Methods and systems for initiating a research panel of persons operating under a group agreement
AssigneeArbitron Inc.
InventorsAlan R. Neuhauser, Jack C. Crystal, Jack K. Zhang
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Abstract
Methods and systems for initiating participation of a user of a portable device (PUA) in a research operation using a respective one of a plurality of PUA's providing communication services pursuant to a single agreement with a communication service provider. Data identifying the PUA user is associated with data identifying a group of persons receiving communication services pursuant to the single agreement; and demographic data of the PUA user is associated with the data identifying the PUA user.
Claims30
A computer-implemented method of initiating participation in a computer system of a PUA user in a research operation using a respective one of a plurality of PUA's providing communication services pursuant to a single agreement with a communication service provider, comprising:
- associating data identifying the PUA user in the computer system with data identifying a group of persons receiving communication services pursuant to the single agreement;
- associating demographic data of the PUA user in the computer system with the data identifying the PUA user;
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- gathering media exposure data for the PUA user pursuant to the research operation, the media exposure data comprising information regarding exposure to media content in a plurality of different mediums.
A computer-implemented method of initiating participation in a computer system of a PUA user in a research operation using a respective one of a plurality of PUA's providing communication services pursuant to a single agreement with a communication service provider, comprising:
- associating data identifying the PUA user in the computer system with data identifying a group of persons receiving communication services pursuant to the single agreement;
- receiving demographic data of the PUA user;
- associating the demographic data of the PUA user in the computer system with the data identifying the PUA user;
- gathering media exposure data for the PUA user pursuant to the research operation, the media exposure data comprising information regarding exposure to media content in a plurality of different mediums.
A system for initiating participation of a PUA user in a research operation using a respective one of a plurality of PUA's providing communication services pursuant to a single agreement with a communication service provider, comprising:
- a processor configured to associate data identifying the PUA user with data identifying a group of persons receiving communication services pursuant to the single agreement,
- the processor being further configured to associate demographic data of the PUA user with the data identifying the PUA user;
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- communications for gathering media exposure data for the PUA user pursuant to the research operation, the media exposure data comprising information regarding exposure to media content in a plurality of different mediums.
A system for initiating participation of a PUA user in a research operation using a respective one of a plurality of PUA's providing communication services pursuant to a single agreement with a communication service provider, comprising:
- a processor configured to associate data identifying the PUA user with data identifying a group of persons receiving communication services pursuant to the single agreement;
- communications coupled with the processor and operative to receive demographic data of the PUA user;
- the processor being operative to associate the demographic data of the PUA user with the data identifying the PUA user;
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- wherein the communications is operative for gathering media exposure data for the PUA user pursuant to the research operation, the media exposure data comprising information regarding exposure to media content in a plurality of different mediums.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.