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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Michael Jordan Liss, Maitland, FL (US);
Richard Lee Horner, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Charles Clinton Conklin, New Port Richey, FL (US);
James Joseph Vitt, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Michael Jordan Liss, Maitland, FL (US);
Richard Lee Horner, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Charles Clinton Conklin, New Port Richey, FL (US);
James Joseph Vitt, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for automatic TV ON/OFF detection. An example method includes detecting a power state of an information presentation device. The method includes comparing, using a processor, a measurement indicative of an amount of power drawn by the information presentation device to a first threshold. The method also includes comparing the measurement to a second threshold. The method also includes storing an indication that the information presentation device is in an indeterminate state if the measurement is greater than the first threshold and less than the second threshold.