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Methods and apparatus to measure market statistics

US9129293B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9129293-B2
Application numberUS-69579310-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 28, 2010
Priority dateJan 29, 2009
Publication dateSep 8, 2015
Grant dateSep 8, 2015

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Abstract

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Example methods and apparatus to measure market statistics are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes retrieving a service penetration value from a managed data source, retrieving an Internet protocol (IP) address from a convenience data source, and identifying a household identification number associated with the retrieved IP address. The example method also includes retrieving household data associated with the household identification number, verifying a service provider name provided by the convenience data source, and adjusting a weight value of the retrieved household data when the service provider name provided by the convenience data source is different than a current service provider name. Additionally, the example method includes calculating service provider flow share based on the adjusted weight value and the service penetration value, and generating a report including the calculated service provider flow share.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer implemented method to calculate flow share of a service provider, comprising: identifying, with a programmed processor, a household identification number associated with an IP address retrieved from a convenience data source; retrieving, with the programmed processor, household data from the convenience data source that is associated with the household identification number, the convenience data source including a service provider name; invoki…

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What does patent US9129293B2 cover?
Example methods and apparatus to measure market statistics are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes retrieving a service penetration value from a managed data source, retrieving an Internet protocol (IP) address from a convenience data source, and identifying a household identification number associated with the retrieved IP address. The example method also includes retrieving househo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Perez Albert, Lu Shi, Younge Michael F, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q30/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).