Methods and apparatus to identify streaming media sources

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10932001-B2
Application number	US-201715467734-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2017
Priority date	Mar 23, 2017
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to identify media sources are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include an exclusivity determiner, a unique asset identifier, and a signature matcher. The exclusivity determiner is to determine whether media is exclusive to a provider. The unique asset identifier is to associate a first signature of the media with the provider if the media is exclusive to the provider. The signature matcher is to identify the provider based on a second signature, the second signature matching the first signature, the second signature extracted from media presented at a media presentation location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
an exclusivity determiner to determine whether media is exclusive to a provider;
a unique asset identifier to:
associate a first signature of the media as exclusive with the provider if the media is exclusive to the provider; and
log the first signature associated with the provider in a reference library;

a signature matcher to identify the provider of media presented at a media presentation location, the signature matcher to:
determine whether a second signature of the presented media matches the first signature;
when the second signature matches the first signature, identify whether the first signature of the media is exclusive; and
identify the provider of the presented media based on the first signature of the media being exclusive; and

a creditor to, in response to determining the provider is the exclusive provider of the media, credit the exclusive provider of the media for presentation of the media.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including:
a media determiner to identify the media based on source data collected from a reference generator; and
a provider determiner to identify the provider based on the source data.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the source data includes at least one of a universal resource locator, metadata of the media, or provider-supplied media data.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the unique asset identifier is further to mark the first signature associated with the provider as a unique asset.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second signature is generated by a media presentation meter.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second signature was extracted during presentation of the media at the media presentation location.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the exclusivity determiner is to search an exclusive media database of media previously identified as exclusive to determine whether media is exclusive to a provider.

8. A method comprising:
determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, whether media is exclusive to a provider;
associating, by executing the instruction with the processor, a first signature of the media as exclusive with the provider if the media is exclusive to the provider;
logging the first signature associated with the provider in a reference library;
identifying, by executing the instruction with the processor, the provider of media presented at a media presentation location by:
determining whether a second signature of the presented media matches the first signature;
when the second signature matches the first signature, identifying whether the first signature of the media is exclusive; and
identifying the provider of the presented media based on the first signature of the media being exclusive; and

in response to determining the provider is the exclusive provider of the media, crediting, by executing the instruction with the processor, the exclusive provider of the media for presentation of the media.

9. The method of claim 8 , further including:
collecting, by executing the instruction with the processor, the first signature and source data of the media from a reference generator; and
identifying, by executing the instruction with the processor, the media and the provider based on the source data.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the source data includes at least one of a universal resource locator, metadata of the media, or provider-supplied media data.

11. The method of claim 8 , further including marking, by executing the instruction with the processor, the first signature associated with the provider as a unique asset.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second signature is generated by a media presentation meter.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second signature was extracted during presentation of the media at the media presentation location.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining, by executing the instruction with the processor, whether media is exclusive to a provider includes searching an exclusive media database of media previously identified as exclusive.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
determine whether media is exclusive to a provider;
associate a first signature of the media as exclusive with the provider if the media is exclusive to the provider;
log the first signature associated with the provider in a reference library;
identify the provider of media presented at a media presentation location by:
determining whether a second signature of the presented media matches the first signature;
when the second signature matches the first signature, identifying whether the first signature of the media is exclusive; and
identifying the provider of the presented media based on the first signature of the media being exclusive; and

in response to determining the provider is the exclusive provider of the media, credit the exclusive provider of the media for presentation of the media.

16. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 15 , further including instructions to:
collect the first signature and source data of the media from a reference generator; and
identify the media and the provider based on the source data.

17. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 16 , wherein the source data includes at least one of a universal resource locator, metadata of the media, or provider-supplied media data.

18. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 15 , further including instructions to mark the first signature associated with the provider as a unique asset.

19. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 15 , wherein the second signature is generated by a media presentation meter.

20. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 15 , wherein the second signature was extracted during presentation of the media at the media presentation location.

21. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 15 , wherein the instructions to determine whether media is exclusive to a provider include instructions to search an exclusive media database of media previously identified as exclusive.

Assignees

• Nielsen Co Us Llc

Inventors

• Tapse Sandeep
• Olmsted Jason
• Petro James
• Borawski Albert T
• Fuhrer Brian

Classifications

• H04L65/61

  for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio · CPC title

• H04L65/65

  Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP] · CPC title

• H04N21/44224 Primary

  Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing · CPC title

• H04N21/658

  Transmission by the client directed to the server · CPC title

• H04N21/4782

  Web browsing {, e.g. WebTV} · CPC title