Paul M. Mears

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Safety Harbor, FL, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...
- Patent number 11,783,356
- Issue date Oct 10, 2023
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...
- Patent number 11,556,946
- Issue date Jan 17, 2023
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...
- Patent number 10,956,923
- Issue date Mar 23, 2021
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...
- Patent number 10,685,365
- Issue date Jun 16, 2020
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...
- Patent number 10,078,846
- Issue date Sep 18, 2018
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to facilitate gathering of audience measureme...
- Patent number 9,936,234
- Issue date Apr 3, 2018
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...
- Patent number 9,426,508
- Issue date Aug 23, 2016
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated wi...
- Patent number 9,326,034
- Issue date Apr 26, 2016
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods, systems and apparatus for multi-purpose metering
- Patent number 9,185,457
- Issue date Nov 10, 2015
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Arun Ramaswamy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for using audience member behavior informatio...
- Patent number 9,167,298
- Issue date Oct 20, 2015
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Morris Lee
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for using audience member behavior informatio...
- Patent number 9,118,962
- Issue date Aug 25, 2015
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Morris Lee
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...
- Patent number 9,088,821
- Issue date Jul 21, 2015
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods, systems and apparatus for multi-purpose metering
- Patent number 9,055,336
- Issue date Jun 9, 2015
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Arun Ramaswamy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for metering portable media players
- Patent number 8,914,819
- Issue date Dec 16, 2014
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...
- Patent number 8,812,012
- Issue date Aug 19, 2014
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods, systems and apparatus for multi-purpose metering
- Patent number 8,752,081
- Issue date Jun 10, 2014
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Arun Ramaswamy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for using audience member behavior informatio...
- Patent number 8,650,586
- Issue date Feb 11, 2014
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Morris Lee
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated wi...
- Patent number 8,555,304
- Issue date Oct 8, 2013
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal
- Patent number 8,548,373
- Issue date Oct 1, 2013
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- John C. Peiffer
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...
- Patent number 8,539,519
- Issue date Sep 17, 2013
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portabl...
- Patent number 8,467,717
- Issue date Jun 18, 2013
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- David J. Croy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods, systems, and apparatus for multi-purpose metering
- Patent number 8,327,396
- Issue date Dec 4, 2012
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Arun Ramaswamy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated wi...
- Patent number 8,225,342
- Issue date Jul 17, 2012
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to collect media monitoring information
- Patent number 8,166,497
- Issue date Apr 24, 2012
- The Nielsen Company (US) , LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portabl...
- Patent number 8,023,882
- Issue date Sep 20, 2011
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- David J. Croy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...
- Patent number 8,020,179
- Issue date Sep 13, 2011
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...
- Patent number 7,793,316
- Issue date Sep 7, 2010
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal
- Patent number 7,742,737
- Issue date Jun 22, 2010
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- John C. Peiffer
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...
- Publication number 20240127276
- Publication date Apr 18, 2024
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...
- Publication number 20230177546
- Publication date Jun 8, 2023
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...
- Publication number 20210295360
- Publication date Sep 23, 2021
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...
- Publication number 20200380542
- Publication date Dec 3, 2020
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...
- Publication number 20190095938
- Publication date Mar 28, 2019
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...
- Publication number 20160323615
- Publication date Nov 3, 2016
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...
- Publication number 20150312606
- Publication date Oct 29, 2015
- The Nielsen Company (U.S.) LLC
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PURPOSE METERING
- Publication number 20150271549
- Publication date Sep 24, 2015
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Arun Ramaswamy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...
- Publication number 20140358640
- Publication date Dec 4, 2014
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PURPOSE METERING
- Publication number 20140259033
- Publication date Sep 11, 2014
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC.
- Arun Ramaswamy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING AUDIENCE MEMBER BEHAVIOR INFORMATIO...
- Publication number 20140115616
- Publication date Apr 24, 2014
- Morris Lee
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING AUDIENCE MEMBER BEHAVIOR INFORMATIO...
- Publication number 20140115617
- Publication date Apr 24, 2014
- Morris Lee
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT AUDIENCE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WI...
- Publication number 20140040929
- Publication date Feb 6, 2014
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...
- Publication number 20140020007
- Publication date Jan 16, 2014
- Paul M. Mears
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PURPOSE METERING
- Publication number 20130174190
- Publication date Jul 4, 2013
- Arun Ramaswamy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT AUDIENCE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WI...
- Publication number 20120254908
- Publication date Oct 4, 2012
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...
- Publication number 20110289523
- Publication date Nov 24, 2011
- Paul M. Mears
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
PORTABLE AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT ARCHITECTURES AND METHODS FOR PORTABL...
- Publication number 20110239245
- Publication date Sep 29, 2011
- David J. Croy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...
- Publication number 20100299689
- Publication date Nov 25, 2010
- Paul M. Mears
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A DIGITAL AUDIO SIGNAL
- Publication number 20100198380
- Publication date Aug 5, 2010
- John C. Peiffer
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...
- Publication number 20100151816
- Publication date Jun 17, 2010
- Jan Besehanic
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT MEDIA MONITORING INFORMATION
- Publication number 20090089823
- Publication date Apr 2, 2009
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PURPOSE METERING
- Publication number 20090070797
- Publication date Mar 12, 2009
- Arun Ramaswamy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR METERING PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS
- Publication number 20080263579
- Publication date Oct 23, 2008
- Paul M. Mears
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING AUDIENCE MEMBER BEHAVIOR INFORMATIO...
- Publication number 20080059988
- Publication date Mar 6, 2008
- Morris Lee
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
PORTABLE AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT ARCHITECTURES AND METHODS FOR PORTABL...
- Publication number 20070006250
- Publication date Jan 4, 2007
- David J. Croy
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated wi...
- Publication number 20050144632
- Publication date Jun 30, 2005
- Nielsen Media Research, Inc.
- Paul M. Mears
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data
- Publication number 20050054285
- Publication date Mar 10, 2005
- Paul M. Mears
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Method and apparatus for identifying a digital audio dignal
- Publication number 20040210922
- Publication date Oct 21, 2004
- John C. Peiffer
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Method and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal
- Publication number 20030131350
- Publication date Jul 10, 2003
- John C. Peiffer
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE

Paul M. Mears

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...

Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...

Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...

Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...

Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...

Methods and apparatus to facilitate gathering of audience measureme...

Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...

Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated wi...

Methods, systems and apparatus for multi-purpose metering

Methods and apparatus for using audience member behavior informatio...

Methods and apparatus for using audience member behavior informatio...

Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...

Methods, systems and apparatus for multi-purpose metering

Methods and apparatus for metering portable media players

Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demograp...

Methods, systems and apparatus for multi-purpose metering

Methods and apparatus for using audience member behavior informatio...

Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated wi...

Methods and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal

Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...

Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portabl...

Methods, systems, and apparatus for multi-purpose metering

Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated wi...

Methods and apparatus to collect media monitoring information

Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portabl...

Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...

Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audi...

Methods and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...

METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PURPOSE METERING

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...

METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PURPOSE METERING

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING AUDIENCE MEMBER BEHAVIOR INFORMATIO...

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING AUDIENCE MEMBER BEHAVIOR INFORMATIO...

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT AUDIENCE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WI...

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...

METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PURPOSE METERING

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT AUDIENCE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WI...

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...

PORTABLE AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT ARCHITECTURES AND METHODS FOR PORTABL...

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDI...

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A DIGITAL AUDIO SIGNAL

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAP...

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT MEDIA MONITORING INFORMATION

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PURPOSE METERING

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR METERING PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING AUDIENCE MEMBER BEHAVIOR INFORMATIO...

PORTABLE AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT ARCHITECTURES AND METHODS FOR PORTABL...

Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated wi...

Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data

Method and apparatus for identifying a digital audio dignal

Method and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal