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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2016
Applicant:

The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Perry Joseph Fisch, Palm Harbor, FL (US);

Seth Alan Pelletier, New Port Richey, FL (US);

Assignee:

THE NIELSEN COMPANY INC., New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06F 16/41 (2019.01); G11B 27/32 (2006.01); G11B 27/36 (2006.01); H04H 60/37 (2008.01); H04H 60/58 (2008.01); H04H 60/59 (2008.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); H04H 60/31 (2008.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); G06F 16/41 (2019.01); G11B 27/322 (2013.01); G11B 27/36 (2013.01); H04H 60/37 (2013.01); H04H 60/58 (2013.01); H04H 60/59 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/8193 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04H 60/31 (2013.01); H04H 2201/90 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04R 2420/09 (2013.01);
Abstract

Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture of a media presentation device is disclosed. The disclosed example includes an output device, an input to receive user input, and a monitor installed in the media presentation device at a time of manufacture of the media presentation device, the monitor provided to a manufacturer of the media presentation device by an audience measurement entity. The monitor to obtain demographic information of a user via the input and present an agreement to the user via the output device of the media presentation device. The monitor to enable collection of monitoring information when the agreement is accepted, prevent collection of monitoring information when the agreement is not accepted and collect monitoring information identifying at least one of a media presentation on the media presentation device or a user interaction with the media presentation device when the collection of the monitoring information is enabled.


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