公开(公告)号：US09326014B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-26

申请号：US13531413

申请日：2012-06-22

申请人： Simon Michael Rowe

发明人： Simon Michael Rowe

IPC分类号： H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/8547 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/442

CPC分类号： H04N21/252 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4758 ,  H04N21/6125

摘要： A computer system for determining TV viewership information for one or more TV panelists is provided, the computer system having memory to store programs and one or more processors for executing the one or more programs. The programs include instructions for: receiving TV broadcast information from a TV metering device, wherein the TV broadcast information identifies a current status of a TV in a household and an associated timestamp; receiving TV panelist status information from a first login/logout device that is different from the TV metering device, wherein the TV panelist status information identifies a viewership status of the TV panelist and an associated timestamp; and correlating the TV broadcast information with the TV panelist status information in accordance with their respective timestamps to determine a relationship between the TV panelist and a respective TV program currently broadcasted by the TV in the household.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于确定一个或多个TV小组成员的电视观看信息的计算机系统，所述计算机系统具有存储程序的存储器和用于执行所述一个或多个节目的一个或多个处理器。 该节目包括用于从电视计费装置接收TV广播信息的指令，其中TV广播信息识别家庭中TV的当前状态和相关联的时间戳; 从与所述电视计量装置不同的第一登录/注销装置接收电视小组成员状态信息，其中，所述TV小组成员状态信息标识所述TV小组成员的观众状态和相关联的时间戳; 以及根据其各自的时间戳将电视广播信息与TV小组成员状态信息相关联，以确定TV小组成员和家庭中当前由TV广播的各个电视节目之间的关系。

公开(公告)号：US09215022B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-15

申请号：US13552561

申请日：2012-07-18

申请人： Simon Michael Rowe ,  Nick Salvatore Arini ,  Owen Charlebois

发明人： Simon Michael Rowe ,  Nick Salvatore Arini ,  Owen Charlebois

IPC分类号： H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04H60/94 ,  H04H60/37

CPC分类号： H04N21/252 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04H60/94 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42201 ,  H04N21/42218 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4758 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： A TV audience survey system for determining the TV viewing activities of a plurality of individuals in a household includes a master device and multiple tags, each tag assigned to an individual. After an individual logs into the system and starts watching the TV, the master device communicates with the corresponding tag repeatedly to accumulate data representing the individual's TV viewing activities. Such data can be used to determine when the individual stops watching the TV for an extended period of time without logging out of the system and when the household member remains watching the TV after logging or being logged out of the system. The master device then reports the accumulated data to a remote server, which uses the data to determine whether the individual complies with the logging protocol defined by the TV audience survey system and update the TV viewership data associated with this household.

摘要翻译： 用于确定家庭中多个人的电视观看活动的电视观众调查系统包括主设备和多个标签，每个标签被分配给个人。 在个人登录系统并开始观看电视之后，主设备反复与相应的标签进行通信，以累积表示个人电视观看活动的数据。 这样的数据可用于确定个人何时停止观看电视长时间，而不会退出系统，以及家庭成员在登录或退出系统后仍然观看电视。 主设备然后将累积的数据报告给远程服务器，远程服务器使用数据来确定个人是否符合电视观众调查系统定义的日志记录协议，并更新与该家庭相关的电视观众数据。

公开(公告)号：US08997132B1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-31

申请号：US13346586

申请日：2012-01-09

申请人： Simon Michael Rowe

发明人： Simon Michael Rowe

IPC分类号： H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04N21/23

CPC分类号： H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/44222

摘要： A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for identifying computer systems being used by viewers of television programs is presented. An audio signal received from a microphone of a television metering device is monitored, where the audio signal corresponds to audio of a television program presented on the television set and audio tones generated by computer systems of viewers of the television set. The audio signal is analyzed to determine an identifier for the television program being presented on the television set and to identify an audio tone generated by a computer system of a viewer of the television set. An identifier of the computer system associated with the audio tone is determined. An identifier for the television metering device, the identifier for the television program, and the identifier of the computer system is transmitted to a server.

摘要翻译： 提出了存储至少一个程序的系统，计算机可读存储介质以及用于识别由电视节目的观众使用的计算机系统的计算机实现的方法。 监视从电视计量装置的麦克风接收的音频信号，其中音频信号对应于在电视机上呈现的电视节目的音频和由电视机的观看者的计算机系统产生的音频音调。 分析音频信号以确定正在呈现在电视机上的电视节目的标识符，并且识别由电视机的观看者的计算机系统产生的音频音调。 确定与音频音调相关联的计算机系统的标识符。 将电视计量装置的标识符，电视节目的标识符和计算机系统的标识符发送到服务器。

公开(公告)号：US08751303B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-10

申请号：US13485759

申请日：2012-05-31

申请人： Nick Salvatore Arini ,  Simon Michael Rowe

发明人： Nick Salvatore Arini ,  Simon Michael Rowe

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0242 ,  G06Q30/0241

摘要： A process tracks user advertisement exposure. To enroll a user as a panelist, the process generates a panelist ID and sends it to the user's home router. The process receives a message from the router that includes the panelist ID and a cookie ID associated with a web application. The cookie ID identifies the application and a personal device. The process stores the correlation between the panelist ID and the cookie ID in a database. The process receives an advertisement request from the personal device that includes the cookie ID. The process selects an advertisement and sends it to the personal device. The process also stores information corresponding to the advertisement request in an advertisement log, including the cookie ID and an advertisement identifier. The programs correlate the advertisement request with the panelist ID using the cookie ID. The process generates a report of the user's online advertisement exposure.

摘要翻译： 过程跟踪用户广告曝光。 要以用户身份注册用户，该过程将生成一个小组成员ID并将其发送到用户的家庭路由器。 该过程从路由器接收到包含小组成员ID和与Web应用程序相关联的cookie ID的消息。 Cookie ID标识应用程序和个人设备。 该过程存储数据库中小组成员ID和Cookie ID之间的相关性。 该过程从包含Cookie ID的个人设备接收广告请求。 该过程选择一个广告并将其发送到个人设备。 该处理还将与广告请求对应的信息存储在广告日志中，包括Cookie ID和广告标识符。 该程序使用Cookie ID将广告请求与小组成员ID相关联。 该过程生成用户在线广告曝光的报告。

公开(公告)号：US20140122715A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-01

申请号：US13660818

申请日：2012-10-25

申请人： Simon Michael Rowe

发明人： Simon Michael Rowe

IPC分类号： H04L29/06

CPC分类号： H04L67/22 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L63/102 ,  H04L67/02

摘要： A method for associating a web event with a member of a group of users is implemented at a first computing device. The method includes: receiving a data access request from a second computing device; determining whether the second computing device provides a user login service; if so, causing the second computing device to render the user login service so that the user can provide an instruction of whether or not to associate the data access request with the user of the second computing device; if not, identifying a third computing device that is physically proximate the second computing device; and causing the third computing device to output an alert signal prompting the user of the second computing device to respond; and in response to the user's response through the third computing dvice, generating a data record to associate the data access request with the user of the second computing device.

摘要翻译： 用于将web事件与一组用户的成员相关联的方法在第一计算设备处实现。 该方法包括：从第二计算设备接收数据访问请求; 确定所述第二计算设备是否提供用户登录服务; 如果是，使第二计算设备呈现用户登录服务，使得用户可以提供关于数据访问请求是否与第二计算设备的用户相关联的指令; 如果不是，则识别物理上靠近所述第二计算设备的第三计算设备; 并且使所述第三计算设备输出提示所述第二计算设备的用户响应的警报信号; 并且响应于用户通过第三计算装置的响应，生成数据记录以将数据访问请求与第二计算设备的用户相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20120084828A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-05

申请号：US13171263

申请日：2011-06-28

申请人： Simon Michael Rowe ,  Raimundo Mirisola

发明人： Simon Michael Rowe ,  Raimundo Mirisola

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/252 ,  H04N21/251 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/42684 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/4758 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： A server receives an IP address associated with an account of a TV subscriber using a TV service. The IP address is associated with a set top box employed by the TV subscriber to display TV content provided by the TV service. The IP address is also associated with computers of a household corresponding to the TV subscriber. The computers use web browsers to view Internet content. The server receives information on TV viewing, including the IP address. The server also receives information on web browsing activity in the household associated with the IP address. The information includes the IP address. The server maintains a TV log of the TV viewing and maintains an Internet log of the web browsing activity in the household associated with the IP address. The server associates entries in the TV log with entries in the Internet log(using IP address), and stores the associations.

摘要翻译： 服务器使用电视服务器接收与电视订户的帐户相关联的IP地址。 该IP地址与由TV用户使用的机顶盒相关联，以显示由TV服务提供的电视内容。 IP地址也与对应于电视订户的家庭的计算机相关联。 计算机使用Web浏览器来查看Internet内容。 服务器接收电视观看信息，包括IP地址。 该服务器还接收与该IP地址相关联的家庭中关于网页浏览活动的信息。 信息包括IP地址。 服务器维护电视观看的电视日志，并维护与IP地址相关联的家庭中的网络浏览活动的因特网日志。 服务器将电视日志中的条目与Internet日志中的条目（使用IP地址）相关联，并存储关联。

公开(公告)号：US07006102B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-28

申请号：US10424724

申请日：2003-04-29

申请人： Simon Michael Rowe

发明人： Simon Michael Rowe

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/72544 ,  G06K9/00604 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T15/04 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T2219/2016 ,  H04M1/576 ,  H04N2007/145

摘要： A communications system is described in which a plurality of mobile phones are provided, each including means for generating a user interface for enabling users to identify points in images as feature points. All of the phones are then operable to utilise points identified by users to generate 3D models of individuals in the images. The 3D models are generated by associating stored average depth data for points corresponding to the co-ordinates of the feature points and further points whose position is identified relative to the co-ordinates of the feature points. The 3D models are then used to generate images which are displayed on the mobile phones.

公开(公告)号：US06516099B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-04

申请号：US09129079

申请日：1998-08-05

申请人： Allan Joseph Davison ,  Jane Haslam ,  Alexander Ralph Lyons ,  Simon Michael Rowe ,  Richard Ian Taylor

发明人： Allan Joseph Davison ,  Jane Haslam ,  Alexander Ralph Lyons ,  Simon Michael Rowe ,  Richard Ian Taylor

IPC分类号： G06K936

CPC分类号： G06T7/596 ,  G06T7/33 ,  G06T7/35 ,  G06T7/564 ,  G06T2207/10012 ,  H04N13/221 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/243 ,  H04N2013/0081

摘要： In an apparatus and method for creating a three-dimensional model of an object, images of the object taken from different, unknown positions are processed to identify the points in the images which correspond to the same point on the actual object (that is “matching” points), the matching points are used to determine the relative positions from which the images were taken, and the matching points and calculated positions are used to calculate points in a three-dimensional space representing points on the object. A number of different techniques are used to identify the matching points, and a number of solutions are calculated and tested for the relative positions, the solution which is consistent with the largest number of matching points being selected. In one matching technique, edges in an image are identified by first identifying corner points in the image and then identifying edges between the corner points on the basis of edge orientation values of pixels, the edges are processed in strength order to remove cross-overs, the images sub-divided into regions by connecting points at the ends of the edges on the basis of the edge strengths, and matching points within corresponding regions in two or more images are identified.

摘要翻译： 在用于创建对象的三维模型的装置和方法中，处理从不同的未知位置拍摄的对象的图像以识别图像中对应于实际对象上的相同点的点（即，“匹配 “点），使用匹配点来确定拍摄图像的相对位置，并且使用匹配点和计算的位置来计算表示对象上的点的三维空间中的点。 使用许多不同的技术来识别匹配点，并且为相对位置计算和测试多个解决方案，该解决方案与所选择的最大匹配点数一致。 在一种匹配技术中，通过首先识别图像中的角点来识别图像中的边缘，然后基于像素的边缘方向值来识别角点之间的边缘，边缘以强度级别处理以消除交叉， 通过基于边缘强度在边缘的端部连接点来分割图像，并且识别两个或更多个图像中的相应区域内的匹配点。

公开(公告)号：US09197929B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-24

申请号：US14342326

申请日：2012-08-28

申请人： Yaroslav Volovich ,  Raimundo Mirisola ,  Simon Michael Rowe ,  Nick Arini ,  Andrew Gildfind ,  Ant Oztaskent ,  Iain Merrick

发明人： Yaroslav Volovich ,  Raimundo Mirisola ,  Simon Michael Rowe ,  Nick Arini ,  Andrew Gildfind ,  Ant Oztaskent ,  Iain Merrick

IPC分类号： H04H60/32 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/658

CPC分类号： H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： A method for providing efficient and accurate estimates of TV viewership ratings through a distributed computer system that includes multiple computers is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a query from a client at the distributed computer system; dynamically selecting one or more computers according to a predefined sharding function; at each of the selected computers, determining a count of qualified event records that satisfy the query; aggregating the respective counts of qualified event records determined by the selected computers; statistically projecting the aggregated count of qualified event records into an estimated total count of qualified event records on the distributed computer system; and returning the estimated total count of qualified event records to the requesting client.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种通过包括多台计算机的分布式计算机系统提供有效和准确的电视观看次数评估的方法。 该方法包括：从分布式计算机系统的客户端接收查询; 根据预定义的分片功能动态地选择一个或多个计算机; 在每个所选择的计算机上，确定满足查询的限定事件记录的计数; 聚合由所选择的计算机确定的合格事件记录的相应计数; 统计上将合格事件记录的总计数量预计为分布式计算机系统上合格事件记录的总计数; 并将合格事件记录的估计总计数返回给请求客户端。

公开(公告)号：US09106871B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US13171239

申请日：2011-06-28

申请人： Simon Michael Rowe

发明人： Simon Michael Rowe

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/462

CPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/4332 ,  H04N21/4333 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： Methods and systems for determining meta-information for a channel being viewed are described. At an inline TV processor with a processor and memory, a first TV signal is received from a first source. One or more fingerprints are generated from the first TV signal. A plurality of second TV signals are received from a second source, and one or more respective second fingerprints are generated for each of the second TV signals. It is then determined whether one of the first fingerprints matches one of the second fingerprints. In response to determining that one of the first fingerprints matches a respective one of the second fingerprints, meta-information of the second TV signal (that is associated with the matched respective second fingerprint) is associated with the first TV signal. In response to determining that one of the first fingerprints does not match any of the second fingerprints, the steps are repeated.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于确定正在观看的频道的元信息的方法和系统。 在具有处理器和存储器的在线TV处理器中，从第一来源接收第一TV信号。 从第一TV信号产生一个或多个指纹。 从第二源接收多个第二TV信号，并为每个第二TV信号生成一个或多个相应的第二指纹。 然后确定第一指纹之一是否匹配第二指纹之一。 响应于确定第一指纹中的一个与第二指纹中的相应一个匹配，第二TV信号（与匹配的相应的第二指纹相关联）的元信息与第一TV信号相关联。 响应于确定第一指纹中的一个与第二指纹中的任一个不匹配，重复这些步骤。