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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2017
Applicant:
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Adam Schenker, Tampa, FL (US);
Nigel Smith, Richardson, TX (US);
Shailendra Paranjape, Tampa, FL (US);
Vinay Chauhan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/266 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2402 (2013.01); H04N 21/2401 (2013.01); H04N 21/26603 (2013.01); H04N 21/439 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate reference signatures from streaming media through the collection of metadata, generation of audio signatures, and association of the metadata with the generated audio signatures. The disclosure consists of a media monitor that collects metadata and generates audio signatures at a household and a central processing facility that generates reference signatures therefrom.