Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated with a media presentation
- Patent Title (中): 收集与媒体演示相关的观众信息的方法和设备
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Application No.: US13526415Application Date: 2012-06-18
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Publication No.: US08555304B2Publication Date: 2013-10-08
- Inventor: Paul M. Mears , Arun Ramaswamy , Venugopal Srinivasan , Dan Nelson , Kevin K. Deng , John Peiffer
- Applicant: Paul M. Mears , Arun Ramaswamy , Venugopal Srinivasan , Dan Nelson , Kevin K. Deng , John Peiffer
- Applicant Address: US IL Schaumburg
- Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Current Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Schaumburg
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H04H60/33
- IPC: H04H60/33

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated with a media presentation are described herein. In an example method includes counting a first number of individuals proximate to a media presentation device, counting a second number of signals received from one or more portable devices, each of which is associated with a respective one of one or more monitored individuals, comparing the first number of individuals to the second number of signals, and determining a third number of unidentified ones of the individuals proximate to the media presentation device based on the comparison of the first number of individuals to the second number of signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120254908A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT AUDIENCE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDIA PRESENTATION Public/Granted day:2012-10-04
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