Assignee profile:

Arbitron, Inc.

City:

Columbia, Maryland

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

65

Last publication date:

2015-02-05

Patent Grants:

49

Last grant date:

2015-10-13

Top Inventors for applications by Arbitron, Inc.

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to Arbitron, Inc.:

Recent patent applications by Arbitron, Inc.

Arbitron, Inc. based in Columbia, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2015-02-05
US20150039321A1
Physics

Apparatus, System and Method for Reading Codes From Digital Audio on a Processing Device

#2 | 2014-07-03
US20140187268A1
Electricity

Apparatus, System and Method for Location Detection and User Identification for Media Exposure Data

#3 | 2014-06-26 ✅ Patent 9,158,760 granted on 2015-10-13
US20140180675A1
Physics

Audio decoding with supplemental semantic audio recognition and report generation

#4 | 2014-06-26 ✅ Patent 9,183,849 granted on 2015-11-10
US20140180674A1
Physics

Audio matching with semantic audio recognition and report generation

#5 | 2014-06-26 ✅ Patent 9,195,649 granted on 2015-11-24
US20140180673A1
Physics

Audio processing techniques for semantic audio recognition and report generation

#6 | 2014-04-24
US20140114456A1
Physics

Methods and Systems for Clock Correction and/or Synchronization for Audio Media Measurement Systems

#7 | 2014-04-24 ✅ Patent 9,992,729 granted on 2018-06-05
US20140113557A1
Electricity

Systems and methods for wirelessly modifying detection characteristics of portable devices

#8 | 2014-04-24 ✅ Patent 8,826,316 granted on 2014-09-02
US20140111698A1
Electricity

Systems and methods for configuring media devices utilizing audio codes or signatures

#9 | 2013-12-26 ✅ Patent 8,799,054 granted on 2014-08-05
US20130346149A1
Physics

Network-based methods and systems for initiating a research panel of persons operating under a group agreement

#10 | 2013-10-29 ✅ Patent 8,572,640 granted on 2013-10-29
US9896246
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Media data use measurement with remote decoding/pattern matching

#11 | 2013-10-03
US20130262184A1
Physics

Systems and Methods for Presence Detection and Linking to Media Exposure Data

#12 | 2013-09-05
US20130232198A1
Electricity

System and Method for Peer-to-Peer Distribution of Media Exposure Data

#13 | 2013-08-08 ✅ Patent 9,332,363 granted on 2016-05-03
US20130202128A1
Electricity

System and method for determining meter presence utilizing ambient fingerprints

#14 | 2013-07-04 ✅ Patent 9,386,069 granted on 2016-07-05
US20130174231A1
Electricity

Media exposure data collection and security

#15 | 2013-06-20 ✅ Patent 8,538,333 granted on 2013-09-17
US20130157568A1
Electricity

Media exposure linking utilizing bluetooth signal characteristics

#16 | 2013-06-20 ✅ Patent 8,977,194 granted on 2015-03-10
US20130157563A1
Electricity

Media exposure and verification utilizing inductive coupling

#17 | 2013-05-30 ✅ Patent 9,696,336 granted on 2017-07-04
US20130138388A1
Physics

Multiple meter detection and processing using motion data

#18 | 2013-05-30
US20130138386A1
Physics

MOVEMENT/POSITION MONITORING AND LINKING TO MEDIA CONSUMPTION

#19 | 2013-05-30
US20130138231A1
Electricity

APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING FUNCTIONS IN PROCESSING DEVICES USING ENCODED AUDIO

#20 | 2013-05-30
US20130135218A1
Physics

TACTILE AND GESTATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND LINKING TO MEDIA CONSUMPTION

#21 | 2013-02-07
US20130035979A1
Physics

CROSS-PLATFORM AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT WITH PRIVACY PROTECTION

#22 | 2012-11-15
US20120290360A1
Physics

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAPPING LOCATIONS OF WIRELESS TRANSMITTERS FOR USE IN GATHERING MARKET RESEARCH DATA

#23 | 2012-11-15 ✅ Patent 8,949,074 granted on 2015-02-03
US20120290265A1
Physics

Methods and systems for testing ability to conduct a research operation

#24 | 2012-11-01
US20120278377A1
Physics

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEVICE COMPLIANCE AND RECRUITMENT

#25 | 2012-09-27
US20120245978A1
Physics

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINIMG CONTEXTUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MEDIA EXPOSURE DATA

#26 | 2012-09-20 ✅ Patent 10,008,212 granted on 2018-06-26
US20120239407A1
Physics

System and method for utilizing audio encoding for measuring media exposure with environmental masking

#27 | 2012-08-09 ✅ Patent 8,959,016 granted on 2015-02-17
US20120203559A1
Physics

Activating functions in processing devices using start codes embedded in audio

#28 | 2012-08-09
US20120203363A1
Physics

APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING FUNCTIONS IN PROCESSING DEVICES USING ENCODED AUDIO AND AUDIO SIGNATURES

#29 | 2012-07-05
US20120173701A1
Physics

MATCHING TECHNIQUES FOR CROSS-PLATFORM MONITORING AND INFORMATION

#30 | 2011-08-25 ✅ Patent 8,731,906 granted on 2014-05-20
US20110208515A1
Physics

Systems and methods for gathering research data

#31 | 2011-06-09 ✅ Patent 8,869,182 granted on 2014-10-21
US20110134129A1
Physics

Presenting listener information

#32 | 2010-09-09 ✅ Patent 9,160,988 granted on 2015-10-13
US20100226494A1
Physics

System and method for payload encoding and decoding

#33 | 2010-02-18 ✅ Patent 8,516,500 granted on 2013-08-20
US20100043014A1
Electricity

Media data usage measurement and reporting systems and methods

#34 | 2010-02-11 ✅ Patent 8,098,152 granted on 2012-01-17
US20100033322A1
Physics

Universal display exposure monitor using personal locator service

#35 | 2009-12-01 ✅ Patent 7,627,872 granted on 2009-12-01
US10205810
-

Media data usage measurement and reporting systems and methods

#36 | 2009-11-26
US20090292587A1
Physics

CROSS-MEDIA INTERACTIVITY METRICS

#37 | 2009-10-22 ✅ Patent 8,000,677 granted on 2011-08-16
US20090264092A1
Electricity

Ensuring EAS performance in audio signal encoding

#38 | 2009-07-30 ✅ Patent 9,124,378 granted on 2015-09-01
US20090193052A1
Electricity

Gathering research data

#39 | 2009-07-02
US20090171767A1
Physics

RESOURCE EFFICIENT RESEARCH DATA GATHERING USING PORTABLE MONITORING DEVICES

#40 | 2008-12-30 ✅ Patent 7,471,987 granted on 2008-12-30
US10093676
-

Determining location of an audience member having a portable media monitor

#41 | 2008-12-02 ✅ Patent 7,460,827 granted on 2008-12-02
US10620244
-

Radio frequency proximity detection and identification system and method

#42 | 2008-04-10 ✅ Patent 7,908,133 granted on 2011-03-15
US20080086304A1
Physics

Gathering research data

#43 | 2008-01-17 ✅ Patent 7,640,141 granted on 2009-12-29
US20080015820A1
Electricity

Systems and methods for gathering audience measurement data

#44 | 2008-01-10 ✅ Patent 8,444,180 granted on 2013-05-21
US20080010110A1
Performing operations; transporting

Gathering data concerning publication usage

#45 | 2008-01-01 ✅ Patent 7,316,025 granted on 2008-01-01
US8728624
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Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding broadcast or recorded segments and monitoring audience exposure thereto

#46 | 2007-12-20 ✅ Patent 8,527,320 granted on 2013-09-03
US20070294706A1
Physics

Methods and systems for initiating a research panel of persons operating under a group agreement

#47 | 2007-12-20 ✅ Patent 8,185,351 granted on 2012-05-22
US20070294057A1
Physics

Methods and systems for testing ability to conduct a research operation

#48 | 2007-12-20 ✅ Patent 8,260,113 granted on 2012-09-04
US20070291848A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding broadcast or recorded segments and monitoring audience exposure thereto

#49 | 2007-07-03 ✅ Patent 7,239,981 granted on 2007-07-03
US10205808
-

Systems and methods for gathering audience measurement data

#50 | 2007-05-22 ✅ Patent 7,222,071 granted on 2007-05-22
US10256834
-

Audio data receipt/exposure measurement with code monitoring and signature extraction

#51 | 2007-02-06 ✅ Patent 7,174,151 granted on 2007-02-06
US10328199
-

Ensuring EAS performance in audio signal encoding

#52 | 2006-10-05 ✅ Patent 7,961,881 granted on 2011-06-14
US20060222179A1
Electricity

Apparatus and methods for including codes in audio signals

#53 | 2006-02-09 ✅ Patent 7,962,315 granted on 2011-06-14
US20060028953A1
Performing operations; transporting

Gathering data concerning publication usage

#54 | 2006-02-07 ✅ Patent 6,996,237 granted on 2006-02-07
US10194152
-

Apparatus and methods for including codes in audio signals

#55 | 2005-12-08 ✅ Patent 7,408,460 granted on 2008-08-05
US20050272019A1
Performing operations; transporting

Gathering data concerning publication usage

#56 | 2005-12-08 ✅ Patent 7,463,144 granted on 2008-12-09
US20050272018A1
Performing operations; transporting

Gathering data concerning publication usage

#57 | 2005-12-08 ✅ Patent 7,443,292 granted on 2008-10-28
US20050272016A1
Performing operations; transporting

Gathering data concerning publication usage

#58 | 2005-12-08 ✅ Patent 7,650,793 granted on 2010-01-26
US20050272015A1
Performing operations; transporting

Gathering data concerning publication usage

#59 | 2005-12-08 ✅ Patent 7,272,982 granted on 2007-09-25
US20050268798A1
Performing operations; transporting

Gathering data concerning publication usage

#60 | 2005-10-25 ✅ Patent 6,958,710 granted on 2005-10-25
US10329132
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Universal display media exposure measurement

#61 | 2005-10-20 ✅ Patent 8,135,606 granted on 2012-03-13
US20050234774A1
Physics

Gathering data concerning publication usage and exposure to products and/or presence in commercial establishment

#62 | 2005-09-15 ✅ Patent 8,229,469 granted on 2012-07-24
US20050201826A1
Physics

Methods and systems for mapping locations of wireless transmitters for use in gathering market research data

#63 | 2005-03-22 ✅ Patent 6,871,180 granted on 2005-03-22
US9318045
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Decoding of information in audio signals

#64 | 2005-03-01 ✅ Patent 6,862,355 granted on 2005-03-01
US9948283
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Message reconstruction from partial detection

#65 | 2005-01-18 ✅ Patent 6,845,360 granted on 2005-01-18
US10302309
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Encoding multiple messages in audio data and detecting same

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