People metering enhanced with light projection prompting for audience measurement
AssigneeThe Nielsen Company (US), LLC
InventorsJames Joseph Vitt, Sachin Suresh Nilugal
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Abstract
Example meters disclosed herein include a user interface to accept user input in response to activation of a prompting indicator. Disclosed example meters also include a controller to activate a light projector to project light onto a first projection area of a surface, the light projector activated in association with the activation of the prompting indicator. In some examples, the controller is also to control the light projector to project light onto a second projection area of the surface in response to expiration of a time period without receipt of any user input responsive the activation of the prompting indicator.
Claims17
A meter comprising:
- a user interface to accept user input in response to activation of a prompting indicator;
- and
- a controller to:
- control a light projector to project light onto a first projection area of a surface based on a first pulse pattern, the light projector to be activated in association with the activation of the prompting indicator;
- and
- control the light projector to project light onto a second projection area of the surface based on a second pulse pattern different from the first pulse pattern in response to expiration of a time period without receipt of any user input responsive to the activation of the prompting indicator.
At least one non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to at least:
- activate a prompting indicator of a meter to prompt for user input;
- control a light projector to project light onto a first projection area of a surface based on a first pulse pattern, the light projector to be activated in association with activation of the prompting indicator;
- and
- control the light projector to project light onto a second projection area of the surface based on a second pulse pattern different from the first pulse pattern in response to expiration of a time period without receipt of any user input responsive to the activation of the prompting indicator.
A method comprising:
- activating a prompting indicator of a meter to prompt for user input;
- controlling, by executing an instruction with at least one processor, a light projector to project light onto a first projection area of a surface based on a first pulse pattern, the light projector to be activated in association with the activating of the prompting indicator;
- and
- controlling, by executing an instruction with the at least one processor, the light projector to project light onto a second projection area of the surface based on a second pulse pattern different from the first pulse pattern in response to expiration of a time period without receipt of any user input responsive to the activating of the prompting indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.