Gathering data concerning publication usage
US7408460B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42P2221/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for measuring and gathering data relating to publication usage by participants in publication readership studies. Some methods and systems employ portable monitors carried by participants of the studies along with publications fitted with various devices, such as piezoelectric transducers, RFID tags and others devices and circuits.
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