Methods and apparatus to monitor media presentations
US10212242B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes providing a software development kit (SDK) to an application developer. The SDK is to enable the application developer to create a monitoring enabled application. A panelist identifier is transmitted in response to a request from a registrar executed by the media device. The request includes demographic information associated with a user of the media device. The panelist identifier is stored in a shared memory of the media device and is accessible to the monitoring enabled application. The monitoring enabled application is to collect data if the panelist identifier is in the shared memory and to disable collection of the data if the panelist identifier is not in the shared memory. The data is collected from the monitoring enabled application.
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