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Audience rating measuring system

US4622583A · kind A · utility

77Cited by
5References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 1984
Grant dateNov 11, 1986
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N17/06
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system which detects the operation of a video tape recorder to obtain data related to the operation of the video tape recorder. The system is also capable of determining the dubbing condition of the video tape recorder over the recording of an ordinary broadcast. The system further determines the receiving channel of the video tape recorder or the television set by directly comparing video signals.

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