Patent ID: 9124920
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method to identify a media presentation device, comprising: intercepting, using a processor in communication with a local network, an outbound data packet including a source identification, the source identification being a User-Agent field in the HTTP protocol, and the outbound data packet being addressed to a destination in a wide area network and originating from a media presentation device in the local network; identifying, with the processor, a device type of the media presentation device based on the source identification; monitoring, with the processor, for an inbound data packet destined for the media presentation device, the inbound data packet representing a response to the outbound data packet; identifying, with the processor, media presentation information based on the inbound data packet; storing the device type and an indication of media exposure; and storing the media presentation information in association with the device type.