Patent ID: 11936618
Assignee: VIANT TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying an internet connected household (ICH), comprising:
receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address via an Internet connection;
determining a residential internet service status based on whether the IP address belongs to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that provides residential internet service;
determining that the IP address has not changed for a defined time period;
based on the residential internet service status and the determination that the IP address has not changed for the defined time period, determining whether the IP address is associated with an ICH;
receiving global positioning system (GPS) coordinates from a device that is utilizing the IP address;
identifying a physical address based on the GPS coordinates; and
maintaining a mapping of the IP address to the physical address in a table.