Methods and apparatus for multi-television measurements

A system for assessing engagement of a viewer with a video playing on a display, the system comprising:

• a computing device communicatively coupled to a television and dedicated to monitoring activity on the television and the environment of the television, the computing device comprising,
• an antenna, disposed in proximity to the display, to transmit and receive communicate at least one wireless beacon signal with to and from one or more of a personal device carried or worn by the viewer and a mobile phone associated with the viewer;
• a processor, operably coupled to the antenna, to estimate a proximity of the viewer to the display based on the at least one wireless beacon signal;
• a microphone operably coupled to the processor to sample audio while the video is playing, wherein the processor generates audio fingerprints from the audio, and wherein the audio fingerprints are used to identify the video;
• a memory, operably coupled to the processor, to store data comprising the proximity of the viewer to the display, the identity of the video a timestamp indicating when the data was collected, and the audio fingerprints;
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• a network interface, operably coupled to the processor, wherein the computing device is embodied in a compute stick and communicates with the display via a means selected from a group comprising, a WiFi connection, an HDMI port and a USB port;
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• a server remote from a location of the computing device and communicatively coupled to the computing device via the network interface, wherein the server receives the data under predetermined circumstances and operates on the data, wherein operating comprises one or more of using the audio fingerprints to identify the video, using the proximity of the viewer to the display and the timestamp to assess the engagement of the viewer with the video playing on the display, and wherein the server is communicatively coupled to multiple computing devices, wherein a status page of the server can be accessed by an internet-connected device, wherein the status page shows a log that records the presence or absence of multiple viewers and times when the multiple user arrived or left, wherein the log is maintained by the system and is not maintained or regulated by a social media platform or any other online entity that is accessible to anyone not participating in the system, and wherein the log can be cleared by restarting the server from the status page.