Media exposure data collection and security

US9386069B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Nielsen Company (US), LLC · US

Inventors

• John Stavropoulos · Edison, US
• Anand Jain · Ellicott City, US
• Wendell Lynch · East Lansing, US
• Vladimir Kuznetsov · Ellicott City, US
• Jack Crystal · Owings Mills, US
• Jason Bolles · Highland, US
• William John McKenna · Columbia, US
• David Gish · Riverdale, US
• Mark Richardson · Firminy, FR
• Alan Neuhauser · Silver Spring, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 28, 2011
• Grant date: Jul 5, 2016
• Expiry date: Oct 23, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L63/08
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for securely transferring research data relating to media exposure data, such as radio, television, streaming media and the Internet. A plurality of portable computing devices seek and bond to a collector via Bluetooth in a specific area, such as a household. The collector authenticates itself with each of the portable computing devices and vice versa where the collector arranges a secure research data transfer session with each respective device using exchanged authentication files. As each secure session is made, each portable computing device transmits stored research data during the session.