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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Charles C. Conklin, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Christen V. Nielsen, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Joseph G. Milavsky, Dunedin, FL (US);
Charles C. Conklin, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Christen V. Nielsen, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Joseph G. Milavsky, Dunedin, FL (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for identifying viewing information associated with a digital media device are disclosed. In an example method, data conveyed via a data bus communicatively coupled to a processor and a data storage device associated with the digital media device is monitored. Event information associated with the digital media device is extracted from the data and the viewing information is identified based on the event information.