Patent ID: 11895363
Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus to identify user presence, the apparatus comprising:
memory;
instructions; and
at least one hardware processor to execute the instructions to cause the hardware processor to at least:
obtain presence information from a configuration device, the configuration device separate from the apparatus, the presence information indicating that a user is present at the apparatus;
verify the presence information matches user information, the user information stored in a memory of the apparatus;
cause a confirmation prompt to be displayed on the configuration device, the confirmation prompt to indicate the presence information was obtained by the apparatus;
store the presence information in the memory;
detect a change in presented media; and
cause, in response to a determination that the change in presented media was unforeseeable, the configuration device to determine new presence information.