Inventor
SHANKAR BALACHANDER
US43 patents
Patents
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NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
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Methods and apparatus to impute media consumption behavior
NIELSEN CO US LLC3 citations73
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NIELSEN CO US LLC3 citations72
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NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations71
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Methods and apparatus for co-viewing adjustment
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Methods and apparatus to model on/off states of media presentation devices based on return path data
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Methods and apparatus to structure processor systems to determine total audience ratings
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Methods, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to edit tuning data collected via automated content recognition
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Methods, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to edit tuning data collected via automated content recognition
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