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US 12,401,845 B2Granted
Real-time audience measurement system
AssigneeAdeia Media Solutions Inc.
InventorJames M. Barton
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Abstract
Techniques for real-time audience measurement are provided. The techniques include instant message protocol in a DVR environment to obtain real-time audience measurement data to modify the scheduled recording time of a media content in real-time, to bookmark in real-time, and to gather audience ratings on commercials and viewership in real-time.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- displaying a media asset on a first media device;
- receiving a fast-forward or a rewind command for a portion of the displayed media asset via user interface of the first media device;
- generating an event associated with the portion of the media asset for which a fast-forward or a rewind command was received, wherein the generated event includes metadata that identifies the fast-forwarded or rewinded portion;
- aggregating the event with a second event, wherein the second event is generated based on a fast-forward or a rewind command for a portion of the media asset via user interface of a second media device;
- determining user interest information for the media asset based on the aggregation;
- and
- in response to receiving a request to consume the media asset from a third media device:
- transmitting the media asset and the user interest information for the media asset to the third media device.
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A system comprising:
- control circuitry configured to:
- display a media asset on a first media device;
- receive a fast-forward or a rewind command for a portion of the displayed media asset via user interface of the first media device;
- generate an event associated with the portion of the media asset for which a fast-forward or a rewind command was received, wherein the generated event includes metadata that identifies the fast-forwarded or rewinded portion;
- aggregate the event with a second event, wherein the second event is generated based on a fast-forward or a rewind command for a portion of the media asset via user interface of a second media device;
- determine user interest information for the media asset based on the aggregation;
- and
- in response to receiving a request to consume the media asset from a third media device:
- transmit the media asset and the user interest information to the third media device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.