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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Ronald S. Kolessar, Elkridge, MD (US);
James M. Jensen, Columbia, MD (US);
Jack K. Zhang, Ijamsville, MD (US);
Courtney Lewis Wood, Baltimore, MD (US);
Eugene L. Flanagan, Iii, Wilton, CT (US);
Ronald S. Kolessar, Elkridge, MD (US);
James M. Jensen, Columbia, MD (US);
Jack K. Zhang, Ijamsville, MD (US);
Courtney Lewis Wood, Baltimore, MD (US);
Eugene L. Flanagan, III, Wilton, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention concerns methods and systems for gathering data concerning usage of media data provided from a predetermined receiver to a user. First data concerning usage of the media data is gathered by means of a portable monitor carried on the person of the user. Second data concerning usage of media data by the predetermined receiver is gathered by a monitoring system separate from the portable monitor, the second data corresponding to at least a portion of the first data. Audience measurement data is produced based on the first and second data.