公开(公告)号：US20100134278A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-03

申请号：US12626571

申请日：2009-11-25

申请人： Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Alexander Pavlovich Topchy ,  Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Alexander Pavlovich Topchy ,  Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： G08B1/08 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02

摘要： Methods and apparatus to encode and decode audio for shopper location and advertisement presentation tracking are disclosed. A method for tracking a shopper includes receiving a first audio signal at a first location with a decoder attached to a shopping implement, determining a first code encoded in the first audio signal, receiving a second audio signal at a second location with the decoder, determining a second code encoded in the first audio signal, and transmitting the first code and the second code to a data retrieval device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于对购物者位置和广告呈现跟踪的音频进行编码和解码的方法和装置。 用于跟踪购物者的方法包括：在第一位置接收第一音频信号，附接到购物机构的解码器，确定在第一音频信号中编码的第一代码，在解码器的第二位置接收第二音频信号，确定 编码在第一音频信号中的第二代码，并将第一代码和第二代码发送到数据检索设备。

公开(公告)号：US20100115573A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12505966

申请日：2009-07-20

申请人： Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/44204 ,  G06F21/6245 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/4396 ,  H04N21/44213 ,  H04N21/4667

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to verify presentation of media content are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus for use with a set-top box (STB) and a media presentation device includes an audio input interface to receive a first audio signal associated with a program selected by a user via the STB, a microphone to receive a free-field radiating second audio signal output by at least one of the media presentation device or an audio system associated with the media presentation device, a comparator to compare the second audio signal to the first audio signal to form an output, and an output interface to provide a value indicative of whether the program selected by the user via the STB is presented at the media presentation device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于验证媒体内容呈现的示例性方法和装置。 用于机顶盒（STB）和媒体呈现装置的公开的示例性装置包括：音频输入接口，用于接收与由用户经由STB选择的节目相关联的第一音频信号;麦克风， 由媒体呈现设备或与媒体呈现设备相关联的音频系统中的至少一个输出的第二音频信号，比较器，用于将第二音频信号与第一音频信号进行比较以形成输出;以及输出接口， 指示由用户经由STB选择的节目是否在媒体呈现设备处被呈现的值。

公开(公告)号：US20100077424A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-25

申请号：US12626544

申请日：2009-11-25

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Dan Nelson

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Dan Nelson

IPC分类号： H04H60/33

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 example method includes analyzing a first predetermined characteristic of a video component of the audio-video signal to generate a first indication of the source of the audio-video signal, analyzing a second predetermined characteristic of an audio component of the audio-video signal to generate a second indication of the source of the audio-video signal, and determining if the audio-video signal was generated by a local device based on the first and second indications.

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。 所公开的示例性方法包括分析音频 - 视频信号的视频分量的第一预定特性以产生音频 - 视频信号的源的第一指示，分析音频 - 视频信号的音频分量的第二预定特性 以产生音频 - 视频信号的源的第二指示，以及基于第一和第二指示来确定音频 - 视频信号是否由本地设备产生。

公开(公告)号：US07587732B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-08

申请号：US11405067

申请日：2006-04-17

申请人： David Howell Wright ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Dan Nelson ,  Glen Vilches

发明人： David Howell Wright ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Dan Nelson ,  Glen Vilches

IPC分类号： H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/2407 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/52 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： As disclosed herein, media metering functionality may be imparted to a panelists device that was not previously capable of media metering. According to one example, a method of providing a communication device with media metering functionality includes asking a potential panelist to participate in a survey, receiving an affirmative response from the potential panelist, and providing metering functionality to a portable device of the potential panelist.

摘要翻译： 如本文所公开的，媒体计量功能可以被赋予以前不能进行媒体测量的小组成员设备。 根据一个示例，提供具有媒体计量功能的通信设备的方法包括要求潜在的小组成员参与调查，从潜在小组成员接收肯定的响应，以及向潜在小组成员的便携式设备提供计量功能。

公开(公告)号：US20090222848A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-03

申请号：US12088798

申请日：2006-12-12

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04H20/31 ,  H04H20/63 ,  H04H60/40 ,  H04H60/41 ,  H04H2201/50 ,  H04N7/17309 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/6181 ,  H04N21/658

摘要： Example systems and methods to wirelessly meter audio/visual (A/V) devices are disclosed. A disclosed example method receives media content from an A/V source device, embeds a video overlay in the wirelessly received media content, and wirelessly transmits the media content and the video overlay to the wireless A/V device. The example method wirelessly receives audience identification information in response to the transmitted video overlay, and wirelessly receives audience behavior information.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于无线测量音视频（A / V）设备的示例系统和方法。 所公开的示例方法从A / V源设备接收媒体内容，将视频覆盖嵌入到无线接收的媒体内容中，并将媒体内容和视频覆盖无线传输到无线A / V设备。 示例性方法响应于所发送的视频覆盖而无线地接收观众识别信息，并且无线地接收观众行为信息。

公开(公告)号：US20070294729A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-20

申请号：US11761033

申请日：2007-06-11

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/4884

摘要： Methods and apparatus to meter content exposure using closed caption information are disclosed. An example method comprises developing a keyword database of terms based on program guide descriptive of programs for a given time period, generating one or more values representative of likelihoods that one or more respective media content was presented based on a comparison of closed caption text and the keyword database, collecting audience measurement data, and employing the one or more likelihood values to identify a set of reference data for comparison to the audience measurement data to identify presented content.

摘要翻译： 公开了使用隐藏字幕信息来测量内容曝光的方法和装置。 一个示例性方法包括：基于针对给定时间段的节目描述的节目指南来开发术语的关键字数据库，基于隐藏字幕文本的比较生成代表一个或多个相应媒体内容的可能性的一个或多个值， 收集观众测量数据，以及采用一个或多个似然值来识别用于与观众测量数据进行比较的一组参考数据，以识别呈现的内容。

公开(公告)号：US07203338B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-10

申请号：US10538483

申请日：2002-12-11

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： G06K9/00369 ,  G06K9/00778 ,  G06T7/254 ,  H04H60/33

摘要： Methods and apparatus to count people appearing in an image are disclosed. One disclosed method reduces objects appearing in a series of images to one or more blobs; for each individual image in a set of the images of the series of images, represents the one or more blobs in the individual image by one or more symbols in a histogram; and analyzes the symbols appearing in the histogram to count the people in the image.

摘要翻译： 公开了计算出现在图像中的人的方法和装置。 一种公开的方法将出现在一系列图像中的对象减少到一个或多个斑点; 对于一系列图像的图像中的每个单独图像，通过直方图中的一个或多个符号来表示单个图像中的一个或多个斑点; 并分析出现在直方图中的符号来计算图像中的人物。

公开(公告)号：US09515904B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US13341661

申请日：2011-12-30

申请人： Jan Besehanic ,  Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Jan Besehanic ,  Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N19/46

CPC分类号： H04L43/06 ,  H04L65/4069 ,  H04L65/607 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04N1/32101 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N21/2353 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8126 ,  H04N21/8358

摘要： Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to monitor streaming media content are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to monitor streaming media content comprises extracting first metering data from media content to be provided to a content presentation device via a transport stream, the first metering data identifying at least one of the media content or a source of the media content, combining the first metering data with second metering data obtained independently of the media content, the combined metering data not being decodable by a meter associated with the content presentation device, and transcoding the combined metering data to form transcoded metering data having a format decodable by the meter associated with the content presentation device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于监视流媒体内容的方法，装置和制品。 本文公开的用于监视流媒体内容的示例性方法包括：从要通过传输流提供给内容呈现设备的媒体内容提取第一测量数据，所述第一测量数据标识媒体内容或媒体内容的源中的至少一个 将第一计量数据与独立于媒体内容获得的第二测量数据相组合，组合的计量数据不能由与内容呈现设备相关联的计量器来解码，并且对组合的计量数据进行代码转换以形成具有可解码的格式的经转码的计量数据， 该仪表与内容呈现设备相关联。

公开(公告)号：US09210208B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-08

申请号：US13341646

申请日：2011-12-30

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Jan Besehanic

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Jan Besehanic

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N19/46

CPC分类号： H04L43/06 ,  H04L65/4069 ,  H04L65/607 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04N1/32101 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N21/2353 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8126 ,  H04N21/8358

摘要： Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to monitor streaming media content are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to monitor streaming media content comprises extracting metering data having a first format from media content to be provided to a content presentation device via a transport stream, the extracted metering data identifying at least one of the media content or a source of the media content, the extracted metering data not being decodable by a meter associated with the content presentation device, transcoding the extracted metering data to form transcoded metering data having a second format decodable by the meter associated with the content presentation device, and encoding the transcoded metering data into a metadata channel to send the transcoded metering data to the content presentation device, the metadata channel being associated with the transport stream.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于监视流媒体内容的方法，装置和制品。 本文公开的用于监视流媒体内容的示例性方法包括经由传输流从要提供给内容呈现设备的媒体内容提取具有第一格式的计量数据，提取的计量数据标识媒体内容或源的 媒体内容，提取的测量数据不能被与内容呈现设备相关联的仪表解码，对所提取的测量数据进行代码转换以形成具有可由与内容呈现设备相关联的仪表解码的第二格式的代码转换计量数据，以及对转码 将数据计量到元数据信道中以将代码转换的计量数据发送到内容呈现设备，元数据信道与传输流相关联。

公开(公告)号：US09124769B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-01

申请号：US12505966

申请日：2009-07-20

申请人： Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04N21/436

CPC分类号： H04N21/44204 ,  G06F21/6245 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/4396 ,  H04N21/44213 ,  H04N21/4667

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to verify presentation of media content are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus for use with a set-top box (STB) and a media presentation device includes an audio input interface to receive a first audio signal associated with a program selected by a user via the STB, a microphone to receive a free-field radiating second audio signal output by at least one of the media presentation device or an audio system associated with the media presentation device, a comparator to compare the second audio signal to the first audio signal to form an output, and an output interface to provide a value indicative of whether the program selected by the user via the STB is presented at the media presentation device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于验证媒体内容呈现的示例性方法和装置。 用于机顶盒（STB）和媒体呈现装置的公开的示例性装置包括：音频输入接口，用于接收与由用户经由STB选择的节目相关联的第一音频信号;麦克风， 由媒体呈现设备或与媒体呈现设备相关联的音频系统中的至少一个输出的第二音频信号，比较器，用于将第二音频信号与第一音频信号进行比较以形成输出;以及输出接口， 指示由用户经由STB选择的节目是否在媒体呈现设备处被呈现的值。