Invertible metering apparatus and related methods
AssigneeThe Nielsen Company (US), LLC
InventorsTimothy Scott Cooper, Saso Vranek, Andrej Barbis
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Abstract
Example invertible metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing. A housing orientation sensor provides a first signal representative of an orientation of the housing. A stencil orientation sensor provides a second signal representative of an orientation of a stencil. A plurality of lights are carried by the housing. A display output controller controls operation of the lights based on at least one of the orientation of the housing or the orientation of the stencil.
Claims25
A meter to collect audience measurement data, the meter comprising:
- a housing;
- a housing orientation sensor to provide a first signal representative of an orientation of the housing;
- a stencil orientation sensor to provide a second signal representative of an orientation of a stencil;
- a plurality of lights carried by the housing;
- and
- a display output controller to control operation of the lights based on at least one of the orientation of the housing or the orientation of the stencil.
A method comprising:
- determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, whether an orientation of a housing of a meter is at least one of a first housing orientation or a second housing orientation;
- determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, whether an orientation of a stencil is at least one of a first stencil orientation or a second stencil orientation;
- and
- controlling an operation of a plurality of lights of the meter based on at least one of the orientation of the housing or the orientation of the stencil.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
- determine an orientation of a housing of a meter;
- determine an orientation of a stencil;
- and
- control operation of a plurality of lights based on at least one of the orientation of the housing or the orientation of the stencil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.