, granted, now 8,370,489, issued on Feb. 5, 2013, previously published as PCT/US2011/052623, filed on Sep. 21, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/386,543, filed on Sep. 26, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/385,553, filed on Sep. 22, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0196414 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0242 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0272 (2023.01); H04L 43/04 (2022.01); H04L 43/0876 (2022.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0272 (2013.01) [G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 21/6245 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0246 (2013.01); H04L 43/04 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04L 67/535 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
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1. A system to monitor access to media, the system comprising:
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
accessing first impression data representative of first impressions logged by an impression monitor system, the first impressions corresponding to the media accessed at a plurality of client devices;
generating a panelist impressions composition by removing at least one duplicate impression from second impression data, the second impression data representative of second impressions logged by meters installed at the client devices, the duplicate impression corresponding to one or more accesses to the media represented in both the first impression data and the second impression data for a same audience member;
determining an error value for the media based on the panelist impressions composition and a database proprietor impression composition, the database proprietor impression composition provided by a database proprietor; and
determining an error-corrected impression composition based on the error value and the panelist impressions composition.