Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms
US8930701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/75
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed examples involve decoding information from a mobile device into a plurality of encrypted identifiers identifying at least one of the mobile device or a user of the mobile device, sending ones of the encrypted identifiers to corresponding database proprietors, receiving a plurality of user information corresponding to the ones of the encrypted identifiers from the corresponding database proprietors, and associating the plurality of user information with at least one of a search term collected at the mobile device or a media impression logged for media presented at the mobile device.
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