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Patent No.:

US 12219209 B1

Date of Patent:

Feb. 04, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2023

Methods and apparatus for metering portable media players

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Perry Joseph Fisch, Palm Harbor, FL (US);

Seth Alan Pelletier, New Port Richey, FL (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Primary Examiner:

Chenea Davis

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06F 16/41 (2019.01); G11B 27/32 (2006.01); G11B 27/36 (2006.01); H04H 60/37 (2008.01); H04H 60/58 (2008.01); H04H 60/59 (2008.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04H 60/31 (2008.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); G06F 16/41 (2019.01); G11B 27/322 (2013.01); G11B 27/36 (2013.01); H04H 60/37 (2013.01); H04H 60/58 (2013.01); H04H 60/59 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44224 (2020.08); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/8193 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04H 60/31 (2013.01); H04H 2201/90 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04R 2420/09 (2013.01);

Abstract

Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for media metering are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and at least one processor installed in a media presentation device to execute the instructions to at least: cause a video decoder to generate video display rasterizing information, present the video display rasterizing information via an output device of the media presentation device, and in response to monitoring being enabled, generate metering information corresponding to media presented in association with the video display rasterizing information presented via the output device.

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