公开(公告)号：US10009648B1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US14874921

申请日：2015-10-05

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Ant Oztaskent ,  Yaroslav Volovich ,  Simon Michael Rowe ,  Cihat Basol ,  James Robert Stewart

IPC: H04H60/32 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/258

CPC classification number: H04N21/442 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04N21/23109 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/251 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/4884 ,  H04N21/4888 ,  H04N21/6377

Abstract: To provide audience measurement services without requiring broadcasters to install additional watermarking equipment, a small video capture device may receive a video signal viewed by an audience member, the signal including embedded closed captioning data, and may decode and transmit the closed captioning data to an audience measurement server. The measurement server may receive the data and compare the received data to a database of closed captioning text to identify matches. The database may be populated via one or more additional capture devices receiving local or national broadcast signals, or with data separately provided by broadcasters. When a match is found, the measurement server may determine that the audience member is watching a program having the corresponding closed captioning. Dynamically generated confidence scores may allow for reliable identification of audience members of content, even with very short closed captioning data lengths.

公开(公告)号：US09485525B1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-01

申请号：US14253028

申请日：2014-04-15

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Ant Oztaskent ,  Yaroslav Volovich ,  Simon Michael Rowe ,  Cihat Basol ,  James Robert Stewart

IPC: H04H60/32 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/258

CPC classification number: H04N21/442 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04N21/23109 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/251 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/4884 ,  H04N21/4888 ,  H04N21/6377

Abstract: To provide audience measurement services without requiring broadcasters to install additional watermarking equipment, a small video capture device may receive a video signal viewed by an audience member, the signal including embedded closed captioning data, and may decode and transmit the closed captioning data to an audience measurement server. The measurement server may receive the data and compare the received data to a database of closed captioning text to identify matches. The database may be populated via one or more additional capture devices receiving local or national broadcast signals, or with data separately provided by broadcasters. When a match is found, the measurement server may determine that the audience member is watching a program having the corresponding closed captioning. Dynamically generated confidence scores may allow for reliable identification of audience members of content, even with very short closed captioning data lengths.

Abstract translation: 为了提供观众测量服务而不要求广播者安装附加的水印设备，小的视频采集设备可以接收由观众观看的视频信号，该信号包括嵌入的隐藏字幕数据，并且可以将隐藏的字幕数据解码并传送给观众 测量服务器。 测量服务器可以接收数据并将接收到的数据与隐藏字幕文本的数据库进行比较以识别匹配。 数据库可以通过接收本地或全国广播信号的一个或多个附加捕获设备或由广播商单独提供的数据来填充。 当找到匹配时，测量服务器可以确定观众成员正在观看具有相应隐藏字幕的节目。 动态生成的置信度分数可以允许对内容的观众成员进行可靠的识别，即使是非常短的隐藏字幕数据长度。

公开(公告)号：US09788044B1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US15352850

申请日：2016-11-16

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Gildfind ,  Simon Michael Rowe ,  Ken Krieger ,  James Robert Stewart

IPC: H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04N21/4363

CPC classification number: H04N21/422 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/632

Abstract: A method for conducting a media consumption study, includes at a processor of a position marker placed in a study site in a vicinity of a fixed media device; receiving a signal broadcast from a personal measurement device; determining signal information of the received broadcast signal, the signal information including identification information of the personal measurement device, and one or more signal characteristics; comparing the one or more signal characteristics to threshold values; and based on the comparison, determining the personal measurement device is in proximity to the fixed media device.

公开(公告)号：US09510038B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-29

申请号：US14109124

申请日：2013-12-17

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Gildfind ,  Simon Michael Rowe ,  Ken Krieger ,  James Robert Stewart

IPC: H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04N21/442

CPC classification number: H04N21/422 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/632

Abstract: A method for conducting a media consumption study, includes at a processor of a position marker placed in a study site in a vicinity of a fixed media device; receiving a signal broadcast from a personal measurement device; determining signal information of the received broadcast signal, the signal information including identification information of the personal measurement device, and one or more signal characteristics; comparing the one or more signal characteristics to threshold values; and based on the comparison, determining the personal measurement device is in proximity to the fixed media device.

Abstract translation: 用于进行媒体消费研究的方法包括：位于固定媒体设备附近的研究场所中的位置标记的处理器; 接收从个人测量装置广播的信号; 确定所接收的广播信号的信号信息，包括个人测量装置的识别信息的信号信息和一个或多个信号特征; 将所述一个或多个信号特性与阈值进行比较; 并且基于比较，确定个人测量装置在固定介质装置附近。

公开(公告)号：US20150365714A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：US14109124

申请日：2013-12-17

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Gildfind ,  Simon Michael Rowe ,  Ken Krieger ,  James Robert Stewart

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/63

CPC classification number: H04N21/422 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/632

Abstract: A method for conducting a media consumption study, includes at a processor of a position marker placed in a study site in a vicinity of a fixed media device; receiving a signal broadcast from a personal measurement device; determining signal information of the received broadcast signal, the signal information including identification information of the personal measurement device, and one or more signal characteristics; comparing the one or more signal characteristics to threshold values; and based on the comparison, determining the personal measurement device is in proximity to the fixed media device.

Abstract translation: 用于进行媒体消费研究的方法包括：位于固定媒体设备附近的研究场所中的位置标记的处理器; 接收从个人测量装置广播的信号; 确定所接收的广播信号的信号信息，包括个人测量装置的识别信息的信号信息和一个或多个信号特征; 将所述一个或多个信号特性与阈值进行比较; 并且基于比较，确定个人测量装置在固定介质装置附近。