Patent ID: 11863816
Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. An apparatus comprising:
means for resolving a time conflict between a first tuning event and a second tuning event, the means for resolving to determine whether the time conflict exists between first tuning data corresponding to the first tuning event and second tuning data corresponding to the second tuning event, the first tuning data and the second tuning data collected by a presentation device via automated content recognition, the time conflict including a period of overlap associated with the first tuning event and the second tuning event, the means for resolving to, in response to determining that the time conflict exists, create a third tuning event based on the first tuning data or the second tuning data, the third tuning event created based on one or more criteria, the means for resolving to modify the first tuning event and the second tuning event based on the third tuning event; and
means for analyzing edited tuning data to measure audience viewing behaviors, the edited tuning data including the first modified tuning event, the second modified tuning event, and the third tuning event.