Personal measurement devices for media consumption studies
US9788044B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/632
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for conducting a media consumption study, includes at a processor of a position marker placed in a study site in a vicinity of a fixed media device; receiving a signal broadcast from a personal measurement device; determining signal information of the received broadcast signal, the signal information including identification information of the personal measurement device, and one or more signal characteristics; comparing the one or more signal characteristics to threshold values; and based on the comparison, determining the personal measurement device is in proximity to the fixed media device.
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