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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2023
Applicant:
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
John T. Livoti, Clearwater, FL (US);
Stanley Wellington Woodruff, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Audience monitoring systems and related methods are described herein. An example audience monitoring system includes a beacon to be disposed proximate a media presentation device. The beacon is to transmit a ping signal. The system also includes a portable metering device to be carried by a person. The portable metering device includes a microphone to receive an audio signal and a processor to determine a distance value indicative of a distance between the portable metering device and the beacon based on the ping signal.