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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2006
Applicants:
David Howell Wright, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Bradley R. Lawrence, Iii, Tampa, FL (US);
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Inventors:
David Howell Wright, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Bradley R. Lawrence, III, Tampa, FL (US);
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); A63F 13/40 (2014.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); A63F 13/12 (2013.01); A63F 2300/206 (2013.01); A63F 2300/535 (2013.01); H04N 21/4781 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises monitoring game content corresponding to a game medium played by a game console, processing the game content to determine a set of metering data, and cross-referencing the set of metering data with a set of reference data corresponding to a set of known games.