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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
Applicant:
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Kerkes, Lutz, FL (US);
Mark Richard Cave, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); G06F 16/44 (2019.01); G06F 16/48 (2019.01); G06F 21/16 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 16/41 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/44 (2019.01); G06F 16/41 (2019.01); G06F 16/48 (2019.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/16 (2013.01); H04L 43/04 (2013.01); H04L 43/062 (2013.01); H04L 67/22 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to determine sources of media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes identifying an input source of a media device from network communications associated with a media stream and, when an audio output associated with the media device includes a valid audience measurement watermark, associating the input source with media presented by the media device.