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AssigneeThe Nielsen Company (US), LLC
InventorsAlan R. Neuhauser, Jack C. Crystal
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Abstract
An ancillary code is extracted from the media signal by monitoring the media signal during a first time interval according to a first monitoring parameter, evaluating the media signal to detect an ancillary code and optionally monitoring the media signal during a second monitoring time interval depending on an outcome of the evaluation of the media signal. In different iterations, different data acquisition window durations and/or overlaps are applied according to a factor such as an iteration count or a detection confidence level.
Claims2
A method of extracting an ancillary code from a media signal comprising:
- monitoring a media signal for a first duration during a first time interval to detect a first signal portion;
- evaluating whether an ancillary code is recoverable in said first signal portion;
- optionally monitoring a media signal for a second duration during a second time interval to detect a second signal portion;
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- evaluating whether an ancillary code is recoverable from said second signal portion.
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