公开(公告)号：US08020179B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US12847805

申请日：2010-07-30

申请人： Paul M. Mears ,  Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Paul M. Mears ,  Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： H04N7/16 ,  H04N17/00 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/25808 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0203 ,  G06Q30/0245 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/40 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/44 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04H2201/50 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/241 ,  H04N21/252 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44213 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/6332 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8358

摘要： Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the monitored factor(s). Thus, the disclosed methods and apparatus adapt to the conditions they face by selecting an amount and/or type of audience measurement data they gather.

摘要翻译： 公开了适应性地收集观众信息数据的方法和装置。 所公开的方法和装置监测系统因素，并且从多个传感器中选择一个或多个传感器，所述多个传感器被定位成基于所监视的因子来收集观众测量数据。 因此，所公开的方法和装置通过选择他们收集的观众测量数据的数量和/或类型来适应他们所面临的条件。

公开(公告)号：US07827312B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-02

申请号：US10540611

申请日：2003-05-13

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  William A. Feininger

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  William A. Feininger

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/43615 ,  H04H20/95 ,  H04H60/35 ,  H04H60/73 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4349 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/8133

摘要： A transcoder is adapted to perform transcoding of metadata to enable sharing and consumption of media content at dissimilar devices that are coupled to a home network. The transcoder, which is also coupled to the home network, is adapted to receive media content and metadata from a first media consumption device, to transcode the media content and metadata from a first format to second format, and to supply the transcoded media content and metadata to the second media consumption device in the second format. In one embodiment, the transcoder executes a method by which the transcoder obtains information about the sensing capabilities of a meter adapted to measure media at a media consumption device and subsequently uses that information to transcode the metadata into a format suitable for sensing by the meter.

摘要翻译： 代码转换器适于执行元数据的代码转换，以使得能够在耦合到家庭网络的不同设备处共享和消费媒体内容。 还耦合到家庭网络的代码转换器适于从第一媒体消费设备接收媒体内容和元数据，将媒体内容和元数据从第一格式转码为第二格式，并且提供经转码的媒体内容和 元数据以第二格式传送到第二媒体消费设备。 在一个实施例中，代码转换器执行一种方法，通过该方法，代码转换器获得关于适合于在媒体消费设备测量媒体的计量器的感测能力的信息，并且随后使用该信息将元数据转码为适合于由电表感测的格式。

公开(公告)号：US20090290756A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-26

申请号：US12533629

申请日：2009-07-31

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Daniel J. Nelson ,  Venugopal Srinivasan

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Daniel J. Nelson ,  Venugopal Srinivasan

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00362 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04N7/17309 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/42201 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44222

摘要： Methods and apparatus for detecting a composition of an audience of an information presenting device are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes: capturing at least one image of the audience; determining a number of people within the at least one image; prompting the audience to identify its members if a change in the number of people is detected based on the number of people determined to be within the at least one image; and if a number of members identified by the audience is different from the determined number of people after a predetermined number of prompts of the audience, adjusting a value to avoid excessive prompting of the audience.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于检测信息呈现装置的观众的组成的方法和装置。 公开的示例性方法包括：捕获观众的至少一个图像; 确定所述至少一个图像内的一些人; 促使观众识别其成员，如果根据确定在至少一个图像内的人数来检测人数的变化; 如果观众确定的一些成员与预定数量的观众提示之间的确定人数不同，则调整值以避免观众过度提示。

公开(公告)号：US20090287433A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-19

申请号：US12121534

申请日：2008-05-15

申请人： John Houston ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Brian Hopkins

发明人： John Houston ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Brian Hopkins

IPC分类号： G01R21/00

CPC分类号： G01R21/133 ,  G01R22/10 ,  H04W52/0258 ,  Y02D70/1224 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/146

摘要： System and methods to determine the energy consumption per event type from usage data of portable devices are described. A disclosed example method includes receiving data associated with events on a portable device, analyzing the received data to determine an energy consumption per an event type of the portable device, and reporting the energy consumption per the event type for the portable device.

摘要翻译： 描述了从便携式设备的使用数据确定每个事件类型的能量消耗的系统和方法。 所公开的示例性方法包括接收与便携式设备上的事件相关联的数据，分析所接收的数据以确定便携式设备的每种事件类型的能量消耗，以及报告便携式设备的每种事件类型的能量消耗。

公开(公告)号：US20090055854A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-26

申请号：US12088802

申请日：2007-05-18

申请人： David Howell Wright ,  Christen Voss Nielsen ,  Robert Joel Stokes ,  Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： David Howell Wright ,  Christen Voss Nielsen ,  Robert Joel Stokes ,  Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/51 ,  H04H60/52 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/485

摘要： Methods and apparatus for cooperator installed meters are disclosed. An example method includes receiving audience information, configuring the audience meter based on the audience information, placing the audience meter in a sleep mode, and shipping the audience meter to a location associated with the audience information.

摘要翻译： 披露了配套仪表的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括接收观众信息，基于观众信息配置观众计量表，将观众电台置于睡眠模式，以及将观众电台发送到与观众信息相关联的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20080320508A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-25

申请号：US12088747

申请日：2006-06-15

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Alan Nguyen Bosworth

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Alan Nguyen Bosworth

IPC分类号： H04H60/33

CPC分类号： H04N7/163 ,  H04H60/40 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/458

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to monitor media content on a consumer network as described herein. An example metering system includes a metering device to monitor the consumption of media content at a consumer location and a universal plug and play (UPnP) compatible metering helper to collect audience measurement data from UPnP devices in a consumer network.

摘要翻译： 用于监视消费者网络上的媒体内容的示例方法和装置，如本文所述。 示例计量系统包括用于监视消费者位置处的媒体内容消耗的计量装置和通用即插即用（UPnP）兼容计量助手，以从消费者网络中的UPnP装置收集受众测量数据。

公开(公告)号：US20080318672A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-25

申请号：US12023844

申请日：2008-01-31

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  John C. Peiffer

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  John C. Peiffer

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/24 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/02 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/1043 ,  H04N21/441

摘要： Methods and apparatus to meter video game play are described. An example apparatus to meter video game play includes a tag to be attached to a video game controller, the tag having a sensor to detect a user interaction with the video game controller. The apparatus also includes a meter to receive information reflecting the user interaction.

摘要翻译： 描述用于计算视频游戏的方法和装置。 用于计量视频游戏的示例性装置包括要附加到视频游戏控制器的标签，该标签具有用于检测用户与视频游戏控制器的交互的传感器。 该装置还包括用于接收反映用户交互的信息的仪表。

公开(公告)号：US20080294647A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US12032519

申请日：2008-02-15

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F16/958

摘要： Methods and apparatus to monitor content distributed by the Internet are disclosed. An example method includes requesting a really simply syndication (RSS) feed file associated with a received topic identification, receiving the RSS feed file identifying a first media content, extracting a first resource identifier for the first media content from the RSS feed file, retrieving the first media content using the first resource identifier, at least one of extracting a first content identification code from the first media content and generating a first signature for the first media content, and storing at least one of the first content identification code and the first signature in a memory.

摘要翻译： 公开了监控因特网分发的内容的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括请求与所接收的主题标识相关联的真正简单的联合（RSS）馈送文件，接收标识第一媒体内容的RSS馈送文件，从RSS馈送文件中提取第一媒体内容的第一资源标识符， 使用所述第一资源标识符的第一媒体内容，从所述第一媒体内容中提取第一内容标识码并生成所述第一媒体内容的第一签名中的至少一个，以及存储所述第一内容标识码和所述第一签名中的至少一个 在记忆中

公开(公告)号：US20080215315A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：US12034489

申请日：2008-02-20

申请人： Alexander Topchy ,  Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Alexander Topchy ,  Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： G10L21/00

CPC分类号： H04H60/58 ,  H04H20/14

摘要： Methods and apparatus for characterizing media are described. In one example, a method of characterizing media includes capturing a block of audio; converting at least a portion of the block of audio into a frequency domain representation including a plurality of complex-valued frequency components; defining a band of complex-valued frequency components for consideration; determining a decision metric using the band of complex-valued frequency components; and determining a signature bit based on a value of the decision metric. Other examples are shown and described.

摘要翻译： 描述用于表征介质的方法和装置。 在一个示例中，表征媒体的方法包括捕获音频块; 将所述音频块的至少一部分转换成包括多个复值频率分量的频域表示; 定义复频率频率分量的频带以供考虑; 使用复值频率分量的频带来确定决策度量; 以及基于所述决策度量的值来确定签名比特。 示出和描述其他示例。

公开(公告)号：US20070211170A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：US10596858

申请日：2004-12-10

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Dan Nelson

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Dan Nelson

IPC分类号： H04N7/00

CPC分类号： H04N17/00 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44008

摘要： Methods and apparatus to distinguish a signal originating from a local device from a broadcast signal are disclosed. A disclosed system classifies a video component of an audio-video signal by analyzing a histogram of pixel data, analyzing a quality factor, and/or attempting to detect embedded data in the video component. The disclosed system also classifies an audio component of the audio-video signal by attempting to detect embedded audio data and/or analyzing waveform energy associated with the audio component. A source of the audio-video signal is determined based on the video classification and/or the audio classification.

摘要翻译： 公开了将源自本地设备的信号与广播信号区分开的方法和装置。 所公开的系统通过分析像素数据的直方图，分析质量因子和/或尝试检测视频分量中的嵌入数据来对音频 - 视频信号的视频分量进行分类。 所公开的系统还通过尝试检测嵌入音频数据和/或分析与音频分量相关联的波形能量来对音频 - 视频信号的音频分量进行分类。 基于视频分类和/或音频分类来确定音频 - 视频信号的源。