Arbitron Inc.
🏢 View company profile →52Patents
18Active
52Granted
48Portfolio score
Filing activity: Apr 30, 1992 → Dec 16, 2011 · 16 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5450490A | Apparatus and methods for including codes in audio signals and decoding | Electricity | 714 | Expired |
| US5579124A | Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding broadcast or recorded segments and monitoring audience exposure thereto | Electricity | 676 | Expired |
| US5436653A | Method and system for recognition of broadcast segments | Electricity | 588 | Expired |
| US5581800A | Method and apparatus for automatically identifying a program including a sound signal | Electricity | 469 | Expired |
| US5574962A | Method and apparatus for automatically identifying a program including a sound signal | Electricity | 466 | Expired |
| US5483276A | Compliance incentives for audience monitoring/recording devices | Electricity | 371 | Expired |
| US5612729A | Method and system for producing a signature characterizing an audio broadcast signal | Electricity | 322 | Expired |
| US5504518A | Method and system for recognition of broadcast segments | Electricity | 274 | Expired |
| US7222071B2 | Audio data receipt/exposure measurement with code monitoring and signature extraction | Electricity | 228 | Expired |
| US7627872B2 | Media data usage measurement and reporting systems and methods | Electricity | 228 | Expired |
| US7443292B2 | Gathering data concerning publication usage | Performing Operations; Transporting | 219 | Expired |
| US5572246A | Method and apparatus for producing a signature characterizing an interval of a video signal while compensating for picture edge shift | Electricity | 211 | Expired |
| US6871180B1 | Decoding of information in audio signals | Electricity | 211 | Expired |
| US6421445B1 | Apparatus and methods for including codes in audio signals | Electricity | 200 | Expired |
| US5621454A | Method and system for recognition of broadcast segments | Electricity | 193 | Expired |
| US7460827B2 | Radio frequency proximity detection and identification system and method | Electricity | 186 | Expired |
| US7272982B2 | Gathering data concerning publication usage | Performing Operations; Transporting | 182 | Expired |
| US7420464B2 | Methods and systems for gathering market research data inside and outside commercial establishments | Physics | 175 | Expired |
| US7471987B2 | Determining location of an audience member having a portable media monitor | Electricity | 160 | Expired |
| US6958710B2 | Universal display media exposure measurement | Physics | 144 | Expired |
| US6845360B2 | Encoding multiple messages in audio data and detecting same | Physics | 144 | Expired |
| US5408258A | Method of automatically qualifying a signal reproduction device for installation of monitoring equipment | Electricity | 134 | Expired |
| US8098152B2 | Universal display exposure monitor using personal locator service | Physics | 127 | Active |
| US7483835B2 | AD detection using ID code and extracted signature | Electricity | 120 | Expired |
| US7592908B2 | Universal display exposure monitor using personal locator service | Physics | 120 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.