Multiple meter detection and processing using motion data

US11828769B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Nielsen Company (US), LLC · US

Inventors

• Anand Jain · Ellicott City, US
• John Stavropoulos · Edison, US
• Alan Neuhauser · Silver Spring, US
• Wendell Lynch · East Lansing, US
• Vladimir Kuznetsov · Ellicott City, US
• Jack Crystal · Owings Mills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 2021
• Grant date: Nov 28, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0201
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Apparatuses are disclosed for identifying portable devices carried by the same person. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions on the apparatus, and a processor to execute the instructions to access media exposure data from at least one of a plurality of portable computing devices, access motion strings from each of the plurality of portable computing devices, each of said strings comprising a successive binary representation of motion over a first period of time, compare the motion strings in a processor to determine if at least two motion strings match within a predetermined threshold, and identify the devices that produced matching motion strings.