Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to verify consumption of programming content
- Patent Title (中): 验证节目内容消费的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12580835Application Date: 2009-10-16
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Publication No.: US08677393B2Publication Date: 2014-03-18
- Inventor: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
- Applicant: Bradley R. Lawrence, III
- 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, LLC
- Main IPC: H04N7/10
- IPC: H04N7/10

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to verify consumption of content are described herein. In an example method, a content library is generated within a data structure. The content library includes at least one content identifier associated with programming content. The programming content is insertable into content stream. A content stream including content for broadcasting on a broadcast device is received. To verify consumption of the programming content, a broadcast content identifier associated with the content for broadcasting is compared to the at least one content identifier of the content library.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100037250A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO VERIFY CONSUMPTION OF PROGRAMMING CONTENT Public/Granted day:2010-02-11
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