Determining set-top box tuning events
US9204188B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H60/51
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, performed at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors, includes receiving respective first set-top box (STB) information from a first plurality of STBs. The first STB information received from a respective STB in the first plurality of STBs includes tuning information for the respective STB in the first plurality of STBs, and power status information for a respective display device coupled to the respective STB in the first plurality of STBs. The method also includes filtering the power status information, and determining a viewership metric for the first plurality of STBs based on the tuning information and the filtered power status information in the first STB information.
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