公开(公告)号：WO2016053368A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-07

申请号：PCT/US2014/068356

申请日：2014-12-03

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： NELSON, Daniel ,  RAMASWAMY, Arun

IPC: H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/472

CPC classification number: H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8352

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to selectively report media detections in real-time are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory to store a media identifier corresponding to media designated for real-time reporting; a detector to obtain media identifying information from a presentation generated by a media presentation device at a presentation time; and a reporter to, when (1) the obtained media identifying information corresponds to the stored media identifier and (2) the presentation time indicates that the presentation is live, convey a detection indication to a collection facility without delay, and when (1) the obtained media identifying information does not correspond to the stored media identifier or (2) the presentation time indicates that the presentation is not live, designate the detection indication for a delayed conveyance to the collection facility.

Abstract translation: 披露了实时选择性地报告媒体检测的方法和装置。 示例性装置包括存储器，用于存储对应于指定用于实时报告的媒体的媒体标识符; 检测器，用于在呈现时间从由媒体呈现设备产生的演示中获得媒体识别信息; 和（1）所获取的媒体识别信息对应于所存储的媒体标识符，以及（2）呈现时间表示呈现是现场的，并且在没有延迟的情况下向收集设备传送检测指示，并且（1） 所获取的媒体识别信息不对应于所存储的媒体标识符，或者（2）呈现时间表示呈现不存在，将针对延迟传送的检测指示指定给收集设备。

公开(公告)号：WO2016018992A2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-04

申请号：PCT/US2015/042619

申请日：2015-07-29

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： FRETT, Kenneth Joseph

IPC: H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/442

CPC classification number: H04L43/0894 ,  H04L43/0882 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L65/601 ,  H04L65/80

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to determine an end time of streaming media are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing bandwidth usage data corresponding to bandwidth usage associated with streaming media, and determining an end time of the media based on the bandwidth usage data.

Abstract translation: 公开了确定流媒体结束时间的方法，装置，系统和制品。 示例性方法包括分析与流媒体相关联的带宽使用对应的带宽使用数据，以及基于带宽使用数据确定媒体的结束时间。

公开(公告)号：WO2015099959A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-02

申请号：PCT/US2014/067941

申请日：2014-12-01

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： BORAWSKI, Albert T. ,  BREWER, Joseph W. ,  FUHRER, Brian

IPC: H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/462

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0201 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04L67/22

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to identify users associated with device application usage. A disclosed example method involves obtaining demographics of persons to participate in a panel for an audience research study, identifying a set of applications to be monitored, providing devices associated with the persons in the panel with a meter to record usage of the applications and with a user-to-application associator, the user-to-application associator to define associations between the applications to be monitored and the persons associate with the device before the applications are launched, receiving data from a first one of the devices identifying a first one of the persons as a primary user of a first one of the applications in the set of applications, receiving data from the first device identifying usage of the first application, and associating the demographics of the first person with the usage of the first application.

Abstract translation: 公开了识别与设备应用使用相关联的用户的方法和装置。 所披露的示例性方法包括获得人员参与观众研究研究的面板的人口统计，识别要监视的一组应用，向面板中的人提供与人员相关联的设备以记录应用的使用，并且使用 用户到应用程序关联器，用户到应用程序关联器，用于在启动应用程序之前定义要监视的应用程序与与设备相关联的人员之间的关联，从识别第一个应用程序的第一个设备接收数据 所述人员作为所述应用集合中的第一应用的主要用户，从所述第一设备接收识别所述第一应用的使用的数据，以及将所述第一人的人口统计与所述第一应用的使用相关联。

公开(公告)号：WO2015094642A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：PCT/US2014/068141

申请日：2014-12-02

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： MCMILLAN, F., Gavin

IPC: H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/43

CPC classification number: H04N21/2668 ,  G06F17/30424 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/44 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04H60/66 ,  H04H2201/50 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to verify and/or correct media lineup information are disclosed. An example method includes comparing presentation data representative of media output by a first set top box (STB) to reference data corresponding to a first station to determine whether the media presentation data corresponds to the reference data, the presentation data collected while the first STB was tuned to a first channel. The method further includes determining a second station that corresponds to the presentation data when the presentation data does not correspond to the reference data. The method further includes correcting a first channel map that relates the first channel to the first station by relating the first channel to the second station to create a second channel map, and correcting clickstream data that represents commands to other STBs using the second channel map.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于验证和/或校正媒体阵容信息的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括将表示第一机顶盒（STB）的媒体输出的呈现数据与对应于第一站的参考数据进行比较，以确定媒体呈现数据是否对应于参考数据，当第一STB为 调整到第一个频道。 该方法还包括：当呈现数据不对应于参考数据时，确定对应于呈现数据的第二站。 该方法还包括通过将第一信道与第二信道相关联来修正与第一信道相关的第一信道的第一信道映射，以创建第二信道映射，以及使用第二信道映射来校正表示对其他STB的命令的点击流数据。

公开(公告)号：WO2015023589A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-19

申请号：PCT/US2014/050551

申请日：2014-08-11

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： PEREZ, Albert Ronald ,  ZHANG, Mimi

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0246 ,  G06F17/30345 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/306

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to de-duplicate impression information. An example method includes accessing a first set of cookies and a set of user identifiers, the cookies and user identifiers corresponding to devices accessing media via the Internet, identifying a pattern in the first set of cookies, obtaining impression information from a database proprietor, the impression information comprising a second set of cookies, identifying a subset of the second set of cookies that are associated with a same person based on the pattern, and associating impressions corresponding to the identified subset with the same person.

Abstract translation: 重复印象信息的示例方法和设备。 示例性方法包括访问第一组Cookie和一组用户标识符，与通过因特网访问媒体的设备相对应的Cookie和用户标识符，识别第一组Cookie中的模式，从数据库所有者获取展示信息， 印象信息包括第二组Cookie，基于所述模式识别与相同人物相关联的第二组Cookie的子集，以及将与所识别的子集相对应的印象与相同的人相关联。

公开(公告)号：WO2015017679A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-05

申请号：PCT/US2014/049202

申请日：2014-07-31

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC ,  LYNCH, Wendell

Inventor： LYNCH, Wendell ,  STAVROPOULOS, John ,  GISH, David ,  NEUHAUSER, Alan R.

IPC: G10L19/018

CPC classification number: G10L19/005 ,  G10L19/00 ,  G10L19/018 ,  G10L19/02 ,  H03M13/05 ,  H03M13/09 ,  H03M13/1515

Abstract: Apparatus, system and method for encoding and decoding ancillary code for digital audio, where multiple encoding layers are merged. The method of encoding audio data with a message structure comprising a sequence of message symbols, the message symbols each comprising a combination of substantially single-frequency components having frequencies selected from a predefined set of substantially single-frequency values and a predefined symbol interval within a time base of the audio data, comprising: providing data defining the message symbols for the message structure; and encoding the audio data with the message symbols such that the message symbols coexist within two encoding layers along the time base of the audio data, the message structure as encoded being arranged within the time base of the audio data so that message symbols in a first of the two encoding layers are synchronized to message symbols in the second of the two encoding layers. The merging allows a greater number of ancillary codes to be embedded into the encoding space, and further introduces efficiencies in the encoding process.

Abstract translation: 用于编码和解码用于数字音频的辅助代码的装置，系统和方法，其中多个编码层被合并。 用包括消息符号序列的消息结构编码音频数据的方法，每个消息符号包括具有选自基本上单个频率值的预定义集合的频率的基本上单频分量的组合，以及 音频数据的时基，包括：提供定义消息结构的消息符号的数据; 并且利用消息符号对音频数据进行编码，使得消息符号沿着音频数据的时基共存在两个编码层内，编码的消息结构被布置在音频数据的时基之内，使得第一 两个编码层中的第二编码层中的消息符号被同步。 合并允许将更多数量的辅助代码嵌入到编码空间中，并进一步在编码过程中引入效率。

公开(公告)号：WO2015005957A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-15

申请号：PCT/US2014/031342

申请日：2014-03-20

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： ALLA, Madhusudhan, Reddy ,  BURBANK, John, R.

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/10

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0242 ,  G06Q30/0251 ,  G06Q30/0259 ,  G06Q30/0261 ,  G06Q30/0267 ,  G06Q30/0269 ,  G06Q30/0271

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions is disclosed. An example method includes receiving an encrypted identifier and media impression information collected from a mobile device, sending the encrypted identifier to a database proprietor associated with collection of mobile device presence information at a merchant location, receiving user information associated with the encrypted identifier from the first database proprietor, and associating at least one of the merchant location or the user information with the media impression information.

Abstract translation: 公开了收集用于媒体印象的分布式用户信息的方法和装置。 一种示例性方法包括接收从移动设备收集的加密标识符和媒体印象信息，将加密的标识符发送到与商户位置处的移动设备存在信息的收集相关联的数据库所有者，从第一个接收者接收与加密标识符相关联的用户信息 数据库所有者，并将至少一个商家位置或用户信息与媒体印象信息相关联。

公开(公告)号：WO2014182764A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-13

申请号：PCT/US2014/037064

申请日：2014-05-07

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： SPLAINE, Steven J. ,  SHIVAMPET, Brahmanand Reddy

IPC: H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/25

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0204

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed. An example method includes obtaining media impression information from a client device for a media impression, obtaining demographic information corresponding to the client device from at least three database proprietors, and determining a demographic characteristic associated with the media impression based on the demographic information obtained from the at least three database proprietors.

Abstract translation: 公开了使用分布式人口统计信息确定曝光的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括从客户端设备获取媒体印象的媒体印象信息，从至少三个数据库所有者获得对应于客户端设备的人口统计信息，以及基于从媒体印象获得的人口统计信息来确定与媒体印象相关联的人口特征 至少有三位数据库所有者。

公开(公告)号：WO2014151402A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-25

申请号：PCT/US2014/025656

申请日：2014-03-13

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： DOE, Peter Campbell

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0242

Abstract: A disclosed example involves accessing an initial average unique web browser reach corresponding to a first duration, an initial average internet media impressions-per-user frequency corresponding to the first duration, an initial average unique web browser reach corresponding to a second duration, and an initial average internet media impressions-per-user frequency corresponding to the second duration. A probability model is used to determine an adjusted internet media audience reach corresponding to the first duration based on the initial average unique web browser reach corresponding to the first duration, the initial average internet media impressions-per-user frequency corresponding to the first duration, the initial average unique web browser reach corresponding to the second duration, and the initial average impressions-per-user frequency corresponding to the second duration. The adjusted internet media audience reach corresponding to the first duration has less audience duplication than the initial average unique web browser reach corresponding to the first duration.

Abstract translation: 公开的示例涉及访问对应于第一持续时间的初始平均唯一网络浏览器到达点，对应于第一持续时间的每用户频率的初始平均互联网媒体印象，对应于第二持续时间的初始平均唯一web浏览器到达，以及 初始平均互联网媒体曝光 - 与第二持续时间相对应的每用户频率。 概率模型用于基于与第一持续时间相对应的初始平均唯一网络浏览器到达点，对应于第一持续时间的初始平均互联网媒体印象每用户频率来确定与第一持续时间相对应的经调整的互联网媒体观众覆盖面， 对应于第二持续时间的初始平均唯一网络浏览器到达率，以及对应于第二持续时间的初始平均每个用户的平均印象次数。 与第一个持续时间相对应的调整后的互联网媒体受众群达到相对于初始平均唯一网络浏览器达到的受众重复次数较少。

公开(公告)号：WO2014145115A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：PCT/US2014/029803

申请日：2014-03-14

Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

Inventor： GUTIERREZ, Alejandro

IPC: H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/25

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0246

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to integrate tagged media impressions with panelist information. An example method includes receiving a communication including a user agent setting. The example method also includes parsing the user agent setting for a unique identifier, and in response to finding a unique identifier, extracting the unique identifier from the user agent setting. The example method also includes identifying a panelist based on the unique identifier.

Abstract translation: 公开了方法，装置，系统和制品，以将标记的媒体印象与小组成员信息相结合。 一种示例性方法包括接收包括用户代理设置的通信。 示例性方法还包括解析用于唯一标识符的用户代理设置，并且响应于找到唯一标识符，从用户代理设置提取唯一标识符。 示例性方法还包括基于唯一标识符识别小组成员。