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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2022
Applicant:
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark Cave, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Joseph Volpatti, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/38 (2006.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); G06Q 30/0242 (2023.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0246 (2013.01); G01R 19/16576 (2013.01); G06F 13/38 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disclosed example apparatus to monitor a media device includes: an input to obtain a signal at a universal serial bus port of the media device; and a bit rate comparator to: determine the media device is involved in a data transfer if a bit rate of the signal exceeds a threshold; and determine the media device is not involved in the data transfer if the bit rate of the signal does not exceed the threshold.