Inventor
LYNCH WENDELL D
US36 patents
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NIELSEN CO US LLC
18 patentsUS9418395B1Aug 16, 2016
Power efficient detection of watermarks in media signals
NIELSEN CO US LLC34 citations98
US12256121B2Mar 18, 2025
Systems, apparatus, and methods to improve watermark detection in acoustic environments
NIELSEN CO US LLC3 citations74
US11843825B2Dec 12, 2023
Systems, apparatus, and methods to improve watermark detection in acoustic environments
NIELSEN CO US LLC1 citations73
US11564003B1Jan 24, 2023
Systems, apparatus, and methods to improve watermark detection in acoustic environments
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US11501786B2Nov 15, 2022
Methods and apparatus for supplementing partially readable and/or inaccurate codes in media
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US11463777B2Oct 4, 2022
Viewer authentication
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US10779044B1Sep 15, 2020
Viewer authentication
NIELSEN CO US LLC3 citations73
US9641857B2May 2, 2017
Power efficient detection of watermarks in media signals
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US12327295B2Jun 10, 2025
Methods, systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to perform time alignment for watermarks
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations63
US12073485B2Aug 27, 2024
Power efficient detection of watermarks in media signals
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations62
US11854556B2Dec 26, 2023
Methods and apparatus for supplementing partially readable and/or inaccurate codes in media
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations62
US11825167B2Nov 21, 2023
Viewer authentication
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations62
US11720990B2Aug 8, 2023
Power efficient detection of watermarks in media signals
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations62
US10937116B2Mar 2, 2021
Power efficient detection of watermarks in media signals
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations62
US12033642B1Jul 9, 2024
Methods and apparatus for supplementing partially readable and/or inaccurate codes in media
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations58
US11842422B2Dec 12, 2023
Methods and apparatus to extend a timestamp range supported by a watermark without breaking backwards compatibility
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations52
US9904968B2Feb 27, 2018
Power efficient detection of watermarks in media signals
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations52
US9317865B2Apr 19, 2016
Research data gathering with a portable monitor and a stationary device
NIELSEN CO US LLC0 citations52
ARBITRON INC
11 patentsUS6871180B1Mar 22, 2005
Decoding of information in audio signals
ARBITRON INC285 citations99
USRE42627EAug 16, 2011
Encoding and decoding of information in audio signals
ARBITRON INC62 citations98
US7640141B2Dec 29, 2009
Systems and methods for gathering audience measurement data
ARBITRON INC100 citations98
US7174151B2Feb 6, 2007
Ensuring EAS performance in audio signal encoding
ARBITRON INC61 citations98
US7239981B2Jul 3, 2007
Systems and methods for gathering audience measurement data
ARBITRON INC90 citations97
US6421445B1Jul 16, 2002
Apparatus and methods for including codes in audio signals
ARBITRON INC251 citations97
US7961881B2Jun 14, 2011
Apparatus and methods for including codes in audio signals
ARBITRON INC55 citations96
US7316025B1Jan 1, 2008
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding broadcast or recorded segments and monitoring audience exposure thereto
ARBITRON INC117 citations96
US6996237B2Feb 7, 2006
Apparatus and methods for including codes in audio signals
ARBITRON INC55 citations95
US7509115B2Mar 24, 2009
Ensuring EAS performance in audio signal encoding
ARBITRON INC16 citations93
US8000677B2Aug 16, 2011
Ensuring EAS performance in audio signal encoding
ARBITRON INC12 citations84
ARBITRON CO
3 patentsUS5450490ASep 12, 1995
Apparatus and methods for including codes in audio signals and decoding
ARBITRON CO917 citations98
US5579124ANov 26, 1996
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding broadcast or recorded segments and monitoring audience exposure thereto
ARBITRON CO831 citations97
US5495282AFeb 27, 1996
Monitoring system for TV, cable and VCR
ARBITRON CO92 citations94