Inventor · Tampa, FL, US

Daniel Nelson

111Patents
16h-index
50Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 9, 2001 → Mar 1, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7739705B2 Methods and apparatus for using location information to manage spillover in an audience monitoring system Electricity 108 Active
US7203338B2 Methods and apparatus to count people appearing in an image Electricity 96 Expired
US7466844B2 Methods and apparatus to count people appearing in an image Electricity 68 Active
US7100181B2 Television proximity sensor Electricity 64 Expired
US7609853B2 Detecting a composition of an audience Electricity 63 Expired
US8180712B2 Methods and apparatus for determining whether a media presentation device is in an on state or an off state Electricity 41 Active
US8327396B2 Methods, systems, and apparatus for multi-purpose metering Electricity 34 Active
US8019162B2 Methods and apparatus for detecting on-screen media sources Electricity 31 Active
US9094710B2 Methods and apparatus for using location information to manage spillover in an audience monitoring system Electricity 29 Active
US9936249B1 Methods and apparatus to measure audience composition and recruit audience measurement panelists Electricity 29 Active
US9438940B2 Methods and apparatus to identify media using hash keys Electricity 26 Active
US7343615B2 Television proximity sensor Electricity 25 Expired
US9668020B2 Signature retrieval and matching for media monitoring Electricity 24 Active
US8194923B2 Methods and apparatus for detecting a composition of an audience of an information presenting device Electricity 21 Active
US10200546B2 Methods and apparatus to identify media using hybrid hash keys Electricity 17 Active
US7117513B2 Apparatus and method for detecting and correcting a corrupted broadcast time code Electricity 16 Expired
US6866189B2 Retail carton and baking tray Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US9473795B2 Methods and apparatus for crediting a media presentation device Electricity 15 Active
US7650680B2 Method and apparatus for bundling objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US9312973B2 Methods and apparatus for determining whether a media presentation device is in an on state or an off state using fuzzy scores and signature matches Electricity 12 Active
US6871778B2 Container for holding and dispensing multiple types of items Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US9055336B2 Methods, systems and apparatus for multi-purpose metering Electricity 11 Active
US10536757B2 Methods and apparatus to synthesize reference media signatures Electricity 10 Active
US7484274B2 Free end band and seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8040237B2 Methods and apparatus to detect carrying of a portable audience measurement device Electricity 8 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.