Patent ID: 9215022
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for determining the TV viewing activities of an individual using a master device adjacent a TV and a tag carried by the individual, the method comprising: at the master device having memory and one or more processors: detecting a plurality of audio signals from the TV; in response to detecting the plurality of audio signals, generating a plurality of TV broadcast records, each TV broadcast record including an audio fingerprint derived from the plurality of audio signals; detecting a plurality of heartbeat signals from the tag; in response to detecting the plurality of heartbeat signals, generating a TV audience record for the individual, the TV audience record including a plurality of audience status update entries, wherein the plurality of audience status update entries keep track of the individual's locations relative to the master device; sending the plurality of TV broadcast records and the TV audience record to a remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to correlate the plurality of TV broadcast records with the TV audience record to determine one or more TV programs watched by the individual; generating an alert message indicating that the individual has not watched the TV if a time gap between two consecutive heartbeat signals is more than a predefined threshold; inserting a new audience status update entry into the TV audience record indicating that the individual has been outside a predefined TV watching zone; and notifying the individual of the alert message.