公开(公告)号：US08023882B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-20

申请号：US11457666

申请日：2006-07-14

申请人： David J. Croy ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Paul Mears

发明人： David J. Croy ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Paul Mears

IPC分类号： H04H60/21

CPC分类号： H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/44 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portable audience measurement are disclosed. A disclosed system contains a plurality of portable measurement devices configured to collect audience measurement data from media devices, a plurality of data collection servers configured to collect audience measurement data from the plurality of portable measurement devices, and a central data processing server. A portable measurement device establishes a communication link with a data collection server in a peer-to-peer manner and transfers the collected audience measurement data to the data collection server. Because the portable measurement device is not dedicated to a particular local data collection server, the portable measurement device periodically or a periodically broadcasts a message attempting to find a data collection server with which to establish a communication link.

摘要翻译： 公开了便携式观众测量的便携式观众测量结构和方法。 所公开的系统包括多个便携式测量设备，其被配置为从媒体设备收集观众测量数据，多个数据收集服务器被配置为从多个便携式测量设备收集观众测量数据，以及中央数据处理服务器。 便携式测量设备以对等方式与数据收集服务器建立通信链路，并将收集的受众测量数据传送到数据收集服务器。 由于便携式测量设备不专用于特定的本地数据收集服务器，便携式测量设备周期性地或周期性地广播尝试找到用于建立通信链路的数据收集服务器的消息。

公开(公告)号：US08467717B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-18

申请号：US13159243

申请日：2011-06-13

申请人： David J. Croy ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Paul Mears

发明人： David J. Croy ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Paul Mears

IPC分类号： H04H60/21

CPC分类号： H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/44 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portable audience measurement are disclosed. A disclosed system contains a plurality of portable measurement devices configured to collect audience measurement data from media devices, a plurality of data collection servers configured to collect audience measurement data from the plurality of portable measurement devices, and a central data processing server. A portable measurement device establishes a communication link with a data collection server in a peer-to-peer manner and transfers the collected audience measurement data to the data collection server. Because the portable measurement device is not dedicated to a particular local data collection server, the portable measurement device periodically or a periodically broadcasts a message attempting to find a data collection server with which to establish a communication link.

摘要翻译： 公开了便携式观众测量的便携式观众测量结构和方法。 所公开的系统包括多个便携式测量设备，其被配置为从媒体设备收集观众测量数据，多个数据收集服务器被配置为从多个便携式测量设备收集观众测量数据，以及中央数据处理服务器。 便携式测量设备以对等方式与数据收集服务器建立通信链路，并将收集的受众测量数据传送到数据收集服务器。 由于便携式测量设备不专用于特定的本地数据收集服务器，便携式测量设备周期性地或周期性地广播尝试找到用于建立通信链路的数据收集服务器的消息。

公开(公告)号：US20110239245A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-29

申请号：US13159243

申请日：2011-06-13

申请人： David J. Croy ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Paul Mears

发明人： David J. Croy ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Paul Mears

IPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/32

CPC分类号： H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/44 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portable audience measurement are disclosed. A disclosed system contains a plurality of portable measurement devices configured to collect audience measurement data from media devices, a plurality of data collection servers configured to collect audience measurement data from the plurality of portable measurement devices, and a central data processing server. A portable measurement device establishes a communication link with a data collection server in a peer-to-peer manner and transfers the collected audience measurement data to the data collection server. Because the portable measurement device is not dedicated to a particular local data collection server, the portable measurement device periodically or a periodically broadcasts a message attempting to find a data collection server with which to establish a communication link.

摘要翻译： 公开了便携式观众测量的便携式观众测量结构和方法。 所公开的系统包括多个便携式测量设备，其被配置为从媒体设备收集观众测量数据，多个数据收集服务器被配置为从多个便携式测量设备收集观众测量数据，以及中央数据处理服务器。 便携式测量设备以对等方式与数据收集服务器建立通信链路，并将收集的受众测量数据传送到数据收集服务器。 由于便携式测量设备不专用于特定的本地数据收集服务器，便携式测量设备周期性地或周期性地广播尝试找到用于建立通信链路的数据收集服务器的消息。

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：US20050144632A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-30

申请号：US10970585

申请日：2004-10-21

申请人： Paul Mears ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Dan Nelson ,  Kevin Deng ,  John Peiffer

发明人： Paul Mears ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Dan Nelson ,  Kevin Deng ,  John Peiffer

IPC分类号： H04H1/00 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04H9/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4758 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N21/442

摘要： Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated with a media presentation are described herein. In an example method, the presence of one or more other media metering devices is monitored by a first media metering device associated with a media presentation device. A monitoring operation of the first media metering device is varied based on a presence of the one or more other media metering devices.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了收集与媒体呈现相关联的受众信息的方法和装置。 在示例性方法中，一个或多个其他媒体计量装置的存在由与媒体呈现装置相关联的第一媒体计量装置监视。 第一介质计量装置的监视操作基于一个或多个其他介质计量装置的存在而改变。

公开(公告)号：US20050054285A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-10

申请号：US10867190

申请日：2004-06-14

申请人： Paul Mears ,  Arun Ramaswamy

发明人： Paul Mears ,  Arun Ramaswamy

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/40 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/44 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04H7/00

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：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：US20070006250A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-04

申请号：US11457666

申请日：2006-07-14

申请人： David Croy ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Paul Mears

发明人： David Croy ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Paul Mears

IPC分类号： H04H9/00 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/44 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： Portable audience measurement architectures and methods for portable audience measurement are disclosed. A disclosed system contains a plurality of portable measurement devices configured to collect audience measurement data from media devices, a plurality of data collection servers configured to collect audience measurement data from the plurality of portable measurement devices, and a central data processing server. A portable measurement device establishes a communication link with a data collection server in a peer-to-peer manner and transfers the collected audience measurement data to the data collection server. Because the portable measurement device is not dedicated to a particular local data collection server, the portable measurement device periodically or a periodically broadcasts a message attempting to find a data collection server with which to establish a communication link.

摘要翻译： 公开了便携式观众测量的便携式观众测量结构和方法。 所公开的系统包括多个便携式测量设备，其被配置为从媒体设备收集观众测量数据，多个数据收集服务器被配置为从多个便携式测量设备收集观众测量数据，以及中央数据处理服务器。 便携式测量设备以对等方式与数据收集服务器建立通信链路，并将收集的受众测量数据传送到数据收集服务器。 由于便携式测量设备不专用于特定的本地数据收集服务器，便携式测量设备周期性地或周期性地广播尝试找到用于建立通信链路的数据收集服务器的消息。

公开(公告)号：US09460730B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-04

申请号：US13730271

申请日：2012-12-28

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

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

IPC分类号： G10L19/018 ,  H04N21/2389 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N19/467 ,  G10L25/18 ,  H04H20/31 ,  H04H60/31

CPC分类号： G10L19/018 ,  G10L19/022 ,  G10L19/06 ,  G10L25/18 ,  H04H20/31 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H2201/50 ,  H04N19/467 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  H04N21/8358

摘要： Encoding and decoding methods and apparatus are described to obtain auxiliary information from an audio signal. The auxiliary information uses a plurality of frequency components residing in a plurality of code bands. The audio signal is transformed into a frequency domain representation. Characteristics of frequencies of the frequency domain representation that may contain the auxiliary information are determined. The characteristics of frequencies of the frequency domain representation in a respective one of the code bands that may contain the auxiliary information are normalized across the code band. The normalization is carried out against a characteristic of a frequency in that code band. The normalized characteristics of the frequencies representative of auxiliary information are summed to determine a sum for a frequency representative of auxiliary information. It is determined when the sum is representative of the auxiliary information.

摘要翻译： 描述编码和解码方法和装置以从音频信号获得辅助信息。 辅助信息使用驻留在多个码带中的多个频率分量。 音频信号被转换成频域表示。 确定可能包含辅助信息的频域表示的频率特性。 可以包含辅助信息的相应一个码带中的频域表示的频率的特性在码带上被归一化。 根据该频带的频率的特性进行归一化。 表示辅助信息的频率的归一化特征相加以确定表示辅助信息的频率的和。 确定何时代表辅助信息。