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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:
Jun. 21, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

David Howell Wright, Safety Harbor, FL (US);

David James Croy, Palm Harbor, FL (US);

Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);

Jan Besehanic, Tampa, FL (US);

Brian Mello, Valrico, FL (US);

Assignee:

The Nielsen Company (U.S.), LLC, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04H 60/31 (2008.01); H04H 60/37 (2008.01); H04H 60/40 (2008.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 5/907 (2006.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/442 (2013.01); H04H 60/31 (2013.01); H04H 60/37 (2013.01); H04H 60/40 (2013.01); H04N 5/765 (2013.01); H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 21/4135 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4333 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01); H04N 5/907 (2013.01); H04N 21/426 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for detecting space-shifted media content associated with a digital recording/playback device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes means for detecting that first data associated with media is being written to a first storage of a first media device on a home network at a monitored location, the means for detecting to receive information on the first data from a first metering device and, in response to detecting the first data being written, request, from a second metering device, second data being read from a second storage of a second media device on the home network. The example apparatus also include means for determining that the media has been space-shifted to the first media device from the second media device when the first data that is being written to the first storage matches the second data being read from the second storage.


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