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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
May. 19, 2014
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Charles C. Conklin, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Wayne A. Olmsted, Trinity, FL (US);
Karin Johnson, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Fred Martensen, Tampa, FL (US);
Daniel Nelson, Tampa, FL (US);
Alexander Topchy, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Paul M. Mears, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for multi-purpose metering are disclosed. An example method includes transmitting a first discovery inquiry message in response to a wakeup timer expiration signal, disabling a media detection circuit of the portable device when a base unit responds to the discovery inquiry message, and enabling the media detection circuit of the portable device when the base unit response to the discovery inquiry message is absent.