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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2015
Applicant:
The Nielsen Company (U.s.) Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul M. Mears, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/33 (2008.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04H 60/37 (2008.01); H04H 60/40 (2008.01); H04H 60/43 (2008.01); H04H 60/44 (2008.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/8352 (2011.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); H04N 21/241 (2011.01); H04N 21/6332 (2011.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04H 60/56 (2008.01); H04H 60/58 (2008.01); H04H 60/59 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/25808 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0203 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0245 (2013.01); H04H 60/37 (2013.01); H04H 60/40 (2013.01); H04H 60/43 (2013.01); H04H 60/44 (2013.01); H04N 7/173 (2013.01); H04N 21/241 (2013.01); H04N 21/252 (2013.01); H04N 21/25866 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/6332 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/8352 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01); H04H 60/56 (2013.01); H04H 60/58 (2013.01); H04H 60/59 (2013.01); H04H 2201/50 (2013.01); H04H 2201/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the monitored factor(s). Thus, the disclosed methods and apparatus adapt to the conditions they face by selecting an amount and/or type of audience measurement data they gather.