Methods and apparatus to monitor media presentations
US9503536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes collecting demographic information from a user. The demographic information is transmitted to a central facility. A panelist identifier identifying the user is generated. The panelist identifier is stored in a shared memory of the media device, the panelist identifier to be retrieved by a monitoring enabled application, the monitoring enabled application to collect monitoring information if the panelist identifier is in the shared memory and to disable collection of the media monitoring information if the panelist identifier is not in the shared memory.
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