Monitoring internet usage on home networks of panelist users using a measurement device
US10116535B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0876
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to monitoring internet usage on home networks of panelist users. One example method includes, after receiving informed consent from a user, identifying the user's home network including one or more devices and a gateway configured to receive network traffic from the devices and send the received network traffic to an external network; configuring the home network to send network traffic from the devices to a measurement device connected to the gateway; and after configuring the home network, monitoring, at the measurement device, network traffic received from the devices on the home network.
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