Patent ID: 8949074
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G06Q,H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for testing an ability of a portable user device to produce research data, comprising: communicating a testing message to the portable user device prior to the production of the research data, the research data corresponding to at least one of usage of media of a user of the portable user device or exposure of the user to media, the testing message comprising test data for the portable user device to establish, enable or provide a capability to test the ability of the portable user device to produce the research data, wherein the test data is to facilitate determination of the ability of the portable user device to produce the research data if configured with additional hardware and/or additional software to interact with pre-existing hardware and/or pre-existing software of the portable user device; and storing a test result in response to the testing message.