Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audience measurement data based on a variable system factor
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04H-060/33
H04N-021/258
G06Q-030/02
H04H-060/37
H04H-060/40
H04H-060/43
H04H-060/44
H04N-007/173
H04N-021/25
H04N-021/4223
H04N-021/439
H04N-021/44
H04N-021/442
H04N-021/466
H04N-021/658
H04N-021/8352
H04N-021/8358
H04N-021/241
H04N-021/6332
H04N-017/00
G06Q-030/00
G06F-015/173
H04H-060/56
H04H-060/58
H04H-060/59
출원번호
US-0740519
(2015-06-16)
등록번호
US-9426508
(2016-08-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Mears, Paul M.
Ramaswamy, Arun
출원인 / 주소
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
대리인 / 주소
Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC
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Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the monitored factor(s). Thus, the discl
Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the monitored factor(s). Thus, the disclosed methods and apparatus adapt to the conditions they face by selecting an amount and/or type of audience measurement data they gather.
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1. An apparatus comprising: a first sensor at a first media monitoring location;a second sensor at a second media monitoring location;a central processor at a central site configured to remotely control collection of audience measurement data from the first media monitoring location and the second m
1. An apparatus comprising: a first sensor at a first media monitoring location;a second sensor at a second media monitoring location;a central processor at a central site configured to remotely control collection of audience measurement data from the first media monitoring location and the second media monitoring location based on a variable system factor, the central processor to (a) measure the variable system factor at the central site and (b) control the first sensor at the first media monitoring location to collect a first type of data and control the second sensor at the second media monitoring location to collect a second type of data based on the variable system factor. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the central processor is to select at least one of the first sensor from a plurality of sensors at the first media monitoring location and the second sensor from a plurality of sensors at the second media monitoring location based on a fixed system factor. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the fixed system factor includes at least one of: (a) a presence of two or more affiliates of a broadcasting company in a market, (b) a local preference for a sensor type, (c) a presence of a set top box having an interactive program guide; (d) a type of communication link; (e) a cost of using a sensor type; (f) a complexity of using a sensor type; (g) a presence of a viewing time shifting device; and (h) a presence of a viewing place shifting device. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the variable system factor includes at least one of processing speed, bandwidth, and storage capacity at the central site. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the central processor is to further control the first sensor and the second sensor based on an amount of audience measurement data per unit of time that is capable of being gathered by the first and second sensors. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first sensor and second sensor include at least one of: (a) an audio code sensor, (b) a video code sensor, (c) an audio signature sensor, (d) a video signature sensor, (e) a software meter sensor, (f) a digital bitstream sensor; (g) an on-screen display sensor; (h) an Automatic Measurement Of Line-up (AMOL) decoder; (i) an audio watermarking sensor; and (j) a video watermarking sensor. 7. A computer readable storage device or storage disc comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to at least: measure a variable system factor at a central site;control a first sensor at a first media monitoring location to collect a first type of data based on the variable system factor;control a second sensor at a second media monitoring location to collect a second type of data based on the variable system factor; andfacilitate remote collection of the first type of data and the second type of data at the central site from the first media monitoring location and the second media monitoring location based on the variable system factor. 8. The storage device or storage disc of claim 7, wherein the instructions further cause the machine to select at least one of the first sensor from a plurality of sensors at the first media monitoring location and the second sensor from a plurality of sensors at the second media monitoring location based on a fixed system factor. 9. The storage device or storage disc of claim 8, wherein the fixed system factor includes at least one of: (a) a presence of two or more affiliates of a broadcasting company in a market, (b) a local preference for a sensor type, (c) a presence of a set top box having an interactive program guide; (d) a type of communication link; (e) a cost of using a sensor type; (f) a complexity of using a sensor type; (g) a presence of a viewing time shifting device; and (h) a presence of a viewing place shifting device. 10. The storage device or storage disc of claim 7, wherein the variable system factor includes at least one of processing speed, bandwidth, and storage capacity at the central site. 11. The storage device or storage disc of claim 7, wherein the instructions further cause the machine to control the first sensor and the second sensor based on an amount of audience measurement data per unit of time that is capable of being gathered by the first and second sensors. 12. The storage device or storage disc of claim 7, wherein the first sensor and second sensor include at least one of: (a) an audio code sensor, (b) a video code sensor, (c) an audio signature sensor, (d) a video signature sensor, (e) a software meter sensor, (f) a digital bitstream sensor; (g) an on-screen display sensor; (h) an Automatic Measurement Of Line-up (AMOL) decoder; (i) an audio watermarking sensor; and (j) a video watermarking sensor. 13. A method comprising: measuring, using a central processor at a central site, a variable system factor at the central site;controlling, using the central processor, a first sensor at a first media monitoring location to collect a first type of data based on the variable system factor;controlling, using the central processor, a second sensor at a second media monitoring location to collect a second type of data based on the variable system factor; andfacilitating, using the central processor, remote collection of the first type of data and the second type of data at the central site from the first media monitoring location and the second media monitoring location based on the variable system factor. 14. The method of claim 13, further including selecting at least one of the first sensor from a plurality of sensors at the first media monitoring location and the second sensor from a plurality of sensors at the second media monitoring location based on a fixed system factor. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the fixed system factor includes at least one of: (a) a presence of two or more affiliates of a broadcasting company in a market, (b) a local preference for a sensor type, (c) a presence of a set top box having an interactive program guide; (d) a type of communication link; (e) a cost of using a sensor type; (f) a complexity of using a sensor type; (g) a presence of a viewing time shifting device; and (h) a presence of a viewing place shifting device. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the variable system factor includes at least one of processing speed, bandwidth, and storage capacity at the central site. 17. The method of claim 13, wherein controlling the first sensor and the second sensor further includes controlling the first sensor and the second sensor based on an amount of audience measurement data per unit of time that is capable of being gathered by the first and second sensors. 18. The method of claim 13, wherein the first sensor and second sensor include at least one of: (a) an audio code sensor, (b) a video code sensor, (c) an audio signature sensor, (d) a video signature sensor, (e) a software meter sensor, (f) a digital bitstream sensor; (g) an on-screen display sensor; (h) an Automatic Measurement Of Line-up (AMOL) decoder; (i) an audio watermarking sensor; and (j) a video watermarking sensor. 19. The method of claim 13, further including selecting the first sensor and second sensor from a plurality of sensors on a valid sensor list. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein selecting the first sensor and second sensor from a plurality of sensors on a valid sensor list further includes: associating a preference value with each sensor in the plurality of sensors based on a fixed system factor;testing the sensors to determine which sensors from the plurality of sensors are outputting valid data;when a sensor from the plurality of sensors is determined to be outputting valid data, adding the sensor to a valid sensor list;when a sensor from the plurality of sensors is determined to not be outputting valid data, removing the sensor from the valid sensor list;summing an output of each sensor in the valid sensor list;comparing the summed output to a variable system factor to determine whether the summed output exceeds a threshold associated with the variable system factor;when the summed output of sensors in the valid sensor list exceeds the threshold associated with the variable system factor, removing from the valid sensor list a sensor having a lowest preference value among the sensors in the valid sensor list; andselecting the first sensor and second sensor from the valid sensor list.
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