Patent ID: 8505042
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying viewing information associated with a digital media device comprising: monitoring for sizes of data packets conveyed via a data bus within the digital media device that communicatively couples a processor within the digital media device and a data storage device within the digital media device; identifying a first data packet carrying at least one of audio content or video content and having at least a predefined size; decrypting at least a portion of the identified first data packet using at least one of a decryption key or an access code from a content provider; extracting event information associated with the digital media device from at least the decrypted portion, wherein the event information comprises an event record that includes at least an event; and identifying the viewing information based on the event information, wherein identifying the viewing information based on the event information comprises identifying the event from the event record and identifying at least one of a channel tuned to by the digital media device or a tuning source associated with the channel.