Methods and systems to meter media content presented on a wireless communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9942584-B2
Application number	US-201615224039-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2016
Priority date	Mar 27, 2006
Publication date	Apr 10, 2018
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018

Abstract

An example apparatus to generate media monitoring information includes a processor to collect a first data record corresponding to a first media presentation session, and collect a second data record corresponding to a second media presentation. The example apparatus also includes a memory in circuit with the processor, the memory to: store a first end timestamp in the first data record indicative of a first time at which the first media presentation session ended; store a second end timestamp in the second data record indicative of a second time at which the second media presentation session ended; and store the first end timestamp in the second data record.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus to generate media monitoring information, comprising:
a processor to collect a first data record corresponding to a first media presentation session, and collect a second data record corresponding to a second media presentation session; and
a memory in circuit with the processor, the memory to:
store a first end timestamp in the first data record indicative of a first time at which the first media presentation session ended;
store a second end timestamp in the second data record indicative of a second time at which the second media presentation session ended; and
store the first end timestamp in the second data record.

2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , further including a validator to:
access the first end timestamp from the second data record;
access the first end timestamp from the first data record; and
compare the first end timestamp from the second data record with the first end timestamp from the first data record to determine whether another data record is missing between the first and second data records.

3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2 , wherein the validator is further to generate information indicative of a missing data record when the first end timestamp from the second data record does not match the first end timestamp from the first data record.

4. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first and second media presentation sessions are performed by a wireless communication device.

5. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first media presentation session corresponds to presenting at least one of first audio or first video, and the second media presentation session corresponds to presenting at least one of second audio or second video.

6. An article of manufacture comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
collect a first data record corresponding to a first media presentation session;
store a first end timestamp in the first data record indicative of a first time at which the first media presentation session ended;
collect a second data record corresponding to a second media presentation session;
store a second end timestamp in the second data record indicative of a second time at which the second media presentation session ended; and
store the first end timestamp in the second data record.

7. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 6 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to:
access the first end timestamp from the second data record;
access the first end timestamp from the first data record; and
compare the first end timestamp from the second data record with the first end timestamp from the first data record to determine whether another data record is missing between the first and second data records.

8. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 7 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to generate information indicative of a missing data record when the first end timestamp from the second data record does not match the first end timestamp from the first data record.

9. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 6 , wherein the first and second media presentation sessions are performed by a wireless communication device.

10. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 6 , wherein the first media presentation session corresponds to presenting at least one of first audio or first video, and the second media presentation session corresponds to presenting at least one of second audio or second video.

11. An article of manufacture comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
generate first information indicative of a media presentation mode of a media presentation application executed by a wireless communication device during a presentation of media received and presented via the wireless communication device, the media including scheduled programming that is broadcasted or multicasted simultaneously to a plurality of other wireless communication devices during a pre-scheduled time;
generate second information indicative of the media presented via the wireless communication device;
store the first information in association with the second information in the wireless communication device; and
store third information in association with the first and second information, the third information to be indicative of at least one of a location of a cell tower used to transmit the media to the wireless communication device, an identifier of the cell tower, or an identifier of a wireless network access point used to transmit the media.

12. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to extract identification information associated with the media from a data packet associated with receiving the media.

13. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to:
extract at least one of an audio code or a video code from the media, the extracted code to identify at least one of the media, a media provider, or a media programming provider channel number used to communicate the media; and
generate the second information based on the extracted code.

14. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to:
generate a signature based on the media, the signature being at least one of an audio signature or a video signature; and
generate the second information based on the signature.

15. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to store location information in association with the second information, the location information indicative of a location of the wireless communication device.

16. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 11 , wherein the media presentation mode is at least one of a pause mode, a play mode, a stop mode, a fast forward mode, or a rewind mode.

17. The article of manufacture in claim 11 , wherein the instructions are to be executed by the processor in a wireless communication device.

18. An article of manufacture comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
store a first data structure including reference metering information generated by a first wireless communication device and indicative of a plurality of media received at the first wireless communication device from a transmitting entity;
store a second data structure including panel metering information generated by a second wireless communication device and indicative of at least some of the media received by the second wireless communication device; and
determine the validity of the panel metering information based on the reference metering information.

19. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 18 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to determine the validity of the panel metering information by comparing first data in the panel metering information to second data in the reference metering information.

20. The article of manufacture as defined in claim 19 , wherein the first data is associated with a first timestamp, and the instructions are further to cause the processor to select the second data based on a second timestamp of the second data corresponding to the first timestamp.

21. The article of manufacture as defin

Assignees

• Nielsen Co Us Llc

Inventors

• Wright David H
• Nasser Kamal
• Herrmann Jeff L
• Ramaswamy Arun
• Mello Brian Scott

Classifications

• H04N21/25883

  being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address (arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52) · CPC title

• H04H60/59

  of video {(recognising characters or patterns in general G06F18/00, G06V20/00)} · CPC title

• H04W4/06

  Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services · CPC title

• H04H60/50

  of broadcast or relay stations · CPC title

• H04H60/43

  for identifying broadcast channels · CPC title