公开(公告)号：US20160019901A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：US14332055

申请日：2014-07-15

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Alexander Topchy ,  Padmanabhan Soundararajan ,  Venugopal Srinivasan

IPC: G10L19/018

CPC classification number: G10L19/018 ,  G06F2221/0733 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/51 ,  H04H2201/50

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to utilize audio watermarking for people monitoring are disclosed. Example people monitoring methods disclosed herein include determining, at a user device, whether a first trigger condition for emitting an audio watermark identifying at least one of the user device or a user of the user device is satisfied. Such example methods also include, in response to determining that the first trigger condition is satisfied, providing a first audio signal including the audio watermark to an audio circuit that is to output an acoustic signal from the user device.

Abstract translation: 公开了利用音频水印来进行人员监视的方法，装置，系统和制品（例如，物理存储介质）。 本文公开的示例性人员监视方法包括在用户设备处确定是否满足用于发出识别用户设备的用户设备或用户的至少一个的音频水印的第一触发条件。 这样的示例方法还包括响应于确定满足第一触发条件，将包括音频水印的第一音频信号提供给要从用户设备输出声信号的音频电路。

公开(公告)号：US20150271549A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-24

申请号：US14733651

申请日：2015-06-08

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Charles C. Conklin ,  Wayne A. Olmsted ,  Karin Johnson ,  Fred Martensen ,  Daniel Nelson ,  Alexander Topchy ,  Paul M. Mears

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/41

CPC classification number: H04N21/44218 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44213 ,  H04N21/4432 ,  H04N21/4436 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for multi-purpose metering are disclosed. An example method includes determining whether a portable device is within a vicinity of a household monitoring system based on detecting an identifier via a first radio frequency (RF) signal, when the identifier from the first RF signal is associated with the portable device, determining whether a second acoustic signal includes the identifier associated with the portable device, deactivating a media detection circuit of the portable device when the identifier is detected via both the first RF signal and the second acoustic signal, and activating the media detection circuit of the portable device when the identifier is detected from the first RF signal and the second acoustic signal is absent.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于多用途计量的方法和装置。 一种示例性方法包括当来自第一RF信号的标识符与便携式设备相关联时，基于通过第一射频（RF）信号检测标识符来确定便携式设备是否在家庭监控系统附近，确定是否 第二声信号包括与便携式设备相关联的标识符，当通过第一RF信号和第二声信号检测标识符时，去激活便携式设备的媒体检测电路，以及当便携式设备的媒体检测电路 从第一RF信号检测标识符，并且不存在第二声音信号。

公开(公告)号：US20140259033A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-11

申请号：US14280949

申请日：2014-05-19

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Arun Ramaswamy ,  Charles C. Conklin ,  Wayne A. Olmsted ,  Karin Johnson ,  Fred Martensen ,  Daniel Nelson ,  Alexander Topchy ,  Paul M. Mears

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/439

CPC classification number: H04N21/44218 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44213 ,  H04N21/4432 ,  H04N21/4436 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for multi-purpose metering are disclosed. An example method includes transmitting a first discovery inquiry message in response to a wakeup timer expiration signal, disabling a media detection circuit of the portable device when a base unit responds to the discovery inquiry message, and enabling the media detection circuit of the portable device when the base unit response to the discovery inquiry message is absent.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于多用途计量的方法和装置。 一种示例性方法包括响应于唤醒定时器到期信号发送第一发现查询消息，当基本单元响应于发现查询消息时禁用便携式设备的媒体检测电路，以及启用便携式设备的媒体检测电路 对发现查询消息的基本单元响应不存在。

公开(公告)号：US12198717B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17986586

申请日：2022-11-14

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Jeremey M. Davis ,  Christen V. Nielsen ,  Kevin Keqiang Deng ,  Alexander Topchy

IPC: G10L21/02 ,  G10L25/57

Abstract: Examples are disclosed to perform signature matching using noise cancellation models to achieve consensus. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare a first stream of monitored media signatures to streams of reference signatures representative of corresponding reference media to determine a first signature match, and compare a second stream of monitored media signatures to the streams of reference signatures to determine a second signature match; a match selector to use at least one the first signature match or the second signature match to identify a first one of the reference media corresponding to the monitored media data; and a creditor interface to output identification data for the first one of the reference media identified with the at least one the first signature match or the second signature match, the identification data to be used to credit a media exposure corresponding to the monitored media.

公开(公告)号：US12189684B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US18484792

申请日：2023-10-11

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Alexander Topchy

IPC: G10L19/018 ,  G06F16/683 ,  G11B20/10 ,  H04H20/31 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/58

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to audio watermarking and watermark detection and extracted are described herein. An example method includes receiving a media content signal, sampling the media content signal to generate samples, storing the samples in a buffer, determining a first sequence of samples in the buffer, determining a second sequence of samples in the buffer, wherein the second sequence of samples is of substantially equal length as the first sequence of samples, calculating an average of the first sequence of samples and the second sequence of samples to generate an average sequence of samples, extracting an identifier from the average sequence of samples, and storing the identifier in a tangible memory.

公开(公告)号：US12177516B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US17955293

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Alexander Topchy ,  Vladimir Kuznetsov

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/258

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine media viewing information for hybrid content delivery are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, machine readable instructions, and processor circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to monitor network traffic associated with at least one device during a media session, determine viewing information associated with the media session based on a consumption data message in the network traffic, the consumption data message transmitted by the at least one device, determine a program identifier of primary content received by the at least one device, the program identifier indicative of a program presented as the primary content by the at least one device, associate a panelist identifier with the viewing information and the program identifier of the primary content, and generate a media session report based on the panelist identifier, the viewing information, and the program identifier.

公开(公告)号：US20240397147A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18794925

申请日：2024-08-05

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Alexander Topchy

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/466

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for measuring engagement during media exposure. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, machine readable instructions, and processor circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to identify media presented via a media device in a media presentation environment, identify ambient audio detected in the media presentation environment, determine whether the ambient audio is distractive to presentation of the media in the media presentation environment, and adjust a media exposure report based on a determination that the ambient audio is distractive.

公开(公告)号：US20240290334A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18428732

申请日：2024-01-31

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Alexander Topchy ,  Padmanabhan Soundararajan ,  Venugopal Srinivasan

IPC: G10L19/018 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/51

CPC classification number: G10L19/018 ,  H04H60/45 ,  G06F21/1063 ,  H04H60/51 ,  H04H2201/50

Abstract: Disclosed example people monitoring methods include detecting a first watermark in a first audio signal obtained from an acoustic sensor, the first watermark identifying media presented by a monitored media device, determining whether a second watermark, different from the first watermark, is embedded in the first audio signal obtained from the acoustic sensor, the second watermark identifying at least one of a mobile device or a user of the mobile device, classifying the second watermark as a media watermark or a people monitoring watermark based on a characteristic of the second watermark, and when the second watermark is determined to be embedded in the first audio signal, reporting at least one of the second watermark or information decoded from the second watermark to identify at least one of the mobile device or the user of the mobile device as being exposed to the media presented by the monitored media device.

公开(公告)号：US20240146998A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18498618

申请日：2023-10-31

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Wendell D. Lynch ,  Christen V. Nielsen ,  Alexander Topchy ,  Khaldun Karazoun ,  Jeremey M. Davis

IPC: H04N21/439 ,  G10L19/018 ,  H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/262

CPC classification number: H04N21/4394 ,  G10L19/018 ,  H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/4398

Abstract: An example apparatus includes at least one processor circuitry to execute or instantiate instructions to identify a media file is scheduled to be accessed by a media device within a first time period after a publishing of the media file was published by a media provider; select a first symbol to be inserted at a first symbol position and a second symbol to be inserted at a second symbol position to identify an access of the media file is to be accessed by the media device within the first time period, the first symbol position in a first bit sequence, the second symbol position in a second bit sequence; encode the first bit sequence in the media file on a first encoding layer of a multilayered watermark, and encode the second bit sequence in the media file on a second encoding layer of the multilayered watermark.

公开(公告)号：US11962855B1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17977887

申请日：2022-10-31

Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

Inventor： Alexander Topchy ,  Ronny Lerch ,  John Stavropoulos ,  David Gish

IPC: H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/466

CPC classification number: H04N21/4661 ,  H04N21/4532

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine whether audience measurement meters are co-located. An example apparatus is to, based on a difference between a first sampling time of a first entry of a first log and a second sampling time of a corresponding entry of a second log satisfying a first threshold, determine at least one matching instance of at least one first device identifier of the first entry and at least one second device identifier of the corresponding entry. Additionally, the example apparatus is to populate a variable with the at least one matching instance. The example apparatus is also to, based on a metric satisfying a second threshold, cause transmission of an alert indicating that a first meter and a second meter were co-located during generation of the first log and the second log, the metric based on the at least one matching instance.