Methods and apparatus for transcoding metadata
US9900652B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8133
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for transcoding metadata are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein include means for accessing first metadata accompanying media to be presented by a media device, the first metadata in a first format not detectable by a meter collecting audience measurement data associated with the media device. The example apparatus also include means for transcoding the first metadata into second metadata having a second format different from the first format, the second metadata detectable by the meter and supported by an application programming interface (API) provided by the media device and accessible by the meter. The example apparatus further include means for communicating the second metadata in a second transmission for receipt by the meter via the API provided by the media device, the second transmission being separate from a first transmission communicating the media and the first metadata, but not communicating the second metadata, to the media device.
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