Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY MEDIA BASED ON WATERMARKS ACROSS DIFFERENT AUDIO STREAMS AND/OR DIFFERENT WATERMARKING TECHNIQUES
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Application No.: PCT/US2019/034174Application Date: 2019-05-28
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Publication No.: WO2019231912A1Publication Date: 2019-12-05
- Inventor: FAHNESTOCK, Justin , HEFFERNAN, Ronan , AMIR, Muhammad , KERCHER, Wes , BARRACLOUGH, Scott , KISTENMACHER, John
- Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Applicant Address: 85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 US
- Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Current Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Current Assignee Address: 85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 US
- Agency: SALMON, Scott D.
- Priority: US15/994,383 20180531
- Main IPC: G10L19/018
- IPC: G10L19/018 ; G10L19/16
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to identify media based on watermarks across different audio streams and/or different watermarking techniques are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a watermark detector to detect a first watermark embedded in a first audio stream associated with media and to detect a second watermark embedded in a second audio stream associated with the media. The second audio stream is different than the first audio stream. The example apparatus includes a watermark analyzer to compare first media identifying information in the first watermark with second media identifying information in the second watermark. The example apparatus also includes a media detection event controller to associate the first and second watermarks with a media detection event when the first media identifying information is consistent with the second media identifying information. The example apparatus further includes a transmitter to transmit the media detection event to a data collection facility.
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