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Patent No.:

US 9936234 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2016

Methods and apparatus to facilitate gathering of audience measurement data based on a fixed system factor

Applicant:

The Nielsen Company (U.s.), Llc, NY, 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:

Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Hoang Vu A Nguyen Ba

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/6332 (2011.01); H04N 21/241 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/8352 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); 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); 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.

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Mears, Paul. (2018). Methods and apparatus to facilitate gathering of audience measurement data based on a fixed system factor (U.S. Patent No. 9936234). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9936234

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