Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130226666 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SAMPLE MARKETS BASED ON AERIAL IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to sample markets based on aerial images are disclosed. An example method includes identifying a first geographic area to be sampled for a first product, the identifying being based on an aerial image, estimating a density of the first product in the first geographic area, and calculating a sampling rule to be used in sampling the first geographic area for the first product. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226667 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ANALYZE MARKETS BASED ON AERIAL IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to analyze market channels based on aerial images are disclosed. An example method includes determining, using a processor, whether a first element in an aerial image of a geographic area represents a man-made object; determining, using the processor, whether a second element in the aerial image represents a natural object; and estimating a market channel for the geographic area based on a second market channel for a second geographic area when the first element represents a man-made object and the second element represents a natural object | 08-29-2013 |
20130301915 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO MEASURE GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES USING AN IMAGE OF A GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION - Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure geographical features using an image of a geographical location are disclosed. An example method includes identifying first features of a first open market from a first image of a first geographic area, identifying second features of a second image of a second geographic area, comparing the first features to the second features, and identifying a second open market in the second image based on the comparison. | 11-14-2013 |
20140161305 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR ENVIRONMENTS - Methods and apparatus to monitor environments are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing a plurality of three-dimensional data points having respective depth values representative of distances between a sensor and respective objects of an environment; when a first set of the three-dimensional data points has a first depth value less than a threshold, executing a first type of recognition analysis on a first area of the environment corresponding to the first set of the three-dimensional data points; and when a second set of the three-dimensional data points has a second depth value greater than the threshold, executing a second type of recognition analysis different than the first type of recognition analysis on a second area of the environment corresponding to the second set of the three-dimensional data points. | 06-12-2014 |
20140189720 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE ENGAGEMENT LEVELS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS - Methods and apparatus to determine engagement levels of audience members are disclosed. An example method includes detecting light information in image data representative of an environment including a primary media device; determining whether a secondary media device is in the environment based on the detected light information; and calculating, via a logic circuit, an engagement level for a person with respect to the primary media device based on the secondary media device determination. | 07-03-2014 |
20140259034 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE ENGAGEMENT LEVELS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS - Methods and apparatus to determine engagement levels of audience members are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing image data corresponding to an environment in which an audience is exposed to media presented by a first media presentation device to determine whether the environment includes a glow emanating from a second media presentation device; and when the environment includes the glow, calculating an engagement for a person in the environment with respect to the first media presentation device based on a presence of the glow. | 09-11-2014 |
20140270355 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE DEMOGRAPHY BASED ON AERIAL IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to estimate demography based on aerial images are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing a first aerial image of a first geographic area to detect a first plurality of objects, and estimating a demographic characteristic of the first geographic area based on the first plurality of objects. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282644 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO DETECT SHAPES - Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to detect shapes are disclosed. An example method includes determining a depth value associated with an object outline detected in image data representative of an environment; and using the depth value to select a first group of reference shapes to be compared to the object outline from a collection of reference shapes, the first group representing a portion of the collection of reference shapes. | 09-18-2014 |
20140324544 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS OF ONLINE USERS - Example methods and apparatus to determine demographic distributions of online users is disclosed. An example method includes obtaining first demographic information of first visitors to a first web site, obtaining second demographic information of second visitors to a second web site, the first and second visitors both comprising a same user, and determining a demographic distribution of the user based on the first and second demographic information. | 10-30-2014 |
20150067075 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE DEMOGRAPHICS OF USERS EMPLOYING SOCIAL MEDIA - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to estimate demographics of users employing social media. An example method disclosed herein includes (1) identifying a social media message regarding an asset, the social media message associated with a user identifier associated with the user, (2) determining demographics associated with a group of people exposed to the asset, (3) associating the user identifier with the asset, and (4) repeating (1) to (3). The example method also includes (5) combining demographics associated with two or more different groups of people with which the user identifier is associated to estimate a demographic profile for the user. | 03-05-2015 |
20150199032 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR ENVIRONMENTS - Methods and apparatus to monitor environments are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing, with a processor, a plurality of three-dimensional data points having respective depth values representative of distances from a sensor of an environment; when a first set of the three-dimensional data points has a first depth value satisfying a threshold, executing, with the processor, a first type of recognition analysis on a first area of the environment corresponding to the first set of the three-dimensional data points; and when a second set of the three-dimensional data points has a second depth value not satisfying the threshold, executing, with the processor, a second type of recognition analysis different than the first type of recognition analysis on a second area of the environment corresponding to the second set of the three-dimensional data points. | 07-16-2015 |