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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Alan N. Bosworth, Oldsmar, FL (US);
Madhusudhan Reddy Alla, Allen, TX (US);
Steven J. Splaine, Tampa, FL (US);
Brahmanand Reddy Shivampet, Oak Park, CA (US);
Kevin K. Gaynor, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An example method includes receiving a media identifier and an impression identifier from a device, the media identifier being indicative of media presented at the device; receiving the impression identifier in association with first user information from a first database proprietor as a result of the first database proprietor obtaining a first identifier sent from the device, the first identifier identifying at least one of the device or a user; receiving the impression identifier in association with second user information from a second database proprietor as a result of the second database proprietor obtaining a second identifier sent from the device, the second identifier identifying at least one of the device or the user; identifying the first and second user information as associated with a same user based on the impression identifier; and associating the first and second user information with the media identifier.