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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2020
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Robert Stokes, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Venugopal Srinivasan, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Daniel Nelson, Tampa, FL (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for crediting a media presentation device are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed include means for computing a signature from audio obtained from a media device, means for determining an on/off state of the media device based on a gain level, means for crediting the media device with presenting media when (1) the signature matches at least one of a set of reference signatures and the on/off state determined for the media device is an on state, and (2) when the signature matches at least one of the set of reference signatures and the on/off state determined for the media device is an off state, the means for crediting to not credit the media device with presenting the media when (3) the signature does not match at least one of the set of reference signatures and the on/off state determined for the media device is the off state.