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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2020
Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Alan N. Bosworth, Odessa, FL (US);
Madhusudhan Reddy Alla, Allen, TX (US);
Steven J. Splaine, Tampa, FL (US);
Brahmanand Reddy Shivampet, Oak Park, CA (US);
Kevin K. Gaynor, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms are disclosed. An example method includes accessing, from a media device, a first identifier and a search term at a first server, the first identifier corresponding to at least one of the media device or a user of the media device, the search term associated with a search request, generating a second identifier based on the first identifier, sending the second identifier and the search term from the first server to a data collection server to facilitate the data collection server to logging the search request, and receiving user information associated with the search request from a database proprietor based on the second identifier.