IP Library Assignment 061749/0001
Patent Assignment
Reel/Frame 061749/0001

Release (Reel 018207 / Frame 0607)

Recorded: 2022-10-13 Pages: 707
Assignor
CITIBANK, N.A.
Executed: 2022-10-11
Assignees
VNU MARKETING INFORMATION, INC.
85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10004
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10004
Covered Properties (107)
Television Program Transmission Verification Method and Apparatus
Patent: 4,805,020 →
Application: 07/010,974 →
Broadcast Information Classification System and Method
Patent: 4,843,562 →
Application: 07/066,106 →
Method and Apparatus for Determining Channel Reception of a Receiver
Patent: 4,876,736 →
Application: 07/100,198 →
Process and Circuit Arrangement for the Automatic Recognition of Signal Sequences
Patent: 4,918,730 →
Application: 07/210,932 →
Method and Apparatus for Identifying Individual Members of a Marketing and Viewing Audience
Patent: 4,930,011 →
Application: 07/227,187 →
Image Recognition System and Method
Patent: 5,031,228 →
Application: 07/244,492 →
Image Recognition Audience Measurement System and Method
Patent: 4,858,000 →
Application: 07/244,916 →
Television Program Transmission Verification Method and Apparatus
Patent: 4,967,273 →
Application: 07/311,146 →
Method and Apparatus for Determining Audience Viewing Habits, by Jamming a Control Signal and Identifying the Viewers Command
Patent: 4,972,503 →
Application: 07/391,136 →
Marketing Research System and Method for Obtaining Retail Data on a Real Time Basis
Patent: 4,972,504 →
Application: 07/501,316 →
Signal Recognition System and Method
Patent: 5,210,820 →
Application: 07/517,835 →
Method and System for Non-Invasively Identifying the Operational Status of a Vcr
Patent: 5,165,069 →
Application: 07/559,825 →
Automated Receiver Monitoring Method and Apparatus
Patent: 5,278,988 →
Application: 07/715,366 →
In-Station Television Program Encoding and Monitoring System and Method
Patent: 5,450,122 →
Application: 07/796,008 →
Market Research Method and System for Collecting Retail Store Market Research Data
Patent: 5,315,093 →
Application: 07/831,770 →
Method and Apparatus for Determining Channel to Which a Receiver Is Tuned
Patent: 5,305,464 →
Application: 07/862,985 →
Market Research Method and System for Collecting Retail Store and Shopper Market Research Data
Patent: 5,331,544 →
Application: 07/872,881 →
Audience Measurement System and Method
Patent: 5,550,928 →
Application: 07/992,383 →
Method and Apparatus for the Processing of Encoded Data in Conjunction with an Audio Broadcast
Patent: 5,379,345 →
Application: 08/011,209 →
Audience Measurement System Utilizing Ancillary Codes and Passive Signatures
Patent: 5,481,294 →
Application: 08/144,289 →
Serial Data Channel Metering Attachment for Metering Channels to Which a Rereceiver Is Tuned
Patent: 5,488,408 →
Application: 08/215,899 →
Universal Broadcast Code and Multi-Level Encoded Signal Monitoring System
Patent: 5,425,100 →
Application: 08/279,271 →
Real Time Correlation Meter
Patent: 5,594,934 →
Application: 08/309,804 →
Program Monitoring System
Patent: 5,584,050 →
Application: 08/319,929 →
Universal Broadcast Code and Multi-Level Encoded Signal Monitoring System
Patent: 5,526,427 →
Application: 08/351,760 →
Apparatus and Method for Injecting an Ancillary Signal into a Low Energy Density Portion of a Color Television Frequency Spectrum
Patent: 5,629,739 →
Application: 08/399,187 →
Receiver Monitoring System with Local Encoding
Patent: 5,850,249 →
Application: 08/542,177 →
Audience Measurement System and Method
Patent: 5,771,307 →
Application: 08/576,467 →
Coded/Non-Coded Program Audience Measurement System
Patent: 6,647,548 →
Application: 08/709,180 →
Method and Computer Program Product for Creating a Plurality of Mixed Pseudo-Records Composed of Weighted Mixtures of Existing Records in a Database
Patent: 5,845,284 →
Application: 08/760,909 →
Method, Computer Program Product, and System for a Reorienting Categorization Table
Patent: 5,842,218 →
Application: 08/761,592 →
Interactive Service Device Metering Systems
Patent: 7,607,147 →
Application: 08/763,750 →
Source Detection Apparatus and Method for Audience Measurement
Patent: 6,675,383 →
Application: 08/786,270 →
Cooperative System for Measuring Eletronic Media
Patent: 6,353,929 →
Application: 08/880,371 →
Market Research Database Containing Separate Product and Naked Product Information
Patent: 6,092,069 →
Application: 08/994,924 →
Dynamic Rule Based Market Research Database
Patent: 6,484,158 →
Application: 08/994,958 →
Market Research Database Having Historical Control Designator
Patent: 6,078,922 →
Application: 08/995,126 →
Audience Measurement System for Digital Television
Application: 09/076,517 →
Method and System for Inserting and Retrieving Data in an Audio Signal
Patent: 6,512,796 →
Application: 09/082,395 →
Tracking of Internet Advertisements Using Banner Tags
Patent: 6,434,614 →
Application: 09/086,813 →
Broadcast Encoding System and Method
Patent: 6,272,176 →
Application: 09/116,397 →
Automated Data Collection for Consumer Driving-Activity Survey
Patent: 6,098,048 →
Application: 09/133,090 →
Collection of Images in Web Use Reporting System
Patent: 6,510,462 →
Application: 09/145,090 →
Publication: US 2002/0002595
Method and Apparatus for Developing a Package of Media Advertising Spots
Patent: 6,338,043 →
Application: 09/203,160 →
Method and System for the Discovery of Cookies and Other Client Information
Patent: 6,460,079 →
Application: 09/262,253 →
Method and System for the Collection of Cookies and Other Information from a Panel
Patent: 6,529,952 →
Application: 09/285,539 →
Method and System for Market Research Data Mining
Patent: 7,512,542 →
Application: 09/329,487 →
Audio Signature Extraction and Correlation
Application: 09/427,970 →
Spectral Audio Encoding
Patent: 7,006,555 →
Application: 09/428,425 →
Multi-Band Spectral Audio Encoding
Patent: 6,968,564 →
Application: 09/543,480 →
Detection of Entropy in Connection with Audio Signals
Patent: 7,466,742 →
Application: 09/553,776 →
Method for Encoding an Input Signal
Patent: 6,879,652 →
Application: 09/616,116 →
Monitoring System for Recording Device
Patent: 6,513,161 →
Application: 09/859,764 →
Publication: US 2002/0026635
Broadcast Encoding System and Method
Patent: 6,504,870 →
Application: 09/882,085 →
Publication: US 2002/0034224
Broadcast Encoding System and Method
Patent: 6,621,881 →
Application: 09/882,089 →
Publication: US 2001/0053190
Prompting of Audience Member Identification
Patent: 8,091,100 →
Application: 09/883,546 →
Publication: US 2002/0198762
Audience measurement system for digital television
Application: 09/909,224 →
Publication: US 2002/0059577
Detection of Media Links in Broadcast Signals
Patent: 7,421,723 →
Application: 09/955,691 →
Publication: US 2002/0059633
Method and apparatus for identifying a digital audio signal
Application: 09/973,893 →
Publication: US 2003/0131350
Cooperative System for Measuring Electronic Media
Patent: 8,181,194 →
Application: 10/026,872 →
Publication: US 2002/0056089
Apparatus and Method for Detecting and Correcting a Corrupted Broadcast Time Code
Patent: 7,117,513 →
Application: 10/047,734 →
Publication: US 2003/0093783
Television Proximity Sensor
Patent: 7,100,181 →
Application: 10/125,577 →
Publication: US 2003/0046685
Automated data collection for consumer driving-activity survey
Application: 10/211,997 →
Multi-Market Broadcast Tracking, Management and Reporting Method and System
Patent: 7,624,409 →
Application: 10/274,018 →
Publication: US 2004/0025177
Cooperative System for Measuring Electronic Media
Patent: 8,266,646 →
Application: 10/283,953 →
Publication: US 2003/0066070
Interactive Service Device Metering Systems
Patent: 7,644,422 →
Application: 10/284,409 →
Publication: US 2003/0110485
Method and Apparatus for Detecting Time-Compressed Broadcast Content
Patent: 6,901,606 →
Application: 10/442,411 →
Publication: US 2005/0010944
Broadcast Encoding System and Method
Patent: 6,807,230 →
Application: 10/444,409 →
Publication: US 2003/0194004
Multi-Market Broadcast Tracking, Management and Reporting Method and System
Patent: 7,039,931 →
Application: 10/465,722 →
Publication: US 2004/0015400
Methods and Apparatus to Detect Content Skipping by a Consumer of a Recorded Program
Patent: 7,248,777 →
Application: 10/483,825 →
Publication: US 2004/0250281
Methods and Apparatus for Identifying a Digital Audio Signal
Patent: 7,742,737 →
Application: 10/492,471 →
Publication: US 2004/0210922
Methods and apparatus to present survey information
Application: 10/530,233 →
Publication: US 2006/0107195
Methods and Apparatus to Count People Appearing in an Image
Patent: 7,203,338 →
Application: 10/538,483 →
Publication: US 2006/0062429
Detecting a Composition of an Audience
Patent: 7,609,853 →
Application: 10/538,692 →
Publication: US 2006/0200841
Methods and Apparatus for Transcoding Metadata
Patent: 7,827,312 →
Application: 10/540,611 →
Publication: US 2006/0242325
Methods and Apparatus to Distinguish a Signal Originating from a Local Device from a Broadcast Signal
Patent: 7,643,090 →
Application: 10/596,858 →
Publication: US 2007/0211170
Remote Sensing System
Patent: 7,395,062 →
Application: 10/659,514 →
Source Detection Apparatus and Method for Audience Measurement
Patent: 7,774,807 →
Application: 10/693,549 →
Publication: US 2004/0088721
Detection of Signal Modifications in Audio Streams with Embedded Code
Patent: 7,451,092 →
Application: 10/794,194 →
Publication: US 2004/0170381
Methods and Apparatus to Adaptively Select Sensor(S) to Gather Audience Measurement Data Based on a Variable System Factor and a Quantity of Data Collectable by the Sensors
Patent: 7,793,316 →
Application: 10/867,190 →
Publication: US 2005/0054285
Methods and Apparatus to Collect Audience Information Associated with a Media Presentation
Patent: 8,225,342 →
Application: 10/970,585 →
Publication: US 2005/0144632
Television Proximity Sensor
Patent: 7,343,615 →
Application: 11/037,277 →
Publication: US 2005/0125820
Use of Browser History File to Determine Web Site Reach
Patent: 7,680,889 →
Application: 11/094,061 →
Publication: US 2005/0216581
Multi-band spectral audio encoding
Application: 11/100,291 →
Publication: US 2005/0177361
Apparatus and Methods for Tracking and Analyzing Digital Recording Device Event Sequences
Patent: 8,204,353 →
Application: 11/138,576 →
Publication: US 2005/0286860
Audio Signature Extraction and Correlation
Patent: 7,672,843 →
Application: 11/143,808 →
Publication: US 2005/0232411
Digital Data Insertion Apparatus and Methods for Use with Compressed Audio/Video Data
Patent: 9,106,347 →
Application: 11/237,251 →
Publication: US 2006/0171474
Methods and Apparatus to Extract Codes from a Plurality of Channels
Patent: 7,421,628 →
Application: 11/278,917 →
Publication: US 2007/0011558
Method and Apparatus for Embedding Watermarks
Patent: 7,460,684 →
Application: 11/298,040 →
Publication: US 2007/0300066
Signature-Based Program Identification Apparatus and Methods for Use with Digital Broadcast Systems
Patent: 8,255,938 →
Application: 11/312,789 →
Publication: US 2006/0184961
Methods and Apparatus to Operate an Audience Metering Device with Voice Commands
Patent: 7,353,171 →
Application: 11/375,648 →
Publication: US 2006/0203105
Methods and apparatus to detect an operating state of a display
Patent: 9,027,043 →
Application: 11/388,262 →
Publication: US 2006/0212895
Multi-Market Broadcast Tracking, Management and Reporting Method and System
Patent: 7,716,698 →
Application: 11/400,944 →
Publication: US 2006/0195863
Domino Scorekeeping Board and Storage Case
Patent: 388,002 →
Application: 29/066,211 →
Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus
Application: 60/708,557 →
Methods and apparatus for metering printed media
Application: 60/714,055 →
Methods and apparatus for metering computer-based video
Application: 60/720,391 →
Method and apparatus for metering a portable media player
Application: 60/729,421 →
Systems and methods to wirelessly meter audio/visual devices
Application: 60/749,443 →
Methods and apparatus to recruit call center personnel
Application: 60/757,995 →
Methods and apparatus to recruit call center personnel
Application: 60/757,996 →
Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus
Application: 60/761,678 →
Methods and apparatus for using radar to monitor audiences in media environments
Application: 60/781,625 →
Methods and apparatus to monitor media content on a consumer network
Application: 60/782,768 →
Methods and apparatus for metering a portable media player
Application: 60/786,196 →
Methods and Apparatus to Meter Content Consumption Using Closed Caption and Program Guide Information
Application: 60/804,893 →
Digital rights management systems and methods for audience measurement
Application: 60/810,745 →
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Other recorded transfers of the patents in this record — the chain of ownership.
Security Agreement Sep 7, 2006
From: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, INC.; AC NIELSEN (US), INC.; BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS, LLC; VNU MARKETING INFORMATION, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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