IP Library Granted Patent US 12,143,670
Granted Patent B2
US 12,143,670 · App. 18/303,369 · Granted Nov 12, 2024

Methods, systems, articles of manufacture and apparatus to remap household identification

Inventors: Joshua T. Deragon (Oldsmar, FL); Denis Voytenko (Oldsmar, FL); Paul J. Chimenti (Tampa, FL); Thomas Harrington (New York, NY); Jack Barbey (Oldsmar, FL)
Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
H04N21/4532G06F17/16H04N21/25875H04N21/25883
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Patent No.
US 12,143,670
App. No.
18/303,369
Granted
Nov 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example apparatus includes a distance matrix generator to determine a number of remapping combinations corresponding to a first and a second household demographic model, generate (a) a first age-based household demographic model and a second age-based household demographic model and (b) a third age-based household demographic model and a fourth age-based household demographic model, generate a first distance matrix corresponding to the first and the third age-based household demographic model, and generate a second distance matrix corresponding to the second and the fourth age-based household demographic model, a distance matrix identifier to determine a first and a second reassignment distance and a person identification assigner to assign a person identification number of a first person corresponding to the first household to a second person corresponding to the second household based on the first distance matrix or the second distance matrix.

Claims (45)

1. A computing system comprising a processor and a memory, the computing system configured to perform a set of acts comprising:

accessing original household data comprising demographic features for members of a household at a first time;

accessing modified household data comprising demographic features for members of the household at a second time, wherein a composition of the household at the first time is different from a composition of the household at a second time;

determining multiple remapping combinations for mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time;

determining that one of the multiple remapping combinations satisfies a threshold condition; and

mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time in accordance with the remapping combination.

2. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time comprises associating a first member of the members of the household at the first time with a second member of the members of the household at the second time.

3. The computing system of claim 2 , wherein a number of the members of the household at the first time is different from a number of the members of the household at the second time.

4. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein:

the set of acts further comprises determining a remapping cost for the remapping combination, and

determining that the remapping combination satisfies the threshold condition comprises determining that the remapping cost satisfies the threshold condition.

5. The computing system of claim 4 , wherein:

the set of acts further comprises accessing feature weights for respective types of demographics, and

the determining the remapping cost for the remapping combination comprises determining the remapping cost based on the feature weights.

6. The computing system of claim 4 , wherein determining the remapping cost comprises determining a distance matrix representing a distance between the demographic features of the members of the household at the first time and the demographic features of the members of the household at the second time when remapped in accordance with the remapping combination.

7. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the set of acts further comprises crediting a media consumption instance after mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time in accordance with the remapping combination.

8. A method comprising:

accessing, by a computing system, original household data comprising demographic features for members of a household at a first time;

accessing, by the computing system, modified household data comprising demographic features for members of the household at a second time, wherein a composition of the household at the first time is different from a composition of the household at a second time;

determining, by the computing system, multiple remapping combinations for mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time;

determining, by the computing system, that one of the multiple remapping combinations satisfies a threshold condition; and

mapping, by the computing system, the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time in accordance with the remapping combination.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time comprises associating a first member of the members of the household at the first time with a second member of the members of the household at the second time.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein a number of the members of the household at the first time is different from a number of the members of the household at the second time.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising determining a remapping cost for the remapping combination,

wherein determining that the remapping combination satisfies the threshold condition comprises determining that the remapping cost satisfies the threshold condition.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising accessing feature weights for respective types of demographics,

wherein determining the remapping cost for the remapping combination comprises determining the remapping cost based on the feature weights.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the remapping cost comprises determining a distance matrix representing a distance between the demographic features of the members of the household at the first time and the demographic features of the members of the household at the second time when remapped in accordance with the remapping combination.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising crediting a media consumption instance after mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time in accordance with the remapping combination.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions that when executed by a computing system cause the computing system to perform a set of acts comprising:

accessing original household data comprising demographic features for members of a household at a first time;

accessing modified household data comprising demographic features for members of the household at a second time, wherein a composition of the household at the first time is different from a composition of the household at a second time;

determining multiple remapping combinations for mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time;

determining that one of the multiple remapping combinations satisfies a threshold condition; and

mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time in accordance with the remapping combination.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein mapping the members of the household at the first time to the members of the household at the second time comprises associating a first member of the members of the household at the first time with a second member of the members of the household at the second time.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein a number of the members of the household at the first time is different from a number of the members of the household at the second time.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:

the set of acts further comprises determining a remapping cost for the remapping combination, and

determining that the remapping combination satisfies the threshold condition comprises determining that the remapping cost satisfies the threshold condition.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein:

the set of acts further comprises accessing feature weights for respective types of demographics, and

the determining the remapping cost for the remapping combination comprises determining the remapping cost based on the feature weights.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein determining the remapping cost comprises determining a distance matrix representing a distance between the demographic features of the members of the household at the first time and the demographic features of the members of the household at the second time when remapped in accordance with the remapping combination.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: DERAGON, JOSHUA T; VOYTENKO, DENIS; CHIMENTI, PAUL J; HARRINGTON, THOMAS; BARBEY, JACK
To: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
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