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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Nick Salvatore Arini, Southhampton, GB;
Ken Krieger, Jackson, WY (US);
Simon Michael Rowe, Berkshire, GB;
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for data logging in a panel media consumption study includes broadcasting an attraction signal by a device associated with a panelist during display of media on a first media device in an area of interest, the media for consumption by the panelist; receiving the attraction signal at a receiving device in the area of interest, determining information related to the received attraction signal, determining a characteristic value of the information; identifying the device of the panelist as at a first location within the area of interest based on the characteristic value of the information; and logging data related to the display of media as panel media consumption data.