Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to access media
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Application No.: US15218725Application Date: 2016-07-25
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Publication No.: US09779426B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Arun Ramaswamy , Alan Nguyen Bosworth
- Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Current Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: G06Q30/02
- IPC: G06Q30/02 ; H04N21/258 ; H04N21/4788 ; G06F17/30 ; G06F21/10 ; H04L29/08

Abstract:
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to share media are disclosed. An example system includes a first device to capture, via a sensor, a representation of media being presented by a media presentation device separate from the first device. The first device to send a first user identifier of a first user of the first device, a second user identifier of a second user, different from the first user, and the representation of media to a media share facility. In response to the sending of the first user identifier, the second user identifier and the representation of media to the media share facility, receiving access to the media for the second user. When the access to the media is provided to the second user, crediting the media content with audience-interest credit based on the first user identifier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160364773A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ACCESS MEDIA Public/Granted day:2016-12-15
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