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

Claim 10:
11. 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 a device activity status based on whether device activity from the IP address exceeds a defined activity threshold;
based on the residential internet service status and the device activity status, determining that 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.