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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 01, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Daniel J. Nelson, Tampa, FL (US);

Brian Scott Mello, Oldsmar, FL (US);

Luc Zio, New Port Richey, FL (US);

David James Croy, Palm Harbor, FL (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/02 (2006.01); G06N 5/048 (2023.01); H04H 60/32 (2008.01); H04H 60/58 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06N 5/048 (2013.01); G06F 7/023 (2013.01); H04H 60/32 (2013.01); H04H 60/58 (2013.01); H04H 2201/90 (2013.01);
Abstract

Example apparatus to determine a state of a media presentation device are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus is to determine contribution values from at least one of a signal measured from a sensing device or an output signal accessed from the presentation device, the contribution values indicative of a state of a presentation device. The disclosed example apparatus is also to sum a first plurality of the contribution values corresponding to a first measurement cycle to generate a first intermediate fuzzy score for the first measurement cycle, store the first intermediate fuzzy score in a buffer, the buffer including a plurality of intermediate fuzzy scores corresponding to respective measurement cycles, combine the intermediate fuzzy scores corresponding to a first time period to form a final fuzzy score, and when the final fuzzy score satisfies a threshold, set the state of the presentation device as on and enable crediting of media.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Nelson, Daniel. (2026). Methods and apparatus for determining whether media presentation device is in an on state or an off state (U.S. Patent No. 12770040). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12770040

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