Patent ID: 8930978
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for detecting and correcting a viewership aberration, the method comprising: selecting a first dataset corresponding to a first plurality of set top boxes associated with a first service provider; selecting a second dataset corresponding to a second plurality of set top boxes associated with at least a second service provider, the second service provider different from the first service provider, the second plurality of set top boxes different from the first plurality of set top boxes; aggregating the first dataset across the first plurality of set top boxes to create a first viewing data pattern for a selected period of time; aggregating the second dataset across the second plurality of set top boxes to create a second viewing data pattern for the selected period of time; identifying a deviation in the first viewing data pattern relative to the second viewing data pattern using a criterion, wherein the criterion comprises a minimum viewership threshold; and calculating a corrected viewership estimate based on the deviation.