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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2020
Applicant:
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Brian Fuhrer, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Morris Lee, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Alexander Topchy, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Assignee:
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 7/24 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0242 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0244 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0272 (2013.01); H04N 7/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for pre-scaling media content to facilitate audience measurement are disclosed. An example method includes encoding a media content sample in accordance with a first encoding configuration and playing the encoded sample. The example method also includes attempting to detect the codes in the sample, and computing a ratio between the codes encoded in the sample and the codes detected when the sample is played.