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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2006
David Howell Wright, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Dan Nelson, Tampa, FL (US);
Glen Vilches, Dunedin, FL (US);
David Howell Wright, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Dan Nelson, Tampa, FL (US);
Glen Vilches, Dunedin, FL (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
As disclosed herein, media metering functionality may be imparted to a panelists device that was not previously capable of media metering. According to one example, a method of providing a communication device with media metering functionality includes asking a potential panelist to participate in a survey, receiving an affirmative response from the potential panelist, and providing metering functionality to a portable device of the potential panelist.