Systems and Methods to Wirelessly Meter Audio/Visual Devices
AssigneeThe Nielsen Company (US), LLC
InventorArun Ramaswamy
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Abstract
Example systems and methods to wirelessly meter audio/visual (A/V) devices are disclosed. A disclosed example method receives media content from an A/V source device, embeds a video overlay in the wirelessly received media content, and wirelessly transmits the media content and the video overlay to the wireless A/V device. The example method wirelessly receives audience identification information in response to the transmitted video overlay, and wirelessly receives audience behavior information.
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A method of wireless audio/visual (A/V) device metering comprising:
- receiving media content from an A/V source device;
- embedding a video overlay in the wirelessly received media content;
- wirelessly transmitting the media content and the video overlay to the wireless A/V device;
- wirelessly receiving audience identification information in response to the transmitted video overlay;
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- wirelessly receiving audience behavior information.
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A system to meter a wireless audio/visual (A/V) device comprising:
- an A/V source device to provide media content;
- a wireless interface to embed an audience message in the media content and wirelessly transmit the audience message and media content to the wireless A/V device;
- a mobile device interface to receive audience information and media content from the A/V device;
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- a data acquisition interface to receive the audience information.
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An apparatus to acquire data from wireless televisions comprising:
- a home interface unit to meter audience behavior data;
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- a wireless television interface unit operatively connected to a wireless television to transmit and receive signals from the wireless television, the wireless television interface unit further adapted to acquire and transmit the audience behavior data to the home interface unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.