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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Christen Nielsen, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Scott Cooper, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
Inventors:
Christen Nielsen, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Scott Cooper, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04H 60/45 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); H04H 60/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to identify users of handheld computing devices are disclosed. An example method includes generating, via a logic circuit, a first handling pattern indicative of a manner in which a handheld computing device is moved while the handheld computing device is presenting media; and storing the first handling pattern and corresponding user identification information in a database, handling patterns stored in the database to identify users of the handheld computing device.