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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, Schaumburg, IL (US);
David Howell Wright, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Dan Nelson, Tampa, FL (US);
Glen Vilches, Dunedin, FL (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Portable multi-purpose audience measurement systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include executing media metering software downloaded onto a portable device. Such example methods also include halting execution of the media metering software in response to determining that the portable device is being used for a native purpose. Such example methods further include, in response to determining that the portable device is not being used for a native purpose, continuing execution of the media metering software to monitor a media signal output by a media presentation device separate from the portable device.