Methods and apparatus to monitor media presentations
US11019163B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to monitor media presentations are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus include means for collecting demographic information from a user with a registrar of a media device, means for transmitting the demographic information to a central facility from the registrar, and means for storing a panelist identifier identifying the user in a shared memory of the media device, the panelist identifier accessible to a first monitoring-enabled application and a second monitoring-enabled application separate from the registrar, the panelist identifier to be retrieved by the first monitoring-enabled application, the first monitoring-enabled application to present media, the first monitoring-enabled application to collect monitoring information if the panelist identifier is in the shared memory and to disable collection of media monitoring information if the panelist identifier is not in the shared memory.
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