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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2020
Applicant:

The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Alan N. Bosworth, Odessa, FL (US);

Madhusudhan Reddy Alla, Allen, TX (US);

Steven J. Splaine, Tampa, FL (US);

Brahmanand Reddy Shivampet, Oak Park, CA (US);

Kevin K. Gaynor, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 50/02 (2012.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01); H04L 65/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 43/50 (2022.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/6254 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0203 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2013.01); H04L 43/50 (2013.01); H04L 63/062 (2013.01); H04L 65/00 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); H04N 21/2351 (2013.01); H04N 21/25808 (2013.01); H04N 21/25866 (2013.01); H04N 21/42684 (2013.01); H04N 21/44226 (2020.08); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms are disclosed. An example method includes accessing, from a media device, a first identifier and a search term at a first server, the first identifier corresponding to at least one of the media device or a user of the media device, the search term associated with a search request, generating a second identifier based on the first identifier, sending the second identifier and the search term from the first server to a data collection server to facilitate the data collection server to logging the search request, and receiving user information associated with the search request from a database proprietor based on the second identifier.


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