公开(公告)号：US09219969B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-22

申请号：US13801176

申请日：2013-03-13

Applicant: Christen V. Nielsen

Inventor： Christen V. Nielsen

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04H60/31

CPC classification number: H04R29/00 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H2201/30 ,  H04H2201/50 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44218

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for reducing spillover in a media monitoring system are disclosed. An example method includes identifying media associated with media monitoring data. The media monitoring data is received from a first meter associated with a first media presentation device. The example method includes identifying an expected sound pressure level associated with the first meter. The example method includes comparing the expected sound pressure level to an actual sound pressure level collected from the media by the first meter to determine if spillover occurred. The example method includes crediting the media as a media exposure if spillover did not occur.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于减少媒体监控系统中的外溢的方法，装置和制品。 示例性方法包括识别与媒体监视数据相关联的媒体。 从与第一媒体呈现设备相关联的第一仪表接收媒体监视数据。 示例性方法包括识别与第一仪表相关联的预期声压级。 示例性方法包括将预期声压级与由第一仪表从介质收集的实际声压级进行比较，以确定是否发生溢出。 示例方法包括将媒体记入媒体曝光，如果没有出现外溢。

公开(公告)号：US20150332321A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-19

申请号：US14811209

申请日：2015-07-28

Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.

Inventor： Igal Raichelgauz ,  Karina Odinaev ,  Yehoshua Y. Zeevi

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0255 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06Q30/0246 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/8106

Abstract: A method and system for adding advertising content to multimedia content elements. The method comprises receiving a request from a user device to identify a multimedia content element, the request including the multimedia content element; generating at least one signature respective of the multimedia content element; identifying at least one concept matching the at least one signature; determining at least one identifier associated with the multimedia content element respective of the at least one matching concept; searching a database to identify at least one advertising content item associated with the at least one identifier; and sending the at least one advertising content item together with the at least one identifier upon determination that the at least one advertising content item is associated with the at least one identifier.

Abstract translation: 一种将广告内容添加到多媒体内容元素的方法和系统。 该方法包括从用户设备接收用于识别多媒体内容元素的请求，该请求包括多媒体内容元素; 生成所述多媒体内容元素的至少一个签名; 识别与所述至少一个签名相匹配的至少一个概念; 确定与所述至少一个匹配概念相对应的所述多媒体内容元素相关联的至少一个标识符; 搜索数据库以识别与所述至少一个标识符相关联的至少一个广告内容项; 以及在确定所述至少一个广告内容项目与所述至少一个标识符相关联时，将所述至少一个广告内容项目与所述至少一个标识符一起发送。

公开(公告)号：US20150319492A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-05

申请号：US14800304

申请日：2015-07-15

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Morris Lee ,  Daniel Nelson ,  Weston Headley

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/41

CPC classification number: H04N21/43615 ,  G08C2201/91 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/52 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/44213 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8352

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for using location information to manage spillover in an audience monitoring system are disclosed. An example method involves identifying a first location of a portable metering device at a first time based on a plurality of location coordinates received from a location information system. The example method also involves generating media monitoring information corresponding to a media signal received at the first time. Additionally, the example method involves identifying the media monitoring information as being associated with a spillover signal in response to determining that a media delivery device is not located at the first location of the portable metering device at the first time.

Abstract translation: 公开了使用位置信息来管理观众监视系统中的溢出的方法，装置和制品。 示例性方法包括基于从位置信息系统接收的多个位置坐标，在第一时间识别便携式计量装置的第一位置。 该示例方法还涉及产生与第一次接收到的媒体信号相对应的媒体监视信息。 另外，示例性方法涉及将媒体监视信息识别为与溢出信号相关联，以响应于确定媒体传送设备在第一时间未位于便携式计量设备的第一位置。

公开(公告)号：US09177209B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US11958298

申请日：2007-12-17

Applicant: Jane Wen Chang ,  Apostol Ivanov Natsev ,  John R. Smith

Inventor： Jane Wen Chang ,  Apostol Ivanov Natsev ,  John R. Smith

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06K9/00758 ,  G06F17/30781 ,  G06K9/00744 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04H2201/90

Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product code for temporal, event-based video fingerprinting. In one embodiment, events in video content are detected. The video content comprises a plurality of video frames. An event represents discrete points of interest in the video content. A set of temporal, event-based segments are generated using the events. Each temporal, event-based segment is a segment of the video content covering a set of events. A time series signal is derived from each temporal, event-based segment using temporal tracking of content-based features of a set of frames associated with the each temporal, event-based segment. A temporal segment based fingerprint is extracted based on the time series signal for the each temporal, event-based segment to form a set of temporal segment based fingerprints associated with the video content.

Abstract translation: 用于时间，基于事件的视频指纹识别的计算机实现的方法，装置和计算机程序产品代码。 在一个实施例中，检测视频内容中的事件。 视频内容包括多个视频帧。 事件表示视频内容中的离散点。 使用事件生成一组基于事件的时间段。 每个时间的基于事件的片段是覆盖一组事件的视频内容的片段。 使用对与每个基于事件的片段相关联的一组帧的基于内容的特征的时间跟踪从每个基于时间的基于事件的片段导出时间序列信号。 基于每个基于时间的事件的片段的时间序列信号提取基于时间片段的指纹，以形成与视频内容相关联的一组基于时间片段的指纹。

公开(公告)号：US20150289013A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-08

申请号：US14469245

申请日：2014-08-26

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Daniel Nelson ,  Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Raghuram Ranganathan ,  Kenneth William McArthur

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/4408

CPC classification number: H04N21/44213 ,  G06K9/00744 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/40 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4408 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/8352

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to perform signature retrieval and matching for media monitoring are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein can include querying a first table using a first site signature obtained from a monitored site, the first table including hash keys corresponding to respective reference signatures, the first table further including respective qualifier data descriptive of respective ones of the reference signatures, Such example methods can also include querying a second table using first qualifier data obtained from querying the first table using the first site signature, the first qualifier data descriptive of a first reference signature corresponding to a first hash key determined to match the first site signature. Such example methods can further include comparing a first block of site signatures with a portion of a plurality of blocks of reference signatures obtained from querying the second table using the first qualifier data.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于进行媒体监控的签名检索和匹配的方法，装置，系统和制品。 本文公开的示例性方法可以包括使用从被监视站点获得的第一站点签名查询第一表，第一表包括与相应参考签名相对应的散列密钥，第一表还包括描述相应参考签名的相应限定符数据， 这样的示例方法还可以包括使用从第一站点签名查询第一表获得的第一限定符数据来查询第二表，第一限定符数据描述对应于确定为匹配第一站点签名的第一散列密钥的第一参考签名。 这种示例性方法还可以包括将站点签名的第一块与使用第一限定符数据查询第二表获得的多个参考签名块的一部分进行比较。

公开(公告)号：US09136965B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-15

申请号：US13907278

申请日：2013-05-31

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Alexander Topchy ,  Venugopal Srinivasan

IPC: H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H20/14 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: H04H60/58 ,  G06F17/30743 ,  H04H20/14 ,  H04H2201/90

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for characterizing media are described. An example method includes converting at least a portion of a block of audio into a frequency domain representation, dividing the frequency domain representation into bands, determining a characteristic difference of a first band of the bands, and determining a signature bit based on the characteristic difference, wherein determining the signature bit is performed differently based on whether an index of the first band has a first property.

Abstract translation: 描述用于表征介质的方法和装置。 一种示例性方法包括将音频块的至少一部分转换成频域表示，将频域表示划分成频带，确定频带的第一频带的特征差，以及基于特征差确定签名比特 其中，基于所述第一频带的索引是否具有第一属性，不同地执行所述签名位的确定。

公开(公告)号：US20150256905A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14508190

申请日：2014-10-07

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jun-woo LEE ,  Kwang-hyun KOH ,  Tae-ung JUNG

IPC: H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/84

CPC classification number: H04N21/8352 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/6332 ,  H04N21/6377

Abstract: A server apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive content, a data detector configured to detect a plurality of fingerprints from at least one of image data and voice data of the content, a controller configured to generate a fingerprint set selected as different fingerprints in consideration of similarity between the plural fingerprints, and a communicator configured to transmit the generated fingerprint set to a broadcast receiving apparatus.

Abstract translation: 一种服务器装置，包括被配置为接收内容的接收器，数据检测器，被配置为从所述内容的图像数据和语音数据中的至少一个检测多个指纹;控制器，被配置为生成选择为不同指纹的指纹集， 多个指纹之间的相似度，以及被配置为将所生成的指纹集发送到广播接收装置的通信器。

公开(公告)号：US09113205B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-18

申请号：US14577884

申请日：2014-12-19

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Robert A. Luff

IPC: H04H60/32 ,  H04N21/442

CPC classification number: H04N21/44213 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H2201/90

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor media exposure are disclosed. An example implementation includes accessing a meter identifier and first audio received from a wearable bracelet meter, the meter identifier uniquely associated with the wearable bracelet meter. Whether the first audio substantially matches second audio received at a second meter is determined. In response to determining that the first audio and the second audio substantially match, the meter identifier associated with the wearable bracelet meter and at least one of the first audio or the second audio are stored.

Abstract translation: 公开了监测媒体曝光的方法和装置。 示例实现包括访问从可穿戴手镯表接收的仪表标识符和第一音频，该仪表标识符与可穿戴手镯计数器唯一相关联。 确定第一音频是否基本上匹配在第二仪表处接收的第二音频。 响应于确定第一音频和第二音频基本上匹配，存储与可穿戴手镯计数器相关联的电表标识符以及第一音频或第二音频中的至少一个。

公开(公告)号：US20150181269A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：US14473639

申请日：2014-08-29

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Gavin McMillan

IPC: H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/44 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/45

CPC classification number: H04N21/2668 ,  G06F17/30424 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/44 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04H60/66 ,  H04H2201/50 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to verify and/or correct media lineup information are disclosed. An example method includes comparing presentation data representative of media output by a first set top box (STB) to reference data corresponding to a first station to determine whether the media presentation data corresponds to the reference data, the presentation data collected while the first STB was tuned to a first channel. The method further includes determining a second station that corresponds to the presentation data when the presentation data does not correspond to the reference data. The method further includes correcting a first channel map that relates the first channel to the first station by relating the first channel to the second station to create a second channel map, and correcting clickstream data that represents commands to other STBs using the second channel map.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于验证和/或校正媒体阵容信息的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括将表示第一机顶盒（STB）的媒体输出的呈现数据与对应于第一站的参考数据进行比较，以确定媒体呈现数据是否对应于参考数据，当第一STB为 调整到第一个频道。 该方法还包括：当呈现数据不对应于参考数据时，确定对应于呈现数据的第二站。 该方法还包括通过将第一信道与第二信道相关联来建立第二信道映射，并且使用第二信道映射来校正表示对其他STB的命令的点击流数据来校正与第一信道相关的第一信道映射。

公开(公告)号：US08953811B1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-10

申请号：US13450427

申请日：2012-04-18

Applicant: Matthew Sharifi ,  Gheorghe Postelnicu ,  Sergey Ioffe

Inventor： Matthew Sharifi ,  Gheorghe Postelnicu ,  Sergey Ioffe

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G10L19/00 ,  H04H60/32

CPC classification number: H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H2201/90

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein relating to audio matching. A compact digest can be generated based on sets of triples, where triples are groupings of three interest points that meet threshold criteria. The compact digest can be used in identifying a potential audio match. A full digest can then be used in verifying the potential match. By using a compact digest to perform audio matching, the audio matching system can be scaled to encompass millions or billions of reference audio samples while still using the full digest to maintain accuracy.

Abstract translation: 本文提供了与音频匹配有关的系统和方法。 可以基于三元组的集合生成紧凑的摘要，其中三元组是满足阈值标准的三个兴趣点的分组。 紧凑的摘要可用于识别潜在的音频匹配。 然后可以使用完整的摘要来验证潜在的匹配。 通过使用紧凑的摘要来执行音频匹配，音频匹配系统可以缩放以涵盖数百万或数十亿的参考音频样本，同时仍然使用完整的摘要来保持准确性。