Patent ID: 11949944
Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A method comprising:
monitoring, by executing a machine-readable instruction with at least one processor of a meter device, a media device to detect audio output by the media device in response to determining the media device is powered on, wherein detecting the audio output by the media device comprises:
detecting audio signals from the media device; and
causing an audio sensor to record the audio signals;

instructing, by executing a machine-readable instruction with the at least one processor of the meter device, an image capture device to capture image data representative of a media presentation by the media device when audio is not detected for a period of time;
instructing, by executing a machine-readable instruction with the at least one processor of the meter device, the image capture device to stop capturing the image data in response to detection of audio output by the media device; and
determining, by executing a machine-readable instruction with the at least one processor of the meter device, and based on whether the image data corresponds to a menu presentation by the media device, whether to transmit the image data from the meter device to a central facility for media identification.