Methods and apparatus for metering media feeds in a market
AssigneeThe Nielsen Company (US), LLC
InventorsArun Ramaswamy, Douglas B. Turnbow
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for metering media feeds in a market are disclosed. An example method includes duplicating a first audio stream in a media feed to generate a second audio stream, encoding the first audio stream with a first breakout code, encoding the second audio stream with a second breakout code different from the first breakout code, combining the first audio stream, the second audio stream, and a video stream of the media to generate an encoded transport stream, and instructing, via a processor, a media receiver to tune to the transport stream and select the second audio stream for distribution to a media presentation location on a channel associated with the second breakout code.
Claims25
A method to distribute media, the method comprising:
- duplicating a first audio stream in a media feed to generate a second audio stream;
- encoding the first audio stream with a first breakout code;
- encoding the second audio stream with a second breakout code different from the first breakout code;
- combining the first audio stream, the second audio stream, and a video stream of the media to generate an encoded transport stream;
- and
- instructing, via a processor, a media receiver to tune to the transport stream and select the second audio stream for distribution to a media presentation location on a first channel associated with the second breakout code.
An apparatus to encode media, the apparatus comprising:
- an audio splitter to duplicate a first audio stream in a media feed to generate a second audio stream;
- an encoder to encode the first audio stream with a first breakout code and to encode the second audio stream with a second breakout code;
- a combiner to combine the first audio stream, the second audio stream, and a video stream of the media to generate an encoded transport stream.
A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
- duplicate a first audio stream in a media feed to generate a second audio stream;
- encode the first audio stream with a first breakout code;
- encode the second audio stream with a second breakout code different from the first breakout code;
- combine the first audio stream, the second audio stream, and a video stream of the media to generate an encoded transport stream;
- and
- instruct, via a processor, a media receiver to tune to the transport stream and select the second audio stream for distribution to a media presentation location on a first channel associated with the second breakout code.
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