Patent AU-2013204263-B2 (AU)
Title: Methods and systems for reducing spillover by measuring a crest factor
Inventor: NIELSEN CHRISTEN V
IPC: G06F7/00
Filed: 2013-04-12
Granted: 2015-03-26
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2014/134271 Al 4 September 2014 (04.09.2014) W I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: JORGE, Matthew M.; Hanley, Flight & Zimmer G06F 17/00 (2006.01) man, LLC, 150 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 2100, Chicago, (21) International Application Number: Illinois 60606 (US). PCT/US2014/018921 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every ) .a kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filng Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, 27 February 2014 (27.02.20 14) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, (25) Filing Language: English DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, (26) Publication Language: English KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (30) Priority Data: MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, 13/782,895 1 March 2013 (01.03.2013) US OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, (71) Applicant: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, [US/US]; 150 North Martingale Road, Schaumburg, ZW. Illinois 60173 (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (72) Inventor: NIELSEN, Christen V.; 1740 Painted Bunting kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Circle, Palm Harbor, Florida 34683 (US). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING SPILLOVER BY MEASURING A CREST FACTOR (57) Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for reducing 100 spillover in a media monitoring system are disclosed. An example method includes 110\ identifying media associated with media monitoring data. The media monitoring data is received from a first meter associated with a first media presentation device. 106 The example method includes identifying an expected crest factor associated with the media. The example method includes comparing the expected crest factor to a received crest factor to determine if spillover occurred. The received crest factor is 128 received from the first meter. The example method includes crediting the media as a media exposure if spillover did not occur. W O 2 0 1 4 /1 3 4 2 7 1 A 1|l llll|||ll|||1lllllllllllll1|||||||||||||||||III|||||||||||I|||||||||||||||||||||||||||| MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK' - before the expiration of the time limit for amending the SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ' claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) Published: - with international search report (Art. 21(3))