公开(公告)号：US20070157262A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-05

申请号：US11550261

申请日：2006-10-17

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Robert Luff

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Robert Luff

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/442 ,  H04H20/14 ,  H04H60/372 ,  H04H60/40 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04H60/64 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8352

摘要： Methods and apparatus to maintain audience privacy while determining viewing of video-on-demand programs are disclosed. An example method for monitoring a displayed VOD program disclosed herein comprises determining a first set of metering information based on a first set of data collected at a subscriber site, determining a second set of metering information based on a second set of data reported by at least one of a VOD server and a head-end, determining a third set of data based on the second set of data, and combining the first and third sets of metering information to credit the displayed VOD program.

摘要翻译： 公开了在确定观看视频点播节目时保持观众隐私的方法和装置。 用于监视本文公开的显示的VOD程序的示例性方法包括基于在用户站点处收集的第一组数据来确定第一组计量信息，基于至少报告的第二组数据来确定第二组计量信息 VOD服务器和头端之一，基于第二组数据确定第三组数据，以及组合第一和第三组计量信息以授权所显示的VOD程序。

公开(公告)号：US08812012B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US12336338

申请日：2008-12-16

申请人： Jan Besehanic ,  Paul Mears ,  Joseph G. Milavasky ,  Robert Luff ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  David Howell Wright

发明人： Jan Besehanic ,  Paul Mears ,  Joseph G. Milavasky ,  Robert Luff ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  David Howell Wright

IPC分类号： H04W24/00 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04M11/04 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L29/12

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0205 ,  G06F2221/2111 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  H04L29/12981 ,  H04L29/1299 ,  H04L43/0811 ,  H04L61/2015 ,  H04L61/609 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04M2215/22 ,  H04W4/025

摘要： Example methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demographic composition of a geographic area are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a plurality of Internet Protocol addresses assigned to a media device associated with a panel member, determining a most used Internet Protocol address from the plurality of Internet Protocol addresses, accessing geographic information and determining a geographic location corresponding to the most used Internet Protocol address, accessing demographic information and determining a demographic profile associated with the geographic location, and associating at least one of the geographic location or the demographic profile with the media device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于将媒体设备与地理区域的人口组成相关联的示例性方法和装置。 所公开的示例性方法包括接收分配给与面板成员相关联的媒体设备的多个互联网协议地址，从多个因特网协议地址确定最常用的因特网协议地址，访问地理信息并确定对应于最多的地理位置 使用的互联网协议地址，访问人口统计信息和确定与地理位置相关联的人口统计简档，以及将地理位置或人口统计简档中的至少一个与媒体设备相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20120219156A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-30

申请号：US13037318

申请日：2011-02-28

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Robert Luff

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Robert Luff

IPC分类号： H04R29/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/44213 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H2201/90

摘要： Methods and apparatus to monitor media exposure are disclosed. An example implementation includes transmitting a start signal from a mailable meter to at least one mailable meter to at least one wearable meter; receiving a first audio at the mailable meter upon transmission of the start signal; receiving a second audio at the at least one wearable meter upon reception of the start signal; deriving a signature of the first received audio at the mailable meter; deriving a signature of the second received audio at the at least one wearable meter; transmitting the signature of the second received audio and an identification number from the at least one wearable meter to the mailable meter; and storing the signature of the first received audio and the identification number at the mailable meter as audience measurement data if the signature of the first received audio and the signature of the second received audio correlate.

摘要翻译： 公开了监测媒体曝光的方法和装置。 一个示例实现包括将起始信号从可利用的仪表传送到至少一个可用仪表到至少一个可佩戴的仪表; 在发送开始信号时，在可利用的仪表处接收第一音频; 在接收到起始信号时在所述至少一个可佩戴仪表处接收第二音频; 在可利用的仪表上得到第一个接收到的音频的签名; 在所述至少一个可佩戴仪表上导出所述第二接收音频的签名; 将所述第二接收音频的签名和来自所述至少一个可佩戴仪表的识别号码发送到所述可利用的仪表; 以及如果所述第一接收音频的签名和所述第二接收音频的签名相关联，则将所述第一接收音频的签名和所述识别号码存储在所述可用计量表上作为观众测量数据。

公开(公告)号：US08918802B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-23

申请号：US13037318

申请日：2011-02-28

申请人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Robert Luff

发明人： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Robert Luff

IPC分类号： H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/58 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/31

CPC分类号： H04N21/44213 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H2201/90

摘要： Methods and apparatus to monitor media exposure are disclosed. An example implementation includes transmitting a start signal from a mailable meter to at least one mailable meter to at least one wearable meter; receiving a first audio at the mailable meter upon transmission of the start signal; receiving a second audio at the at least one wearable meter upon reception of the start signal; deriving a signature of the first received audio at the mailable meter; deriving a signature of the second received audio at the at least one wearable meter; transmitting the signature of the second received audio and an identification number from the at least one wearable meter to the mailable meter; and storing the signature of the first received audio and the identification number at the mailable meter as audience measurement data if the signature of the first received audio and the signature of the second received audio correlate.

摘要翻译： 公开了监测媒体曝光的方法和装置。 一个示例实现包括将起始信号从可利用的仪表传送到至少一个可用仪表到至少一个可佩戴的仪表; 在发送开始信号时，在可利用的仪表处接收第一音频; 在接收到起始信号时在所述至少一个可佩戴仪表处接收第二音频; 在可利用的仪表上得到第一个接收到的音频的签名; 在所述至少一个可佩戴仪表上导出所述第二接收音频的签名; 将所述第二接收音频的签名和来自所述至少一个可佩戴仪表的识别号码发送到所述可利用的仪表; 以及如果所述第一接收音频的签名和所述第二接收音频的签名相关联，则将所述第一接收音频的签名和所述识别号码存储在所述可用计量表上作为观众测量数据。

公开(公告)号：US20100151816A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12336338

申请日：2008-12-16

申请人： Jan Besehanic ,  Robert Luff ,  David Howell Wright ,  Paul Mears ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Joseph G. Milavsky

发明人： Jan Besehanic ,  Robert Luff ,  David Howell Wright ,  Paul Mears ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Joseph G. Milavsky

IPC分类号： H04W4/26

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0205 ,  G06F2221/2111 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  H04L29/12981 ,  H04L29/1299 ,  H04L43/0811 ,  H04L61/2015 ,  H04L61/609 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04M2215/22 ,  H04W4/025

摘要： Example methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demographic composition of a geographic area are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a plurality of Internet Protocol addresses assigned to a media device associated with a panel member, determining a most used Internet Protocol address from the plurality of Internet Protocol addresses, accessing geographic information and determining a geographic location corresponding to the most used Internet Protocol address, accessing demographic information and determining a demographic profile associated with the geographic location, and associating at least one of the geographic location or the demographic profile with the media device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于将媒体设备与地理区域的人口组成相关联的示例性方法和装置。 所公开的示例性方法包括接收分配给与面板成员相关联的媒体设备的多个互联网协议地址，从多个因特网协议地址确定最常用的因特网协议地址，访问地理信息并确定对应于最多的地理位置 使用的互联网协议地址，访问人口统计信息和确定与地理位置相关联的人口统计简档，以及将地理位置或人口统计简档中的至少一个与媒体设备相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20080059988A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11856602

申请日：2007-09-17

申请人： Morris Lee ,  Paul Mears ,  Robert Luff ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Stanley Seagran ,  Weston Headley

发明人： Morris Lee ,  Paul Mears ,  Robert Luff ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Stanley Seagran ,  Weston Headley

IPC分类号： H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/44204 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/52 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44222

摘要： Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture determine compliance with usage guidelines of an audience measurement system. Initially, location information associated with an audience member is obtained. It is then determined whether the audience member is in compliance with the usage guidelines based on the location information. Media monitoring information corresponding to the location information is then tagged as non-compliant if the audience member is not in compliance with the usage guidelines.

摘要翻译： 示例性方法，设备和制品决定了遵守受众测量系统的使用指南。 最初，获得与受众成员相关联的位置信息。 然后，根据位置信息确定观众成员是否符合使用指南。 如果观众成员不符合使用指南，则与位置信息对应的媒体监控信息随后被标记为不符合规定。

公开(公告)号：US20130232514A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-05

申请号：US13854465

申请日：2013-04-01

申请人： Robert Luff

发明人： Robert Luff

IPC分类号： H04H60/33

CPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  G06K9/00771 ,  G06K9/50 ,  G06T7/254 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/20224 ,  G06T2207/30196 ,  G06T2207/30232

摘要： Methods and apparatus to count persons in a monitored environment are disclosed. An example apparatus to count the number of people in a monitored environment is described, which includes an image sensor to collect a plurality of pixels, a pseudorandom number generator to pseudorandomly select at least one of a row of the pixels or a column of the pixels, a reader to read first pixel data generated by first pixels of the image sensor at a first time, the first pixels located in at least one of the row of the pixels or the column of the pixels, a comparator to compare the first pixel data with second pixel data generated by the first pixels at a second time different than the first time to generate first change values, and a counter to generate a count of persons based on the first change values.

摘要翻译： 公开了对受监控环境中的人进行计数的方法和装置。 描述了用于对被监视环境中的人数进行计数的示例性装置，其包括用于收集多个像素的图像传感器，伪随机数发生器，以伪随机选择一行像素或像素列中的至少一个 读取器，用于读取在第一时间由图像传感器的第一像素生成的第一像素数据，位于像素行或列列中的至少一个中的第一像素;比较器，用于比较第一像素数据 其中第二像素数据由与第一时间不同的第二时间由第一像素生成以产生第一变化值，以及计数器，用于基于第一变化值生成人数。

公开(公告)号：US20110066437A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-17

申请号：US12636356

申请日：2009-12-11

申请人： Robert Luff

发明人： Robert Luff

IPC分类号： G10L15/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02

摘要： Methods and apparatus to construct and transmit content-aware watermarks are disclosed herein. An example method of creating a content-aware watermark includes selecting at least one word associated with a media composition; representing the word with at least one phonetic notation; obtaining a proxy code for each phonetic notation; and locating the proxy code in the content-aware watermark.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了构造和传送内容感知水印的方法和装置。 创建内容感知水印的示例性方法包括选择与媒体合成相关联的至少一个词; 用至少一个语音符号表示该词; 获取每个语音符号的代理代码; 并将代理代码定位在内容感知水印中。

公开(公告)号：US20080101454A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-01

申请号：US11852049

申请日：2007-09-07

申请人： Robert Luff ,  Weston Headley

发明人： Robert Luff ,  Weston Headley

IPC分类号： H04B1/66 ,  G06F11/07

CPC分类号： H04N17/00 ,  H04N7/17309 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/234309 ,  H04N21/2383 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/44222

摘要： Apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for media monitoring are disclosed. In particular, the example apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture determine a media source type associated with a media signal and select an encoding or decoding mode based on the media source type. An encoding operation encodes the media signal using the selected encoding mode and a decoding operation decodes the media signal using the selected decoding mode.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于介质监测的装置，方法和制品。 具体地，示例性装置，方法和制品确定与媒体信号相关联的媒体源类型，并且基于媒体源类型选择编码或解码模式。 编码操作使用所选择的编码模式对媒体信号进行编码，并且解码操作使用所选择的解码模式解码媒体信号。