Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AUDIENCE VIEWING OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND PROGRAMS
- Patent Title (中): 确定视听需求计划的观察方法和方法
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Application No.: US12970710Application Date: 2010-12-16
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Publication No.: US20110088052A1Publication Date: 2011-04-14
- Inventor: Arun Ramaswamy , David Howell Wright , William A. Feininger
- Applicant: Arun Ramaswamy , David Howell Wright , William A. Feininger
- Main IPC: H04H60/32
- IPC: H04H60/32 ; H04N7/173

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of video-on-demand programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to monitor presentation of video-on-demand content comprises obtaining server metering data determined using a server metering device in communication with a video-on-demand server, the video-on-demand server to provide the video-on-demand content specifically to a first subscriber site among a plurality of subscriber sites, obtaining subscriber metering data corresponding to media content presented at the first subscriber site, the subscriber metering data determined using a site metering device different from the server metering device, and combining the subscriber metering data and the server metering data to monitor the video-on-demand content provided specifically to the first subscriber site.
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